Activity 2 What's that Sound?


Objective Activity


To experience and develop awareness of sounds made with instruments and noise makers.


Test children's listening skills by playing a guessing game where they listen to sounds and guess what is making the sound.


Using the instruments from the previous activity, check to see if the children can recall the names of the instruments.


Introduce a word that describes the sounds the instruments make. For example, a drum goes bang, a tambourine and a shaker rattles, a triangle tings, a wooden blocks taps, a xylophone dings, a bell dings or jingles and a castanet makes a clicking sound.


Teach


Allow the children to play and experience the instruments making these sounds. Use the red 'Stop' card and green 'Go' card for instruction on when to play the sounds.


Ask children questions about the sounds they heard, such as: • Which instrument makes a ting sound? • Which instruments make a loud sound? • Which instruments make a long sound?


Children should respond to the questions using the correct name of the instrument.


Good Listener Guide (see page 27). Resources


A set of instruments, which can include; a wood block, xylophone, castanets, bell, shaker, drum, tambourine or triangle. Red 'Stop' card and green 'Go' prompt cards.


Picture cards with the instrument names labelled. Extension •


Instruments can remain in provision area to allow independent access to play them.


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