Sound Travels: Sound Recognition

We explored sounds in our environment with the help of the story 

"The Sounds Around Town" by Maria Carluccio.

"What sounds do things make?"

We explored sounds the children were curious about using an online sound library.

"A volcano" - Byron

"A car" - Rylan

"A boat" - Alan

were a few of the ideas.

"Do you know the sound of your own voice?"

The children took turns recording themselves saying a word or phrase and then playing it back to hear how they sound. Then I played them back without saying who it was - can they recognize whose voice it is? Yes they can! We presented the guessing game to the other groups. The hardest part was keeping it a secret! The other children found it difficult to recognize the voices. 

Presenting the game

Making a Sound Book

To communicate what we know everyone selected an object to draw 

and what sound it makes and drew a picture of it for a book we'll make.

Sophie "This is a baby, it goes waa waa"

Jayla "This is a face, it goes talk talk"

Sophie "This is a baby, it goes waa waa"

Rylan "This is a train, it goes choo choo"

Alan "This is a gun, it goes boom"

Rielle "This is a trumpet, it goes trump trump"

Tyreese "This is a crocodile, it goes roar"

Byron "This is a car, it goes vroom"

Illustrating the sound book