WHAT YOU NEED
A range of items that can be used to create a sound, such as maracas, shaker, slinky, animal tub, horn, wand; a toy animal, car or other such object that makes a noise in real life
POSSIBLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Encourage concentration
- Stimulate listening and responding
- Develop vocabulary
Playing the game
- Attract the children's attention by hiding one of the sound makers in your pocket or up your sleeve and making a noise with it, without alerting them to where the noise came from. Engage with their response to the strange sound.
- Repeat the sound and encourage them to find where the noise is coming from.
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