COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE, Listening and attention (ELG01), EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND DESIGN, Exploring and using media and materials (ELG16), PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, Moving and handling (ELG04)
Making and listening to sounds as you and your friends make them, is a key feature of learning to read. In this activity children experiment with different sounds by adding different objects to shakers and listening to the sound they make.
Put the bottles and the fillings on a table and explain to the children that you are going to make some sound bottles.
Show them how to use the funnels and spoons to put fillings into their chosen bottles, trying different objects and different amounts. Show them how to test by shaking and listening until they are satisfied. Give plenty of time for listening and experimenting.
When the children are happy with their sound bottle, help them to tighten the tops.
Now use the sound makers in all sorts of games and challenges, such as: accompanying songs and rhymes; making sound effects for stories and beating out the rhythms of words.
Listening attentively
Sing songs, make music and dance
Moving and handling (ELG04) Good control and co-ordination Move confidently Handle equipment and tools effectively including pencils for writing