![]() Play the tape another day and let the children guess what is making that noise. a park) then think of the sounds that you would hear if you were there. As an added activity, children name the appliance together with the sound they invented. Listen to the sound that common appliances make. One child does the action, the rest with eyes closed, have to guess how the sound was made. Use paper, tin sheet, aluminum foil, or any substance that comes in sheets produce sounds in various ways: by crinkling, rubbing, tearing, waving, shredding, wrapping, scratching, etc. Use noisy foods, like potato chips, celery sticks, carrots, toast, etc. Guessing by the sound what food is being eaten. "Where is it coming from and where is it going?" (e)Ħ. Shake them, find the two that sound the same. Fill small identical containers with rice, sand, nails, beans, cotton batting, etc. ![]() (with voice, or musical instruments) (a)Ĥ. For this activity you will need a tape with different sounds such as a tap running, flushing the toilette, vacuum cleaner, etc. Recognize well-known sounds - like the ones we hear at home. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds heard in one minute. Name of item making sound or letter soundĮ) Sound concepts: high or low? Loud or soft? Near or far?įollowing are some suggestions of games and activities to do based on these listening skills:ġ. This skill can be accomplished very simply by planning and dedicating no more than 5 minutes on a daily basis.Ī) Sound discrimination: what sounds are the same, differentī) Awareness of sounds: what sounds are heard in various situationsĬ) Recognition of sounds: which of these sounds is like buzz? hum? click?ĭ) Identification of sounds: name this sound. Still, listening is an important skill and needs to be taught. Some children learn better through visual means or kinesthetic ones. Let us keep in mind that this is not necessarily every child's preferred channel of learning. It trains the child to select, remember and process sounds. Listening requires an active effort on the part of the student. Listening is more than just hearing it's deciding what we listen to and how this can be done most effectively. Listening is an information-processing activity. Listening is basic for communicating, learning, thinking and acquiring awareness of the world around you. There should be a planned program to increase listening skill abilities, and it should be a significant part of elementary education. They should not however be learned haphazardly. The following are some suggestions I would like to share with you on this topic. I believe that if you know how to listen, school and life, will be easier to handle. This is one of my greatest concerns about education. Just don't forget that dinner is at seven tonight."ĭoesn't this sound familiar to you? Don't we all do this at one time or another? We hear! We hear the voice! We hear the sound! But are we really listening? ![]() "Hey mom I think I'm going to drop out of school!" ![]()
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