Unit 1F: Sound and hearing

Click here for support files on this topic.
Click here for a unit on hearing.
Click here for BBC unit on topic.

1. Introduction
Click here to learn about how to get your children to listen.
Click here for details of a listening walk.
Click here for natural sounds from the web.
Click here for lots of different sites offering sounds of nature for the class. What can they hear?

2. Listening to sounds
Click here for ideas of how to show there are lots of sounds everywhere.
Click here for a pre-made sound quiz. Answer button does not work but is easy!
CLick here for 1000's of sounds you can download to make your own quiz.
Click here for sounds you hear at home.

3. Making different sounds
Click here for ideas about making sounds.
Click here for making sounds with simple objects.
Click here to make homemade instruments.
Click here to play music online. A lot of fun!

4. Describing sounds
Click here to get ideas about how to teach describing sounds.
Click here to hear instruments online.
Click here and make a tune online.
Click here for a simple introduction to orcestra instruments (You can play them online)

5. Body sounds
Clcick here to hear mussic made by our bodies.
Click here to see a lesson page on making different sounds.
Click here for animal sounds on the internet.
Click here for pictures of drums.

6. How we hear
Click here for ideas on how we hear.
Click here for how we hear. Explanation for children.
Click here for a worksheet on the ear.
Click here for grade 1 lesson plans which include hearing.
Click here for ideas on ears.

7. Hearing and safety
Click here for ideas for listening for danger.
Click here for the Green Cross Code.
Click here for lots of Road safety tips.
Click here for a teacher safety pack on road safety for Keystage 1 children.

8. Loud sounds
Click here for ideas about teaching about load sounds.
Click here for sounds of trains approaching and departing.
Siren coming closer - Hear a police car come - as it gets nearer, it gets louder.
Click here for worksheet and lesson on loud and quiet sounds.

9. Testing sound and distance
Click here for ideas about testing sounds and distances.
Click here for hearing sounds near and far away.
Click here for a great lesson plan on sound and distance.

10. Presenting the results
Click here for ideas of how to present the results. Use the resources from the last lesson to make charts and graphs. Discuss the results.

11. Review
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Click here for a BBC quiz on the topic.
Click here for lesson plan on story and sound effects.
Click here for an example of story and sound effects.

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