Since we are learning about the sense of hearing, patterns, and the letter i, making a sound pattern with instruments was a logical choice.
We made a visual pattern as well as a pattern we could hear. I had the kids hold instruments, took pictures of them, and then printed 4 copies of each pattern.
After reviewing patterns, we collected the instruments in the pattern, and laid out the cards in a pattern. Then we had fun playing the instruments in the order that was dictated by the pattern (hit the triangle, shake the tambourine, hit the triangle, shake the tambourine for example).
These are the pictures we used to make our pattern cards:
Lil ended up making an AA BB CC pattern, she enjoyed playing the instruments im the pattern when she was finished.
O had fun dancing and walking through the cards while she was trying to play...she didn't get too upset.
Cynthia (nanny):
For today's sound activity we talked about different instruments that make sound or music. This also tied in well with our letter I activities.
They were unsure of the picture of the tambourine, so luckily we had one nearby that they've been playing with. (It's always a plus to have real objects to match pictures.) We started with a simple AB pattern which they were pretty successful with in finding the next object in the pattern. After that quick review, I introduced an AAB pattern (see pic).
They had a little trouble catching on to this one but I repeated it multiple times and sort of made it sound like a song. When we were almost singing the pattern, they were more successful with being able to tell what came next. Some kids, like the twins, learn better when music is attached to their learning.
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