Explore Sound – 1.9MB PDF
Designed for early childhood classrooms, this exploration unit invites children to explore sound in the world around them. Indoors, explore sounds you can make with your body and voice, then shake, tap, and pluck various objects. Outdoors, take a Listening Walk and imitate the sounds you hear.
Watch the featured PEEP videos
After watching, encourage children to make connections between their own plant discoveries and those shown on the videos. What ideas did the videos give them for new plant explorations they might like to try?
PEEP story
Sounds Like...
Can listening for familiar sounds help Peep and Chirp find their way home?
Kids Explore — Live-action videos
Listening for Sounds
Kids take a walk and listen for sounds.
Tracking Down Sounds
Kids chase down the source of a strange sound. Then they make some interesting sounds of their own.
Family Science Letters
Extend the fun and learning with these take-home activity, book, and Web site suggestions.
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