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Ideas for using Sound Starters - Aspect 1
A seletion of sounds to listen to, reproduce and describe.
Phonics Learning Opportunities
To develop listening skills.
To develop the ability to describe sounds and explain the differences between them.
To develop the range of words that children can use to describe sounds.
Organisation
Whole class, small group or 1:1.
Teaching ideas
Click on a bubble at random to hear different sound effects.
Ask the children to attempt to imitate the sound with their voices.
Ask the children to try to describe the sound.
Introduce gradually new words for describing sounds. E.g. loud, quiet, slow, fast, long, short, fierce, rough, squeaky, smooth, bumpy, high, low, wobbly. Children will become familiar and confident with these words more quickly if you accompany them with actions and/or pictures (e.g. squeaky - use fingers to make mouse whiskers; wobbly - shake all over like jelly).
Begin by giving the children options - was that sound loud or quiet/rough or smooth etc.
Extensions
Try playing two sounds one after the other. Ask the children to describe the differences between the two sounds.
Carry out the same activities but using sounds that can be made by instruments/objects in the classroom.
There are many, many more free sound effects available on the internet. Just google free sound effects to find them.
For further information see Letters and Sounds Phase 1.