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Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 3, Week 2

Revisit one of the books from the week or the video Between the Lions “Night in the Country” and focus on the sounds in the story.

Read Together: Max Found Two Sticks #1

Read the book Max Found Two Sticks by Jerry Pinkney. Have children use materials to create sounds like Max made in the story.

Read Together: Max Found Two Sticks #2

Reread Max Found Two Sticks by Jerry Pinkney, and have children tap out some of the rhythms Max makes on their thighs.

Read Together: Night in the Country #1

Read a book about nighttime sounds in the country using a quiet, soft, soothing tone. Ask children to imagine the sounds and act them out.

Read Together: Night in the Country #2

Invite children to use their voices, bodies, or objects to make some of the sounds in the book.  

Read Together: Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound #1

Read aloud Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound by Geoff Waring and have children listen to the different sounds in the story.

Read Together: Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound #2

Read aloud Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound by Geoff Waring. Focus on why animals and people make sounds to communicate.

Read Together: Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound #3

Read aloud Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound by Geoff Waring and review what children have learned about sound.

Read Together: The Listening Walk #1

Read a story about a girl who goes on a listening walk and guide children to make connections to their own explorations of sound.

Read Together: The Listening Walk #2

Reread The Listening Walk by Paul Showers and have children close their eyes and imagine the different sounds the girl hears on her walk.

Recite Together: “Bear Snores On”

Read the first pages of “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson. Emphasize rhyme words. 

Recite Together: “Night Music”

Read aloud and discuss the poem “Night Music” about the nighttime sounds in the country. 

Recite Together: “Ten Little Monkeys”

Together recite the familiar chant “Ten Little Monkeys” using finger actions to help the children count down from ten.

Review the Week Together: Unit 3, Week 2

Review loud and quiet sounds and have children share a favorite activity from the week.

Review the Week Together: Unit 3, Week 3

Review sounds of different volume, pitch, and timbre with children and animal sounds heard on a listening walk.

Sing Together: “Listen, Listen, Little Ears” #1

Teach children a song about listening and invite them to sing along with you.

Small Group: High or Low?

Play recordings of high and low sounds. Ask children to identify the sounds by pitch.

Small Group: More Shake and Listen Indoors

Have children continue to explore making sounds with the shakers and use concept vocabulary to describe the sounds.

Small Group: More Tap and Scrape

Have children continue to explore sounds with the tap and scrape materials.

Small Group: Shake and Listen Some More

Have small groups of children continue to explore predicting and making sounds with the shakers made of different materials.

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