Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- Listen to, describe, and compare sounds
- Compare and contrast as they explore volume (loud, soft) and pitch (high, low) of different sounds
- Identify and sort sounds that are the same and different; Predict, investigate, and identify sounds indoors and outdoors
- Talk about how sounds are made (cause and effect)
- Graph to find favorite musical instruments
- Reflect, share, and record ideas about sound
ELA
Children will:
- Recognize, match, and form uppercase and lowercase “Ii” (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Identify letters (“Ii”) in the context of words (instrument) (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Practice book care and handling (Concepts of Print)
- Identify and understand the roles of author and illustrator (Concepts of Print)
- Learn about directionality in print (Concepts of Print)
- Follow directions (Listening and Speaking)
- Build understanding through text-to-self and text-to-world connections (Make Connections)
- Listen for initial sounds in words (/i/) (Phonological Awareness)
- Identify and repeat alliterative sentences (Phonological Awareness)
- Listen to, develop understanding of meaning, and use new concept vocabulary words about sound, including band, beat, blow, feel, instrument, music, pluck, tap, and vibrate (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Build self-concept by playing instruments and dancing
- Develop self-expression as they play with their voice and sing for others
- Explore their feelings as they identify how certain music affects them