MUSIC: ‘LISTEN ALL AROUND’ SONG
PRESENTER: Listen carefully to these four animals.
FX: DOG 1
PRESENTER: A dog.
FX: HORSE 1
PRESENTER: A horse.
FX: PIG 1
PRESENTER: A pig.
FX: SHEEP 1
PRESENTER: A sheep! Now listen again. Which animal is missing this time?
FX: DOG 1 / HORSE / SHEEP 2
CHILDREN: It’s the pig! / The pig is missing!
PRESENTER: Listen carefully again. Here are four different ways of travelling…
FX: HELICOPTER
PRESENTER: A helicopter.
FX: BOAT
PRESENTER: A boat.
FX: PLANE
PRESENTER: An aeroplane.
FX: BUS
PRESENTER: And a bus! Now listen again. Which one is missing this time?
FX: HELICOPTER / PLANE / BUS
CHILDREN: I didn’t hear the boat! / So the boat is missing!
PRESENTER: Listen carefully again. Here are four different types of weather…
FX: THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
PRESENTER: Thunder and lightning.
FX: RAIN
PRESENTER: Rain.
FX: SUNNY DAY
PRESENTER: Sunshine.
FX: FOOTSTEPS IN SNOW
PRESENTER: And snow! Now listen to the different types of weather together. One of them is missing. Can you say which one?
FX: THUNDER AND LIGHTNING / RAIN / SUNNY DAY
CHILDREN: I think the snow is missing! Brrrrr.
MUSIC: LINK
PRESENTER: Listen again. These three car sounds are in the wrong order. Can you say what the right order is?
FX: CAR DRIVING OFF
FX: CAR DOOR OPENS / CLOSES
FX: KEY TURNS IN IGNITION AND STARTS
CHILDREN: First you open the car door…
FX: CAR DOOR OPENS / CLOSES
CHILDREN: Then you start the car with the key.
FX: KEY TURNS IN IGNITION AND STARTS
CHILDREN: Then you drive the car – broom broom!!!
PRESENTER: Listen again. These three sounds are also in the wrong order. Can you say what the right order is?
FX: FRYING IN A PAN
FX: EATING
FX: CRACKING EGG INTO A PAN
CHILDREN: First you crack open the egg…
FX: EGG CRACKED ON SIDE OF FRY PAN
CHILDREN: Then you cook the egg in a pan.
FX: COOKING/ SIZZLING SOUNDS
CHILDREN: Then you eat it – yum yum!
FX: EATING
PRESENTER: Listen again. These three sounds are also in the wrong order. Can you say what the right order is?
FX: WATER DOWN PLUGHOLE
FX: CHILDREN SPLASHING IN BATH
FX: BATH FILLED WITH WATER
CHILDREN: First you fill the bath with water.
FX: BATH FILLED WITH WATER
CHILDREN: Then you play in the bath. Splash! Splash!
FX: SPLASHING IN BATH
CHILDREN: Then you let the water out! Glug! Glug!
FX: WATER OUT OF BATH DOWN PLUGHOLE
MUSIC: LINK
PRESENTER: Now we’re going to have a game of ‘sound snap’! Listen carefully to these animal sounds. When you hear the same animal sound twice in a row, be ready to call out ‘snap’. Here we go:
FX: SHEEP / DOG / CAT / PIG / HORSE / HORSE
PRESENTER: It was a horse – we heard a horse twice in a row. Let’s try that again. When you hear the same animal sound twice in a row, be ready to call out ‘snap!’
FX: DOG / PIG / HORSE / CAT / PIG / LION / LION
PRESENTER: It was a lion – we heard a lion twice in a row. Let’s try that once more. When you hear the same animal sound twice in a row, be ready to call out ‘snap!’
FX: CAT / HORSE / LION / ELEPHANT / DOG / PIG / DOG / DOG
PRESENTER: It was a dog – we heard a dog twice in a row. Now listen to these animal sounds very carefully. Can you say which sounds make a pair because they belong together?
FX: DOG PANTING
FX: CAT MIAOWING
FX: DOG BARKING
FX: CAT PURRING
CHILDREN: The dog panting…goes with the dog barking. SNAP! And the cat saying miaow…goes with the cat purring. SNAP!
PRESENTER: Listen carefully to these sounds. Can you say which sounds make a pair because they belong together?
FX: TRAIN HOOTER
FX: TRAIN ON TRACK
FX: CAR ENGINE
FX: CAR HORN
CHILDREN: The train hooter…goes with the wheels on the track. Snap! And the car engine…goes with the sound of the carhorn. Snap!
MUSIC: LINK
PRESENTER: Now we’re going to do some counting. Listen carefully. How many clock sounds can you hear?
FX: ALARM CLOCK / CUCKOO CLOCK / BIG BEN
PRESENTER: How many different clock sounds did you hear? Listen again.
FX: REPEAT WITH CHILDREN COUNTING
PRESENTER: An alarm clock…a cuckoo clock…and a big clock – like Big Ben. There were three different clock sounds. So many different sounds around!
MUSIC: ‘LISTEN ALL AROUND’ SONG
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games with another collection of sound games. See the Teachers' Notes below for more information and guidance on how to use the content.
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