Sensor 31. The Sound Cylinders

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SENSORIAL-MOTOR ALBUM

31. THE SOUND CYLINDERS

MATERIALS:

Two boxes with six cylinders each, one set having red lids and the other having blue lids. The cylinders of each set have different sounds which are matched by the cylinders of the other set.

PRESENTATION:

1. Take the boxes to the rug and put it on the middle of the rug.

2. Open the boxes and put their lids on the side of the boxes.

3. Take out all cylinders and line them beside the box.

4. Tell the child what you are going to do.

5. Take one cylinder (be the control one) from the blue line and shake it as well as listen to its sound. Then let the child listen to it.

6. Take one cylinder from the red line and shake the cylinder to see if it is the same sound with the control one. Let the child listen to the sound and ask the child if they are the same or not.

7. Continue doing the same activity until find a matching one, then put them in front of the boxes.

8. Mix them and let the child do it.

POINT OF INTEREST:

The moment in which the cylinder of the matching sound is found.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

If they do not sound the same.

DIRECT AIM:

Auditory discrimination of sound--i.e., of volume.

INDIRECT AIM:

Preparation for music.

AGE:

4 years.

LANGUAGE:

Loud, soft, louder, softer, loudest, softest.

EXTENSION:

Grading

1. Once the child do many times for matching and they can do it, bring the child and tell him that you are going to show him some thing new.

2. Take one box of cylinders and tell the child " I am going to arrange them from the loudest to the softest."

3. Take cylinders and shake them to find the loudest one to be the control one.

4. Once find the loudest one, put them aside.

5. Continue doing the same activity to others and line them in the order according to their sound.

6. When finish, check the cylinders to see they are in order or not.

7. Mix them and let the child do it.

Game:

"Which one is missing?"--hide one and ask the child to find which one is missing.

NOTE:

1. Can be do in rug or table.

2. Can present 4 sets or all.

3. Only let the child listen at the first time, then you do it by yourself.