Grouptime events

Sound is vibration! That's what we discovered the past couple of weeks. The children noticed that you do not only hear sound but you can feel it too. As they played different instruments the children felt the vibrations go through their hands and their whole body. They also observed that sounds can be loud and quiet. Loud sounds can be expressed using big, forceful movements while quiet sounds can be expressed using gentle, slow movements.

What a lovely day to explore musical instruments outside! The children enjoyed making music and played marching band. Our new Unit of Inquiry entitled "Sound Travels" will focus on how sound and music are used to represent people's feelings, ideas and cultures. Today we gathered ideas and questions related to the the following lines of inquiry: - How sounds are created and heard - The different forms of music across cultures. After showing a picture of the inner ear the children became very curious about the mechanics of the different parts and how we hear sound. Some of the questions were: Isaak: How do you hear? Where does it travel (talking about the various parts)? Why do your ears get wet and plugged and gets wax? Olivia: Why do your ears always listen? Anne Why do your ears gt dirty? How do you wash your ear? Then for the part we discussed musical instruments. The children pointed/identified pictures of instruments (f...