Children are listening carefully to different sounds and connecting them to characters, using clues like fast, slow, high, or low to explain their thinking.

Children can listen to songs or do a read-aloud with music or sound effects, then wonder together: What do you hear? Who or what could this sound be? How does it make you feel? What kind of character would match this sound? You can pause and let your child imagine and describe their ideas. 

Los niños están explorando cómo crear ritmos siguiendo patrones, usando instrumentos para acompañar la canción Cuckoo y coordinando el ritmo con lo que escuchan.

Los niños pueden escuchar canciones y crear ritmos con palmas, objetos o utensilios en casa. Pueden preguntarse juntos: ¿Qué patrón escuchas? ¿Puedes repetirlo? ¿Cómo cambia el ritmo si lo haces más rápido o más lento? 🎶

Children are listening closely to sounds, connecting what they hear to numbers, and showing their thinking by collecting, building, and counting objects while talking about their ideas with others.

Children can play a listening game with you, clap or tap a number of times and invite them to collect objects (toys, spoons, blocks) to match what they hear. As they play, you can wonder together: What did you hear? How many do you think there are? How could you show that number? What happens if we add one more or take one away?

Children are exploring how different materials can create sounds, designing their own instruments, and describing how and why their sounds change as they play and experiment.

Children can create simple instruments using materials like containers, rice, or boxes and explore sounds together. As they play, you can wonder: What sound did you make? How can you change it? What happens if you shake, tap, or hit it differently? What could you add to make a new sound?

Children will practice recognizing what their bodies feel like when they are angry or mad, they will also practice how taking deep breaths can help us feel calm when we feel mad. 

When a child is experiencing strong emotions, guide them to noticing what they look like and how they can go from mad to calm by breathing slowly.