Can You Play A Song?

Materials:

• 5 clear jars or bottles

• Water

• Food coloring (red, blue, yellow, green, etc.)

• Metal spoon or stick (for tapping)

• Tray or table surface

• Simple color-coded “song strip” (dots or circles in a pattern)

Instructions:

1. Fill each jar with different amounts of water.

2. Add food coloring to make each jar a different color.

3. Line the jars up in a row on a tray or table.

4. Give children a spoon or stick to gently tap the jars.

5. Invite children to listen carefully, each jar makes a different sound.

6. Introduce the idea of a “sound pattern song” using the colored strip.

7. Ask children to tap the jars in order of the pattern (example: blue → red → blue).

8. Encourage children to create their own “song” using the jars.

Powerful InterACTions PK3

1. What sound do you hear when you tap this jar?

2. Are the sounds the same or different?

3. Which jar makes a high sound?

4. Which jar makes a low sound?

5. Can you tap the jars in order?

Powerful InterACTions PK4

1. ⁠How does the water level change the sound?

2. What pattern did you hear in the song?

3. Can you create your own sound pattern?

4. Why do you think each jar sounds different?

5. How can you make your song louder or softer?