Environmental Sounds can cause certain feelings to arise

What are the sounds we hear in our immediate environment? 

The key concept that emphasizes this inquiry is Causation. Through engaging this Concept and asking questions, the children gain an understanding that behaviours or actions have consequences and reasons.

Sounds can be perceived differently and can cause different feelings in each individual. 

 Trystan hears the "school bell"; its meaning is to inform the children that recess started or that recess is over. The children express their understanding of this sound by responding to the meaning by going outside or inside the school. 

Alexis  was able to hear sounds from the main area in the school. She heard, "Children singing the song, 'Oh, we are going walking'". This sparked an interest in Alexis to explore different folk songs and their specific forms. 

Jason heard "Instruments" making sounds and playing music in the cubbies. This took his thoughts on a ride back home, thinking of his "brother playing piano. It feels good to hear my brother play the piano". This idea will lead to another line of inquiry: Environmental sounds are used to express feelings and thoughts.

Roy heard "people talk and sing folk songs". People express themselves in different ways and one way is definitely through different SOUNDS that cause different meanings, thoughts and feelings. 

Maddi, Bela and Sofia hear Instrument sounds and Songs that caused their bodies to want to move. They all danced and twirled around the room. Happiness and Cheerfulness arose from this action. Maddi likes to dance and listen to the instruments from a song that she heard in Hawaii: "The Ulalena Rain Song".