Sound Travels

During the formative week*, I jotted down the children's ideas about Sound. We focused on the central idea: How sounds are experienced, and most of the children's answers were "through our ears." 

In continuation of our discussions, we read the story "The listening walk" by Paul Showers and Keira suggested that we should do the same and go on a walk of our own. The children enjoyed listening to the different sounds in our forest and Serena stated that when she closes her eyes, she can hear the sounds better. 
All the other children tried Serena's suggestion and they all said that they could hear the birds in the forest and feel the wind on their faces. 
I could see it on their faces that some of them enjoyed listening to the different sounds with their eyes closed and Zoe mentioned that she can imagine the source of where the sound is coming from better with her eyes closed. The Wind group children are eager to explore this unit on Sound and I am very excited to be a part of their learning. 

This upcoming week, we will inquire more about how sound is experienced and the different sounds in our immediate environment.   


* Formative week - The new unit of inquiry is introduced to the children in the first week and the children are provided with opportunities to demonstrate their prior knowledge and current understanding. All the information gathered from the children will be used to guide and direct the next stage of teaching and learning.