Found Sounds Orchestra

Episode 58                                                                          Planet of Sound

Learning concept of the episode: Many natural sounds have distinctive rhythms, tones etc.  These sounds (e.g. water dripping, wolves howling and wind through leaves) have inspired some musicians to create beautiful music and the natural sounds can be combined to make music too.

Story Summary

Bong accidentally drops and breaks a record that was supposed to be used for a concert on the Tiny Planet of Sound.  Bing then suggests that Bing, Bong, the locals and the Flockers play hide and seek instead.  As Bing looks for and gathers everyone.  Different sounds produced by the different parts of nature (such as crunching leaves and a hollow log) are heard.  These items are collected and eventually used as instruments once everyone is found and they return to the concert hall.  This new band replaces the broken record and inspires everyone to dance.

Focus Early Learning Goal

Creative Development 2: Recognise and explore how sounds can be changed, sing simple songs from memory, recognise repeated sounds and patterns and match movements to music.

Linked ELGs

PSE1, PSE2, PSE8, CLL1, CLL6, C4

Preparation

• Watch the Tiny Planets episode 58 – Found Sounds Orchestra
• Read the Tiny Planets book – Found Sounds Orchestra
• Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story
• Collect together all the equipment you will need for the Key Activity

Talk about…..

• What happened in the story
• How we can use our bodies to make different sounds

Focus Activity

Fun with Sounds (see overleaf)

Follow-on Activities

• Revisit the book and video
• Make a cassette of familiar sounds and ask the children to identify them
• Play a tape of animal sounds for the children to identify
• Encourage the children to explore the nursery surroundings to find things that they can make music with

Title – Fun with Sounds

Aim

To develop auditory development

Resources

• A cardboard box containing everyday objects such as some pieces of Lego, clock, knife and fork, cup and saucer, scissors, paper, a rattle and a screen

Guidelines

• Set up the area so the children can be seated in front of you. When they have settled down explain that you are going to show them a selection of objects and make a sound with each of them.
• Take out one object and make a sound with it. Show the children how to make the sound and then let one or two have a turn. Repeat with each of the objects leaving one as a surprise for later.
• When the children have heard all the sounds, place the objects back in the box and place the box behind the screen away from view.
• Then take an object and make a sound with it.
• Ask the children to guess which object is making the sound.
• When they have guessed all the objects use the surprise object and see if they can guess what it is from the sound that it makes.

Key Vocabulary

What is this?

What sort of sound do you think it makes?

Try and make the same sound

How did you make the sound?

Can you guess what is making this sound?

How do you think it is made?