Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Investigate how different sounds are made.
• Understand that sounds are made when objects vibrate.

Activities

1. Watch a film clip of the rhythm band ‘Stomp’, and discuss the sounds, rhythm and genre (Yrs3&4).
2. Consider how everyday objects make sounds and know that these can be turned into music (Yrs3&4).
3. Create a bank of favourite sounds with explanations of how they are generated (Yrs3&4) and consider how each sound can be varied (Yr4).
4. Deduce that sounds are made from vibrations (Yrs3&4).

Investigation - exploring, analysing secondary sources
You are the Sound Consultants for a brand new rhythm band called Beat. Your first task is to discover more about how sounds are made. Experiment with different materials and different techniques. How can you use them to make sounds? Loud, soft, long, short, continuous, etc. Ask questions and seek answers through scientific enquiry.
Year 3 - Create a variety of different sounds and sort them according to given criteria.
Year 4 - Create a variety of sounds and generate criteria to sort them.

Vocabulary
Music, sound, noise, investigate, explain, vibration, vibrate, ears, hear