The following activities can be used to help develop your child’s listening skills.
- Sound Walks – Talk about the sounds you can hear on your walks. Was it a loud/ quiet sound? Can you hear a sound that is the same/ different?
- Reading familiar stories – Can they join in with any repeating phrases? Can they talk about what has happened in the story?
- I Hear with My Little Ear – Take it in turns to imitate a sound of something. Can they guess the sound?
- Noisemakers – Make a collection of noisemakers. Hide the objects in a box and select one. Can they guess the sound?
- Musical Instruments – Create a musical show to perform.
- Copying Me – Make a rhythm using noisemakers. Can they copy the pattern?
- Music – Listen to a song. Can they clap along to the beat?
- Animal Guess – Make different animal noises. Can they guess the animal?
- I Spy – Can they identify something beginning with each initial sound?
- Listening Videos – Listen to each sound. Can they identify what is making that sound?