Lesson 2: Loud or quiet?

Investigating to find answers to questions about sound.

Learning objective

EYFS outcomes

Before the lesson

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Teacher notes

Lesson plan

Support and challenge

Adults can use the opportunity to:

  • Take the children on an outdoor sound walk to develop their listening skills and awareness of different sounds in their environment.
  • Encourage the children to share their reasoning for choosing particular instruments during the ‘Guess the instrument’ task (see Carpet time).

Key vocabulary

  • loud

  • material

  • quiet

  • volume

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