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Loud and soft, fast and slow
Hearing the difference between loud and soft, and fast and slow, and naming it. Little Roos has 2 free games, tours and things to make that practise it, for ages 3-6.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9AMU2D01 (Australian Curriculum v9: Music, Years 1–2): develop listening skills and skills for singing and playing instruments.
- EYLF 5.4 (Early Years Learning Framework V2.0): Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work.
Games that practise it
- Cockatoo's Loud and Soft: Listening for loud and soft, fast and slow. Ages 3-6.
- The Bush Band: Something to make.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Pots and pans band (from Cockatoo's Loud and Soft)
- Find something to bang (a pot and a wooden spoon) and something to shake (a jar of rice with the lid on tight).
- Take turns: one of you plays, the other says "loud!" or "soft!", then "fast!" or "slow!".
- Swap, and try playing loud and slow, or soft and fast. Which is hardest?
Things to ask while they play
- Was that loud or soft? How could you tell?
- What's something that makes a soft sound in our house?
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