Making Noise
Using sounds and music to express emotions helps children understand the auditory aspects of feelings.
- Framework: IPC
- Unit: My Feelings
- Learning area: Music and Movement
- Level: Infant & Toddler
Objectives
- Create sounds that match different emotions
- Use instruments or voice to express feelings
- Recognize how sounds can convey emotions
Materials
- Simple instruments (drums, shakers, bells)
- Voice and body sounds
Instructions
1. Demonstrate how sounds can show feelings—a loud drum for anger, soft shaker for calm.
2. Ask 'What sound does happy make? What sound does sad make?'
3. Let children experiment with instruments to create emotion sounds.
4. Play a 'Sound the Emotion' game—you name a feeling, they make the sound.
5. Create a simple feelings song together.
Educator tip
Accept all interpretations—there's no wrong way to sound out an emotion!
Assessment
Note children's creative use of sounds and their understanding of the emotion-sound connection.