Kindergartners learn to listen for sounds all around them — a dog’s woof, a bell’s ring, the rain’s pitter-patter — building the listening ears that music needs.
Students will be able to…
Sounds are all around us — a dog barks, a bell rings, the rain goes pitter-patter! Can you match each thing to its sound?
Project this and match each thing to the sound it makes — tap a thing, then tap its sound.
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A dog barks, a bell rings — what sounds do you hear?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children perform.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).
Listen to and identify sounds.
Explore sounds.
Describe sounds.
Connect sounds to the world.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children listen at home and name three sounds they hear. A printable sounds sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.