Stories Peace at Last by Jill Murphy is a lovely book to use with KS1. In the story Mr Bear can't sleep because of all the little sounds he hears in the night.  Horton Hears a Who by Dr Seuss is a great story for starting a discussion about loud and quiet sounds. Buy it here Resources  Make a Singing Ringing Rod. Buy aluminium rod from B and Q - here. Buy violin rosin from a music shop - here. Songs  Mr A, Mr C and Mr D's KS2 sound song. Here | Interactives  Bouncyballs.org is designed as a as a classroom management tool but it can be used as a simple way to show the volume of sounds. Here  This site has a simple online sound level meter that measures in decibels. Here  An interesting interactive for KS2 about hearing, languages and the brain - here  What's that sound? This is a good quiz. Here  A great searchable website of sound clips Twisted Wave Here You can record a sound then change the pitch and hear what happens to the speed. The faster the vibrations the higher the pitch. You need a microphone; built in or plugged in. Woodlands Junior website |
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