This document describes an animal noises game to teach kindergarten students animal names and sounds. The teacher divides students into groups assigning each an animal. Picture cards of the animals are handed out to help students remember their assignment. Each group practices making their animal's noise for 5 minutes. Then with eyes closed, students mix together and must find their group by making and identifying animal sounds, using the cards if needed. The first group to find all members sitting together wins. The goal is for students to learn both animal names and the sounds they make.
This document describes an animal noises game to teach kindergarten students animal names and sounds. The teacher divides students into groups assigning each an animal. Picture cards of the animals are handed out to help students remember their assignment. Each group practices making their animal's noise for 5 minutes. Then with eyes closed, students mix together and must find their group by making and identifying animal sounds, using the cards if needed. The first group to find all members sitting together wins. The goal is for students to learn both animal names and the sounds they make.
This document describes an animal noises game to teach kindergarten students animal names and sounds. The teacher divides students into groups assigning each an animal. Picture cards of the animals are handed out to help students remember their assignment. Each group practices making their animal's noise for 5 minutes. Then with eyes closed, students mix together and must find their group by making and identifying animal sounds, using the cards if needed. The first group to find all members sitting together wins. The goal is for students to learn both animal names and the sounds they make.
Activity Objective: To teach animal noises and names
Target Group: Kindergarten
I then divide the students up into groups and assign
them animals. So that the children better remember their assigned animal, I hand out small animal cards with a picture of their animal on it. This helps them remember their animal and later helps in the game for the students who find it too challenging. I tell each group to practice each noise until they sound like the actual animal. Once they have practice for about 5 minutes, I have the children stand, explain the rules of the game, have them close their eyes, and mix them up. When I say "go!" the children open their eyes and search for their group mates using the sounds they practiced, and if they need to, the cards they are holding. In this way they not only know the names of the animals, but also become familiarised with the sounds, too. The first group(s) to find all their group mates by their sounds and sit down win(s)