Montessori Works! (At Home):

Today’s Topic: SOUND!

Ticking Table…redeeming myself here

Need: wooden table, ticking watch (or some other soft sound making device)

Explain how sound goes through the air.

Let child listen to the ticker, move further away until ticking isn’t heard anymore

Explain how sound travels through other materials

Place watch on the table, let child listen

Talking Tube

Need: long 10-15’ tube f/ hardware or recycle store

Speak quietly and explain that sound can travel through a small space

Play around, go around corners, speak softly, loudly, or with a friend

Tin-Can Telephone

Need: 2 empty soup cans, 10-15’ kite string

Cover edges; poke a tiny hole in the bottom of

Tie knots to keep the string in nice & tight

Cover ears completely when listening

Cover mouth completely when speaking

loosely adapted from Basic Montessori:Learning Activities for Under Fives by David Gettman