Title: Exploring Sounds and Instruments

Age Group: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Objective: To introduce children to different sounds and instruments and encourage them to explore and identify them.

Resources: - A variety of musical instruments (e.g. drums, shakers, xylophones, bells, etc.) - Audio recordings of different sounds (e.g. animal sounds, nature sounds, household sounds, etc.) - Pictures of different instruments and their names - Whiteboard and markers - Music player and speakers

Introduction (10 minutes): 1. Gather the children in a circle and introduce the topic of sounds and instruments. 2. Show them pictures of different instruments and ask if they know what they are called. 3. Play a short audio recording of a sound and ask the children to guess what it is. 4. Explain that they will be exploring different sounds and instruments today.

Main Activity (30 minutes): 1. Set up a variety of musical instruments in the middle of the room. 2. Play different audio recordings of sounds and ask the children to identify them. 3. Encourage the children to explore the instruments and make their own sounds. 4. Ask the children to identify the different instruments and their names. 5. Play a simple tune on one of the instruments and ask the children to guess which one it is. 6. Use the whiteboard to draw pictures of the instruments and their names as the children identify them.

Conclusion (10 minutes): 1. Gather the children back in the circle and ask them to share their favourite sound or instrument from the activity. 2. Recap the different sounds and instruments they explored. 3. Play a fun song on one of the instruments and encourage the children to dance and move to the music.

Assessment: Observe the children as they explore the instruments and identify the different sounds. Ask them questions to check their understanding of the different instruments and their names.