Daily STREAM Activity: Mystery Sounds

Listen closely and practice your listening skills!

Activity best for children age 3 and up

Test your listening skills by playing a mystery sound guessing game! This can be done anywhere using household materials.

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Materials you’ll need:

Materials to make sound

  • Pom poms
  • Cotton balls
  • Coins
  • Paper clips
  • Beads
  • Leaves

Containers

  • Toilet paper rolls
  • Cups
  • Jars

Directions

STEP 1
Discuss your 5 senses. What are they? Why are they important? Why is listening important?

STEP 2
Find small materials around your house that you think would make an interesting sound.

STEP 3
Put your items into containers.

STEP 4
Make sure you cover your containers so you can’t see what is inside.

STEP 5
Test your listening skills! Shake your containers and try to guess what is inside.

BONUS
Make it a game! Who can guess the most mystery sounds? Who can guess that mystery sounds the fastest?