This collection of audio promotes listening skills for pre-school, Reception and Key Stage 1 children with fun sound discrimination games. Children are encouraged to listen carefully to identify sounds and to respond in a variety of ways, including both speech and movement.
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1. Weather. audio
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games. Today's sounds are on the theme of weather.
2. Inside sounds. audio
Sounds from around the home. Can you tell what they are?
3. Outside sounds. audio
Today's sounds are on the theme of things that can be heard outside.
4. Journeys. audio
Today's sounds explore things that can be heard on journeys.
5. Animals and habitats. audio
Today's listening games explore the theme of animals and where they live.
6. Music. audio
Listening games for pre-school and Reception children exploring music and musical instruments.
7. Jobs. audio
More fun listening games for the very young - this time exploring workplace activities.
8. Sports. audio
Today's fun listening games are based on popular sports and leisure activities.
9. Near and far. audio
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games. The focus is on sounds from nearby and far away.
10. Rhythm audio
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games. The focus is joining in with rhythm patterns.
11. Sound story. audio
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games. The focus is telling a story through sound.
12. Sound games 1. audio
A collection of fun sound games, including which sound is the odd one out?
13. Sound games 2. audio
Another collection of sound games for the very young to develop listening skills.
14. Sound games 3. audio
More fun sound games for the very young to develop listening skills, including listening to sounds at the zoo.
15. Sound games 4. audio
More fun sound games for the very young to develop listening skills.
