PhonicsYears 0–1Phase 1 – Listening & Oral Blending

Instrument sounds & body percussion

Explore and discriminate between sounds made by musical instruments, body percussion (clapping, stamping, clicking) and voice sounds; copy and create simple rhythmic patterns

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Let's make sounds with our hands and feet! 👐

  2. 2

    Which sound do you make with your hands? 👏

  3. 3

    Tap the drum to make a sound! 🥁

  4. 4

    Let's make a pattern: clap, tap, clap, tap. 🎶

  5. 5

    What sound comes next in this pattern: stomp, clap, stomp, ___? 🦶👏

  6. 6

    Make your own sound pattern! Shake the maraca then clap. 🎶

  7. 7

    Which body part can you use to make a sound? 🦶

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