Sound Charades

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In this game, learners create flash cards with an image on one side (of an animal, for example) and the sound that animal makes on the other. The object of this game is to use your mouth and your body to make the sounds on the card. The other learners on the team try to guess the sound being made.

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
1 to 2 hours
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$1 - $5 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 6 - adult
Resource Types:
Activity, Game
Language:
English, Spanish

Materials List (per group of students)

  • 25 cards with words and pictures (laminated, if you want)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Diversity of Life
      • Animals
    • Human Senses and Perception
      • Hearing
      • Perception

Informal Categories

  • Animals
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Games
  • Music
  • Performing Arts

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • hear
  • be mobile

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves teamwork and communication skills
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Foreign language versions of this resource:

Components that are part of this resource:

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

  • Youth Science Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Youth Sound Crew

Funding Sources:

  • Harman International
  • National Science Foundation
  • NEC Foundation of America