Storytime Theme: Hearing
This is the next lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids will learn about their ears and hearing, things that are quiet and loud, and great words for sound effects! Plus, there are a handful of songs, rhymes, crafts, and activities to round out the lesson plan or to extend learning beyond the books.
This would also make a great lesson plan for a simple STEM program for preschoolers at a PreK classroom, library, or at home. Combine this lesson plan with a few science “experiments” using your ears for a complete program.
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Storytime Theme: Hearing
Books
- Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins
- Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
- The Ear Book by Al Perkins, illustrated by Henry Payne
- Baby Loves Hearing by Ruth Spiro, illustrated Irene Chan
- The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Renata Liwska
- The Noisy Counting Book by Susan Schade, illustrated by Jon Buller
- Slop Goes the Soup by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illustrated by Henry Cole
- Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah OHora
- Whose Ears? by Sue Tarsky
Songs & Rhymes
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt – Kidsongs
- Listen To The Sounds – Laurie Berkner Band
- Loud and Quiet – Mom Read It
Crafts & Activities
- Listening Ears – Mama Jean
- Bunny Ears – The Bear & the Fox
- Sound Wave Experiments – Teach Beside Me