Montessori Sensorial Lesson: Sound Cylinders and Auditory Sense Development

Material: Two boxes, one with a red top and one with a blue top. 6 cylinders with red tops. Inside the cylinders are different materials such as beads, rice, sand, etc., in varying amounts so that each cylinder produces a different sound when shaken. The sounds form a gradation from loud to soft. 6 cylinders with blue tops. These produce the identical sounds of the red cylinders. Control of Error:Within the child and his ability to discriminate sound Direct Purpose Refinement of the auditory sense in relation of intensity Age: Between 3 ad 4 Language: Loud & Soft Plus comparatives & superlatives