Sound Hunters

DESCRIPTION:

"Sound Hunters" is a creative musical activity designed for children to explore and manage stress through music and play. Participants will embark on a sound hunt, identifying relaxing and stressful sounds in their environment. This activity encourages active listening, creativity, and provides children with practical tools to reduce stress in everyday situations.

OUTCOMES:

• Help children recognize and understand sources of stress in their environment.
• Foster musical creativity and improvisation.
• Promote relaxation and stress reduction through music. Develop communication and teamwork skills.
• Provide children with practical strategies to deal with stress.

DURATION: 1 hour.

MATERIALS:

• Sound recorder or device for recording sounds.
• Various musical instruments (they can be toys or improvised). Paper and pencils for taking notes.
• Music player (optional).

SKILLS RELATED:

• Active listening. Musical creativity. Stress reduction.
• Communication and teamwork.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Step 1: Create several groups of 2-3 children. Provide each group with a sound recorder or a device to record sounds.
• They must record 2 relaxing sounds, one captured in nature and another created by the students themselves. Give them time to go out into the environment and capture one sound that they consider relaxing (birdsong, flowing water, etc.) and record their own relaxing sound created by themselves. Step 2: Return to the activity space and play the recorded sounds. Ask the children to listen to the recorded sounds and try to identify what is producing each sound.
• Step 3: At the end of the activity, reflect with the children on how the everyday sounds around us can affect our mood and the importance of reducing noise pollution.

TIPS:

• Take advantage of an organized excursion by the center or plan your own in a controlled and confined space.
• Encourage children to share their thoughts and emotions during the activity.

REFLECTION:

• What relaxing sounds do you think are more easily found in your environment? And stressful ones?
• Have you ever felt stressed in situations with high noise pollution?
• What could a person who doesn't have easy access to relaxing natural sounds do?