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COVID Keepsake Series - The Sounds of My Home

This week we will be using our ears to experience the world around us; We will select some of those sounds to help document our time at home during the pandemic.

The Sounds of My Home


​This week, notice the sounds in your home that make you feel good.
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Throughout the day, take a moment to listen...

What do you hear?

​What sound is around you that you are grateful for?

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Please Watch This Video Lesson.
​My example and the slides I used in the video are posted below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9Dds-GYZRDI_R6ngjBgEowgHN6BCt-B/view?usp=sharing

Mrs. Polay's Example

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When I put together the book in Book Creator, there will be a button to press on the image to listen. For now, you can listen to the sound I describe in my example here:

These are the slides I used in the video lesson.
​Download the file below the Scribd Viewer.

Sound of my Home Video Slides To Print.pdf
File Size: 3821 kb
File Type: pdf
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List of Descriptive Words for Sounds To Print.docx
File Size: 17 kb
File Type: docx
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Download the Writing Sheet:

Writing Sheet To Print.pdf
File Size: 17 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Click here to access the flipgrid
Important:

You will take a picture of the completed Writing Sheet and then email it to me - but you don't have to print out the pictures that go on the sheet. You can just email the two pictures you took, along with the image of the Writing Sheet and I will put them on the page in Book Creator.
 😀 Mrs. Polay                     cme5472@lausd.net

What's That Sound?

Can you guess what these sounds from our homes are?
​*Check back soon for sounds from the other first grade teachers. 😀

Mrs. Polay - Sound 1

    What is Sound 1?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Frying Pan
​Rain/Pouring Rain
Water going down the drain
​A running shower
​Crunching paper
​Washing dishes
Shower
Washing machine
Water dripping
​Oil cooking
​Tin foil/Crumbling tin foil
​River flowing over rocks
​Shower
Hail
​Running water
​A ball in the house
Pouring something into a jar
​A sink
Frying food

Mrs. Orr

    What is Mrs. Orr's Sound?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Water
​Eating
​A horse
Dog drinking water
Someone putting on clothes
Walking
Walking in her garden outside
Walking outside
A dog drinking out of its bowl
Walking in the mud
​Stepping in a puddle of water
Birds chirping
Mrs. Orr watering her plants
Flipping a page of a magazine or book
​Unwrapping a piece of gum and chewing
​A swamp
​A waterfall
Chewing
​A dog eating food
​An animal drinking water
​Flicking a table
Water drops in a bucket
​Water splashing
​Gardening

Olive Guessed Correctly! Shh...don't tell!
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Alexia's Sound

    What is Alexia's Sound?

Submit

Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Typing, Stick hitting the ground

​Olive, Nicholas, 
Adam, Jameson, Piper, Emily, Deacon, Sasha, Isla, Grayson, Hunter, Evie, Hayden, and Christina guessed correctly! Shh...don't tell!

Leili's Sound

    What is Leili's Sound?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
sandpaper

Donna and Olive Guess Correctly! Shh..don't tell!

Donna's Sound

    What is Donna's Sound?

Submit

Mrs. Polay - Sound 2

    What is Sound 2?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Connect Four
​Running
A hand clapper/a clapper
Foot steps
​Tea cups clinking together
Marbles
​Tapping with sticks
​Typing/Computer keyboard
Popcorn popping
​Chopsticks
​Key in a door
​Knocking on a door
​Darts hitting the ground
Crushing paper
A key in the door
Guess Who game
A fan
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Olive, Nicholas, and Hayden guess correctly! Shh...don't tell!

Mrs. Border - Sound 1

    What is Mrs. Border's Sound 1?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Water going down the drain, pouring a drink
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Olive, Nicholas, Adam, Piper, Emily, Deacon, Sasha, Isla, Hunter, Sebastian, Evie, Hayden, and Christina guessed correctly! Shh...don't tell!

Mrs. Border - Sound 2

    What is Mrs. Border's Sound 2?

Submit
Incorrect Guesses So Far:
Knocking
​A clock
​Metronome
A hammer
​Clapping
A foot stomping on wood
Footsteps
​Locking a lock
Hitting a drum

Emily's Sound

    What is Emily's Sound?

Submit
Alexia, Donna, Olive, and Hayden guessed correctly! Shh...don't tell!

Incorrect Guesses So Far:

snapping
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Mrs. Unger's Sound

    What is Mrs. Unger's Sound?

Submit

Want to submit a sound to use in this little guessing game? Record the sound clearly and email me. There are two easy options to do this: You can make a short video and email me and I'll export the audio or "Voice Memos" on an iPhone is very easy to use. In the email, write your name and also tell me what the sound is. cme5472@lausd.net

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