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STIMULUS SOUNDS
BBC School Radio Online
Age: 3-5 This audio content is available to listen to at any time by going online to: www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/stimulussounds/ When the programmes are broadcast they are also available in the following ways: Pre-recorded CDs: (for UK schools only) from: BBC Schools’ Broadcast Recordings Tel: 0370 977 2727 Monday to Friday 0800 to 1800 or visit the How to Order page of the BBC School Radio website. Downloads / podcasts: Programmes can also be downloaded for 7 days following transmission or subscribed to as a podcast. More information from the Podcasts page of the School Radio website.
© This publication contains only BBC copyright material: its contents may be copied or reproduced for use in schools and colleges without further
permission.
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Stimulus Sounds
Introduction 3 1 Weather 6 2 Inside sounds 7 3 Outside sounds 9 4 Journeys 11 5 Animals and habitats 13 6. Music 14 7. Jobs 16 8. Sports 18 9. Sound games 1 20 10. Sound games 2 21
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Introduction
How to use the programmes:
The programmes that make up this series offer a range of sounds, grouped by theme, for the children to distinguish.
Each programme is arranged to two distinct parts. In the first half (approximate duration 7 to 8 minutes) you will hear a range of sounds linked together by the presenter, who cues the children to listen to for each new sound using simple, repetitive language.
The second half of each programme offers the same stimulus sounds, but without the mediation of the presenter, thus allowing you to use the audio content as you wish.
The presenter-led sections tend to split into three or four sequences (approximate duration 2 minutes) each separated by a short sequence of music, which is your cue to pause the programme should you wish.
In each sequence you will hear:
- the presenter inviting the children to listen to the next stimulus sound
- the stimulus sound (usually about 15 seconds duration)
- a short musical ‘sting’ towards the end of the stimulus sound (which is the same throughout the programmes)
- the voices of children identifying the stimulus sound
- a short sequence of music before the next sequence begins
You may wish to use the presenter-led section as a single, continuous listen – or you may prefer to pause at the end of each sequence and replay as necessary.
Each time the presenter cues the children to listen make sure they are quiet and giving the stimulus sounds their full attention.
It’s fine for the children to call out their responses while the stimulus sound is still playing, but listen very carefully yourself for the ‘sting’ which precedes the voices of the children in the programme. This sting is your cue to either:
- make sure that the children are quiet again to hear the answer
- pause the programme briefly to settle the children to listen again, or discuss their responses as a group before hearing the answer
You can easily keep track of your place in each programme by using the transcripts available on the School Radio website.
Should you prefer, it’s simple to take on the role of the presenter yourself by using the second half of each programme instead.
In this case you will need to refer carefully to the CD track listings in these notes (each stimulus sound has its own track marker) and make sure you keep your finger near the pause button of your CD player or sound system.
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Aims of the series:
Stimulus Sounds is a simple resource for encouraging speaking and listening skills...and having fun!
The children will need to listen very carefully to each sound and analyze it by relating it to their experience of the world. Sometimes identifying individual sounds is the key; at other times the children will need to distinguish the sounds they already know within montages of many sounds.
The programmes also encourage language and communication skills. The programmes include opportunities for the children to speak while listening to the stimulus sounds. In these instances the children will need to be encouraged to offer their ideas in a few words or short phrases.
However, some questions – e.g. ‘how does it make you feel’ – will need longer responses. In these instances you may feel the inter-reaction of the children and programme content will work best if you pause the programme and then allow the children to share their ideas.
Progression through the series:
Programmes tend to start with individual everyday sounds to distinguish. The sequences then tend to progress towards identifying sounds within montages and then making logical connections between the sounds offered.
Across the series as a whole there is a progression from simply identifying the stimulus sounds to being able to offer an imaginative response to them (e.g. ‘what animal might live here’).
Opening / closing song:
Each presenter-led section of each programme begins and ends with a song, shared with the Listen and Play series. The words are:
Listen all around,
Listen for the sounds,
Listen, listen, listen.
Listen all around,
Listen for the sounds,
Listen, listen, listen.
Listen, listen, listen.
Encourage the children to join in with the song each time they hear it.
Repeated listening to the series:
The first time the children listen to the programmes they will discover that there are some sounds that are simple to identify, some that are tricky…and some that are open to interpretation!
As the children become familiar with the audio content they will begin to memorize the order and patterns. This is not only fun for them to do – it’s also a key skill that the content helps to foster.
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How to get these programmes:
These programmes are available to listen to at any time by going to:
www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/stimulussounds/
If the programmes have recently been broadcast they will also be available in the following ways:
1. To order on pre-recorded CDs (at cost price + packing) for UK schools and academic institutions only. Contact:
BBC Schools’ Broadcast Recordings
PO Box 7
Wetherby
LS23 7EP
Phone: 0370 977 2727
2. Downloads / podcasts:
A key advantage of acquiring the programmes on pre-recorded CDs is that you will enjoy the full benefit of having detailed track markers to help you navigate the content.
However, the programmes are also available to download or subscribe to as ‘podcasts’ for 7 days following transmission.
This means that you can download each programme (for free) as an mp3 file, for playback either from a
computer or from an mp3 player, such as an iPod. If you subscribe to the series your computer will automatically search for each new episode when you connect to the internet, ensuring that you never miss a programme. It’s a perfectly suitable alternative to acquiring the programme on pre-recorded CDs, provided you are happy not to use a CD player for playback and are happy to give the necessary attention to navigating the content. More information at the Podcast page of the BBC School Radio website.
Refer to the School Radio website to see when the audio content will next be available as programmes to order on CD / download.
Feedback:
We would welcome your feedback on these programmes. Please write to:
BBC School Radio
Room MC3 D5
BBC Media Centre
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7 QT
or email at:
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Programme 1: Weather. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/weather.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. ‘What can you hear?’ Rain / wind / thunder / summer.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. ‘What sort of day is this?’ Summer / winter / spring / autumn.
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. ‘What word would you use to describe this sort of day?’ Spring / autumn / summer / winter.
‘Listen all around’ song.
4 FX sequences – no presenter.
Rain.
5 Blustery wind.
6 Thunder and lightning.
7 Summer day with birds and bees.
8 Summer day montage.
9 Winter day montage.
10 Spring day montage.
11 Autumn day montage.
12 Spring montage with music.
13 Autumn montage with music.
14 Summer montage with music.
15 Winter montage with music.
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Programme 2: Inside sounds. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/inside_sounds.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. ‘What can you hear?’ Alarm clock / tap / crockery / egg broken / frying in pan / breakfast montage.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. ‘What can you hear?’ Brushing / mopping / vacuum cleaner / washing up / washing machine / washing and cleaning montage.
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. ‘What can you hear?’ Bath filled / young children laughing / splashing in bath / water down plughole / bath montage.
‘Listen all around’ song.
4 FX sequences – no presenter.
Alarm clock.
5 Water from tap.
6 Crockery – plates etc put down on a table.
7 Eggs cracked.
8 Frying in a pan.
9 Breakfast montage.
10 Brushing.
11 Mopping.
12 Vacuum cleaner.
13 Washing up in a bowl.
14 Washing machine.
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15 Cleaning and washing montage.
16 Bath being filled with water.
17 Young children laughing.
18 Splashing in the bath.
19 Water let down the plughole.
20 Bath time montage.
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Programme 3: Outside sounds. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/outside_sounds.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. ‘What can you hear?’ Footsteps on street / Large clock (Big Ben) tolling / police car siren / traffic / town montage.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. ‘What can you hear?’ Seawash / children’s voices at beach / seagulls / speed boat / seaside montage.
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. ‘What can you hear?’ Large crowd / football kicked / referee’s whistle blown / crowd cheering / football match montage.
‘Listen all around’ song.
4 Sequence 4. ‘What can you hear?’ Countryside exterior / church bells ringing / prominent bird / dog barking / quiet village montage.
‘Listen all around’ song.
5 FX sequence – no presenter.
Footsteps on street.
6 Big clock (Big Ben) tolling.
7 Police car siren.
8 Traffic.
9 Town montage.
10 Seawash.
11 Children at the beach.
12 Seagulls.
13 Speedboat passes.
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14 Seaside montage.
15 Excited football crowd.
16 Football kicked.
17 Referee’s whistle.
18 Football crowd celebrating goal.
19 Football montage as goal is scored.
20 Countryside background.
21 Church bells tolling.
22 Prominent bird.
23 Dog barking.
24 Quiet village montage.
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Programme 4: Journeys. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/journeys.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. ‘What can you hear?’ Car ignition / bus / diesel train / plane taking off / ferry / helicopter.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. ‘Where does this journey begin?’ Montage of train station / montage of airport / montage of ferry port.
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. ‘What journey is this?’ Montage - journey to school / montage – trip to supermarket / montage – trip to seaside / montage – going on holiday / montage – trip into space.
‘Listen all around’ song.
4 FX sequence – no presenter.
Car ignition.
5 Bus.
6 Diesel train passes.
7 Plane taking off.
8 Docks with gulls and ferry hooting.
9 Helicopter.
10 Montage – train station.
11 Montage - airport.
12 Montage – ferry port.
13 Montage – journey to school.
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14 Montage – journey to supermarket.
15 Montage – journey to seaside.
16 Montage – going on holiday.
17 Montage – trip into space.
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Programme 5: Animals and habitats. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/animals.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. ‘We’re in the park. What different animals can you hear?’
Ducks / dog / birds / cat / geese.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. ‘We’re in the farmyard. What different animals can you hear?’
Sheep / cow / horse / pig.
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. ‘We’re in Africa. What different animals can you hear?’
Lion / elephant / monkey.
4 Sequence 4. ‘Can you say what animals may live here?’
Countryside montage / underwater montage / desert montage / rainforest / space montage.
‘Listen all around’ song.
5 FX sequence – no presenter
Local park montage.
6 Farmyard montage.
7 African bush montage.
8 Countryside montage.
9 Underwater montage.
10 Desert montage.
11 Rainforest.
12 Space montage.
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Programme 6: Music. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/music.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. What different instruments can you hear?
Piano / guitar / drums / violin.
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. a) Is this music fast or slow?
b) Which music is faster – the first piece or the second?
c) Is this music high or low?
d) Which piece of music has the high notes – the first or second?
e) Do the notes go up or down?
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. How does this music make you feel? What words would you use to describe it?
Sad / happy / spooky.
When you hear sad /happy /spooky music show a sad / happy / spooky face.
‘Listen all around’ song.
4 FX sequence – no presenter
Piano
5 Guitar
6 Drums
7 Violin
8 Fast piano
9 Slow piano
10 Slower music
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11 Faster music
12 Music with high notes
14 Music with low notes
15 Which music has the high notes?
16 Piano notes going up
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Guitar notes going down
18 Sad music
19 Happy music
20 Spooky music
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Programme 7: Jobs. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/jobs.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. What can you hear?
Fire / fire engine arrives / water on fire
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. What can you hear?
Hammering / sawing / drilling
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. What can you hear?
Chopping with knife / stirring in bowl / frying
Music link.
4 Sequence 4. What can you hear?
Bell / engine of vehicle / people getting on a bus
Music link.
5 Sequence 5. What can you hear?
Countryside / Cow moos / tractor
Music link.
6 Sequence 6. What can you hear?
Rocket blast-off / space ambience
Montage of all the different job sounds: put your hand up when you hear a job that you’d like to do.
‘Listen all around’ song.
7 FX sequences – no presenter
Fire
8 Fire engine arrives
9 Water on fire
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10 Hammering
11 Sawing
12 Drilling
13 Chopping with knife
14 Stirring in a bowl
15 Frying
16 Bus bell
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Bus arrives
18 People getting on a bus
19 Countryside
20 Cow mooing
21 Tractor
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Farmyard montage
23 Rocket blast-off into space
24 Space ambience
25 Neil Armstrong: ‘One small step for man’
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Programme 8: Sports. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/sports.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. What can you hear?
Splashes in water / Swimming / Table tennis / Bowling
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. What can you hear?
Football kicked / Expectant crowd / Whistle / Football match / Horses trotting / Horses galloping / Horse racing with crowd and commentator
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. What can you hear?
Tennis ball bounced / Tennis rally with crowd and umpire / Cricket ball hit with bat / Cricket crowd / Cricket match
Music link.
4 Sequence 4. These sounds are very hard…
Skiing / Comedy bow and arrow / Golf shot
Music link.
5 FX sequences – no presenter
Splash
6 Swimming
7 Table tennis
8 Bowling
9 Football kicked
10 Expectant crowd
11 Whistle
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12 Football match
13 Horses trotting
14 Horses galloping
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Horse race
16 Tennis ball bounced
17 Tennis match
18 Cricket shot
19 Cricket crowd
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Cricket match
21 Skiing
22 Comedy bow and arrow
23 Golf shots
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Programme 9: Sound games 1. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/sound_games_1.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. Which of these three sounds is the odd one out?
i) dog 1 / horse / dog 2
ii) dog / train / cat
iii) seagulls / bottles / seawash
iv) car start / train / hammering
v) whistle 1 / drums / whistle 2
vi) blustery wind / lightning / baby laughing
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. Can you hear Charlie the dog barking?
Countryside / Town / Picnic / One baby lamb on a farm
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. Counting. How many different X can you hear?
Birds (3) / Animals (4) / Ways of travelling (5) How many different places are we going to? (5)
‘Listen all around’ song.
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Programme 10: Sound games 2. Track listing.
A transcript of the programme is available here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/transcripts/sound_games_2.pdf
Track Stimulus Sound/s
1 Presenter-led sequences.
‘Listen all around’ song.
Sequence 1. Which sound is missing?
i) dog / horse / pig / sheep
ii) helicopter / boat / plane / bus
iii) lightning / rain / sunny day / wind and snow
Music link.
2 Sequence 2. These sounds are in the wrong order. Can you say what the right order is?
i) Car drives off / Doors open and close / Car ignition
ii) Frying in pan / Eating / Cracking an egg
iii) Water down plughole / Splashing in bath / Water into bath
Music link.
3 Sequence 3. Sound snap. When you hear the same sound twice in a row call out ‘Snap!’
i) Horse
ii) Lion
iii) Dog
Which sounds make a pair because they belong together?
i) Dog panting / Cat miaowing / Dog barking / Cat purring
ii) Train whistles / Train passes / Car starts / Car horn
Music link.
4 Sequence 4. Counting. How many clock sounds can you hear?
Alarm clock / Cuckoo clock / Big clock (Big Ben)
‘Listen all around’ song.
