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                      PROJECT GOAL

Foster preschool children's musical awareness, sense of rhythm, and creativity through:

  - sound exploration

  - discovery of  musical instruments 

 - rhythm-based activities

 -  integrating ICT, play, and peer collaboration.

                                ACTIVITIES

1.Explore/mark and register the sounds

2. Present traditional instruments

3. Create musical instruments from recyclable materials

4. Interactive and board games

5. Create a letter with photos for a banner

6. Blue and Bingo's mask

7. Teachers and students' meetings

                  Daina Kantauskienė

       Šiaulių Petro Avižonio ugdymo centras                                          Lithuania

Title: WEB 2 game „Whats the sounds?“ ; 

Purposel - to develop auditory perception,

 concentration, and the ability to 

recognize and name environmental 

sounds.;

Description - children listened to 

various environmental sounds (rain, 

car, bird, vacuum cleaner, wind),

 said and showed the corresponding picture.

                     Cramba Cristina
                Gpp Scufița Roșie Alba Iulia 

                               Romania
Title: Presenting musical instruments
Purpose: Encourage children' interest

in the world of sounds by exploring 

musical instruments
Description:   The activity gives children

 the opportunity to discover different

 musical instruments through observation, listening and hands-on exploration. The activity ends with a musical game and a short review of the instruments learned.

                      Stânea Adelina

          Gpp Scufița Roșie Alba Iulia 

                         Romania   

Title: The Enchanted Instrument
Purpose: creating their own musical 

instruments using recycled objects.
Description:  The children’s task was to

 make musical instruments using various

 recycled materials such as: cardboard,

 paper, plastic caps, sticks, and so on

                             Sava Iulia

     Gradinita Speciala pentru Hipoacuzici nr.65                           București   Romania

Title: Recognize the sound
Purpose: encourage children' auditory

 perception of sounds
Description:  children use different objects

and make sounds. So, they notice that 

every object has a specific sound and that we are 

surrounded by sounds.

                        Todoruț Claudia

           Grădinița cu program normal Bucium

                                  Romania

Title: Blue's mask
Purpose: Encourage children's creativity 
Description:  Each child received a piece of

 paper with Blue.  They colored it in appropriate 

colors.

In the end, they use their masks to play roles

                    Erika Švanienė

 Šiauliai kindergarten "Pupųpėdas","Kiškučiai"                             Lithuania

Title: Creating musical instrument -rattle
Purpose: Develop students' creativity
Description:  Children made a musical 

instrument - rattle using secondary

 raw materials such as spoons and buttons.  

                        Airida Preibytė

             Petro Avižonio ugdymo centras

                          Lithuania

Title: Create musical instruments
Purpose: encourage children' creativity and fine 

motor development  by creating simple musical

instruments
Description:  Children create simple musical 

instruments using decorated cardboard and rubber

 bands. They explored sounds by stretching  and

 plucking the bands,  developing creativity, fine-motor 

skills and early musical awareness trough hand.

                             Laura Andrei
School/country: Grădinița PP Rița-Gărgărița                           Lazu/Constanța /Romania

Title: Blue's mask

 Purpose: communication of  personal emotions, 

ideas or perspectives.
Description:  The children love Blue very much

 and were very excited to color the mask  in  vibrant 

colors, then cut it out and  become  themselves Blue

 as wearing its  mask.

                  Maria Ioanna Rigopoulou

               52nd Kindergarten of Patras

                                  Greece

Title:  Musical instruments from recyclable materials
Purpose:  develop children's musical and artistic

 expression by transforming recyclable materials 

into functional musical instruments.
Description:  We transformed discarded materials 

into wonderful musical instruments (maracas,

 bells, harps, guitars)  We combined music education  with environmental awareness. The children had fun  creating their own 'recycled' orchestra and learnt that nothing goes to waste when you have imagination.

                     Babin Cristina-Ionela
      GPP "Rița-Gărgărița" Agigea, Constanta 

                                 Romania
Title: Piano made from recyclable materials
Purpose: developing children creativity during 

esthetic activities
Description: children make a piano from

 recyclable materials, following the steps in their 

creation. First we chose the instrument that gives us 

the most satisfaction, then we tried to make one

 using materials left  from other art activities.

                              Agathi Pagania, 

                   52nd kindergarten of Patras, 

                                     Greece

Title:  Musical instruments from recycled materials.

Purpose: develop  fine motor skills, cooperation and

 initiative.
Description: This activity was the  most enjoyable as it

 uniquely combined music with environment

 awareness. Our students had the opportunity

 to transform simple recyclable materials into

 functional musical instruments and enjoyed them a lot. 

                      Palmira Vasiliauskienė

       Šiaulių Petro Avižonio ugdymo centra

                                Lithuania

Title: Board game „Musical instruments“

Purpose:  develop attention, logical thinking,

 fine motor skills, and knowledge of musical

 instruments.

 Description:  The children assembled puzzles, 

named different musical instruments and   listened to  their sounds using interactive tools. They searched for  information in books about unfamiliar musical instruments. In the end of the activity,  children discussed what new things they had learned, where real instruments can be seen and heard, and shared their favorite musical sounds.

                      Marusca Rossi
   Scuola dell’infanzia I.C.Corradini Pomilio                                 Avezzano Italy 
Title: Musical instruments from recycling materials
Purpose : Stimulate creativity, musical sensitivity

 and environmental awareness through the 

construction of simple musical instruments using 

recyclable materials.
Description: The children collect recovery material 

and guided by the teacher, after colouring, cutting 

and pasting, make the accordion. During the activity, the children discussed and experimented with sound rhythms and sound production methods.

                       Leontini Lympriti
       School/country: 5th Kindergarten of Agios      Nikolaos, Crete / Greece
Title: Blue and Bingo' Masks
Purpose: Encourage children’s creativity through 

aesthetic and fine-motor activities.
Description: Children identify Blue and Bingo, describe

 their features and draw their own character masks with

 creative details. They then  cut out the masks to practice

 fine-motor skills. The  activity ends with a lively rhythm

 session, where everyone wears their masks and plays

 instruments to upbeat music!

                              Vida Šlenderė, 

     Šiaulių lopšelis- darželis ,,Pupų pėdas", 

 ikimokyklinio ugdymo grupė ,,Ančiukai",                                     Lithuania

Title: Musical instruments ,,Rattle" ( barškučiai)
Purpose: Teach children to make fun musical 

instruments.
Description:  We made rattles with the children 

from disposable cups. We filled them with beans to make them ring. We decorated the cups with applique. The children really enjoyed paying with them. We will play with rattles at various events.