Audio in my jk classroom

I posted the following to the discussion forum of the course but I also thought it relevant to post here as well to give you the reader a bit of a background of my classroom.

Audio is a valuable instructional tool. For example, I will use a stereo to play a morning welcome song, birthday song, theme related songs (Xmas, etc.). From these recordings that are usually on CD the class will learn the lyrics and sing along. I’ll also use the stereo in gum class where I will play a listen and move activity. Students hear the word gallop and the accompanying sound. Then the word is taken away and only the sound effect is played. Students are expected to identify the sound effect with the action (gallop in this case). During play time I will also have a listening centre that students can choose to visit. At the center there is a tape recorder with audio tapes and a story book; these books and tapes are changed every week. Of course, in the computer lab the children have earphones for their computer applications that involve audio. These computer applications are mostly age appropriate games such as Millie’s Math House, Bailey’s Book House, Sammy’s Science House and Reader Rabbit to name a few.