Imagery Analogy

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Have students, with eyes closed, listen for far away sounds. Have them listen for closer sounds. What far away sounds would they like to move closer? What sounds would they like to move farther away?

Variations of listening:
Take your class on a field trip and listen to the sounds of a pond.

Sounds for all seasons:
What are the sounds of summer? Of fall? Of winter? Of spring? What changes would occur if the sounds of summer became the sounds of winter? How about spring with fall?

 

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Imagery Analogy

Think of another sound like the sound of rustling leaves.


Think of another sound like the sound of distant thunder.


Think of another sound like the sound of wood burning warm in a fireplace.


Think of another sound like the sound of falling rain on a roof top.


Think of another sound like the sound of white water from a roaring river.