Kindergarden - The Five Senses

64 The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 2C | I Use My Ears to Hear

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-

word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their

responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’

responses using richer and more complex language. To the extent that

they are able, ask students to answer in complete sentences, even short

sentences. Model answers using complete sentences for students.

1. Inferential Can you stop the sound waves completely from coming
   into your ears?
   
   
   • No, I cannot stop sound waves completely from coming into my ears.
   
   
   
   


2. Inferential What is happening when a sound wave “echoes”?
   
   
   • A sound wave echoes when it bounces off tall things like cliffs,
     mountains, or tall buildings, and the noise comes back so I hear it again.
   
   
   
   


3. Inferential What sounds can you think of that have a loud volume?
   
   
   • A fire alarm has a loud volume. A police siren has a loud volume.
     Answers may vary.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential What sounds can you think of that have a soft volume?
   
   
   • A whisper has a soft volume. A mouse has a soft volume. Answers may
     vary.
   
   
   
   


5. Inferential What should you do to keep your ears safe from harm?
   
   
   • I should protect them from very loud sounds by covering them. I should
     never put anything into my ears.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
     question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
     question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
     with your partner.
     Sentence Frames:
     Do your ears protect you?
     (Yes/No)
   
   
   
   

My sense of hearing helps
me to...

The sense of hearing helps
me to learn more about...

6. Inferential Think Pair Share: How does the sense of hearing help us
   learn about the world around us?
   
   
   • Answers may vary but should reflect the understanding that hearing
     helps to keep us safe, and allows us to communicate with the rest of the
     world.