The Slug and the Snail: Music

Music Activity Ideas Related to "The Slug and the Snail by author" by Oein DeBhairduin 

Read Aloud 

Read and discuss the story "The Slug and the Snail by author" by Oein DeBhairdu

Talk and Discussion:  

• Revise the book. 
• Discuss how the slug and the snail loved to travel far and wide.  

I wonder:

• What does a snail, a slug or a crow sound like?

Video:

• Watch the video on what a slug, a snail or a crow sound like.
• Were these sounds surprising to the children, why? 

 Group Work / Pair Work/ Class:  

• Ask the children (in pairs or groups) to create a sound similar to what they heard. 
• One group could work on the sound of a slug while the other on the sound of a snail or a crow. 
• Can the children use their voice to mimic the sound/s for e.g.., slurping and sucking sounds.  
• Engage and experiment with clapping, finger clicking, stamping, knee patting, tongue clicking, and chest tapping -do any of these make similar sounds? 
  

 Instrument and sounds in the environment exploration:

• If you have instruments, the children could explore the sound potential of instruments and share their discoveries for e.g., using a crow sounder instrument, crunching paper, rattles, rice shaker etc. 

9. Reflecting back on the story:

The children, working collaboratively, create a soundscape or musical narration of aspects of the story for example, 

• What would the snail sound like as it moves over a bump on the forest floor? (heavy breathing that can happen going uphill/exercising). 
• What would a slug sound like if they are relaxing by a campfire? 
• What would the slug and snail sound like when the crow was near and/ or when they were sad, happy, excited etc. ? 
• What would the crow sound like as it talked to the slugs? 

 Performance: 

• The children can perform their soundscape to each other.