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These read-alouds are great — but maybe they’d be even better with sound effects. Consider inviting your students to add their sounds. (Be warned: This can get noisy!)

• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything — Once there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything — until she heard noises in the woods.
• The Rain Stomper — Can Jazmin chase away rain and thunder with her stomping and shouting?
  
• In the Tall, Tall Grass — Take a backyard tour with a fuzzy caterpillar and listen to the sounds in the grass.

Have your students try other sound effects that are favorites of sound effects artists.

• For a chugging steam train, shake a box of macaroni and cheese in just the right rhythm.
• For a crackling fire, crunch a package of ramen noodles or crumple a big piece of cellophane wrap.
• For a gurgling stream, use a drinking straw to blow bubbles in a cup of water.
  
• For a flying bird or bat, slap a pair of leather gloves together.
  

You can elaborate student learning and engagement with Mystery Science mini-lessons.

• What was the first cartoon? In this mini-lesson, students learn about what it's like to be someone who makes cartoons.

If you are in an NGSS state, this mini-lesson supports the DCI PS4.A: Wave Properties