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Sound Cups

In this game, each student gets a cup that make noise when shaken. By listening carefully to each other’s cups, each student can find their sound partner — the person with the cup that makes the same sound as theirs. When everyone has found their sound partner, they can peek inside to see what’s been making the noise.

Here’s how to prepare for this activity:

1. Collect small objects that make distinctive sounds when shaken in a cup. (Some possible objects: dried beans, rice, paper clips, pennies, salt, dry pasta, erasers.)
2. Set out as many cups as you have students. If you have an odd number of students, add a cup for yourself.
   
3. Make cups in pairs: two cups with paper clips in them, two with rice, and so on.
   
4. Cover each cup with a piece of aluminum foil, held in place with a rubber band.