Engage preschoolers with questions relating their sense of sight to their homemade tambourines. Ask them to visually inspect their musical instruments while touching them and then take notice of what they see. If they need assistance explaining what they think, instruct them to re-touch individual pieces and comment on whether or not they expect that particular piece to sound the way it looked.
Begin this lesson by allowing the students to stand up during circle time and play their individual instruments. Instruct kids to play for fifteen seconds and then ask his classmates what sounds they noticed coming from the tambourine? What did it sound like specifically? Did it sound like anything else they recognized? For example, when Jerry plays his tambourine do the cymbals sound like clapping hands?
When exploring the sense of touch, encourage children to close their eyes and feel their instrument's many pieces. What do each of the individual parts feel like? Do the tiny cymbals slide between your fingers because they look shiny? How do each of the other parts of the tambourine feel compared to the next one?
One of the best ways to engage children regarding the sense of smell and how it relates to a homemade tambourine is to ask questions while the students are still constructing the instrument. Refer to various materials that you are using to craft the tambourine and encourage children to pay attention to their bodies' natural responses when interacting with craft supplies.