 Here's a fun activity to help a child recognize different sounds. To do this, you'll need a few small containers with lids on them, much like these boxes here. And you'll need a few groups of things to put inside them. For example, I have some coins, I have some rice, and I have some cotton balls. You'll want to put these groups inside of the boxes without the child seeing you. You can say, let's play a guessing game with sounds. I put some things in this box. Can you guess what's in it by using your ears? And the child can take the box and shake it to listen to what it sounds like. Then they can start making guesses on what may be inside. After the child has made a few guesses, you can open the box and show them what's inside. You could say, inside this box I have some coins. The coins are what made the sound. Then you can give the child the next box. You can hand the box to the child and they can guess what's inside by having them shake the box and listen to it again. The child might guess, is it sand? You might say, not quite, but try again. They might say, is it rice? And you can say, you got it, great job. And you can show them the inside of the box that has rice inside. Then you can hand the child the next box and they can start making their guesses again. Hmm, this box doesn't make a lot of sound. You can tell the child that there's something inside the box, but it doesn't make too much noise. The child can make their guesses and then you can show them what's inside the box. You can say, the box had some cotton balls inside, which is why the sound was so quiet. This activity can help a child learn how to use their sense of hearing to identify things.