Offer the children various objects to strike them with like wooden and metal spoons. Talk about the sounds they make. Button Tap String the looped ends of rubber band through the holes of a large button. Bring both loops through and slide onto the child's finger. To play he taps his finger on a pan or some other hard surface.
Sound box Bring out a box of various things that make sounds - squeak toys, music boxes, shakers.
Talk about the adjectives that describe the sounds -squeaky, tapping, loud, soft, high, low. If you are working with older children, write them down and label them as adjectives. After you have experimented with the various sounds, go to a table where you have arranged noise making items such as sand, rice, buttons, noodles and plastic containers, tape, markers, glue and paper. Let the children make their own shakers and decorate them. When you are done, have a marching band.