The Fabulous Five Senses
Sense of Taste, Sense of Smell, Sense of Touch
Week 2
This week our focus was on the sense of taste, sense of smell, and sense of touch.
SENSE OF TASTE
We discussed the many different tastes we experience on our tongues: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and spicy. We gave examples of foods we liked and did not like and how they tasted. We agreed that we should never taste anything unless a teacher or loved one says it's okay!
SENSE OF SMELL
We talked about all the smells around us each day. We talked about how our sense of smell and sense of taste often work together to help us understand whether we like or dislike something. If we smell something that is unpleasant, we don't usually want to eat it. Or, if we smell something warm and sweet-smelling, it makes our mouths water. We sniffed various smells and tried to guess what we were smelling. Sometimes that is hard to do when you can't see it or feel it! Our senses really do work well together.
SENSE OF TOUCH
Our Word of the Week was TEXTURE. Texture is how something feels or appears to feel. We discussed the following textures: soft, smooth, hard, bumpy, sticky, rough, sharp, and slimy. We don't always just use our fingers to feel, we also use all of our skin. We know when the air is warm or cold, wet or dry by feeling it on our arms and legs and faces.
We learned a 5 Senses Song and read a short book about the senses of taste, smell, and touch.
Our Centers involved smelling various unmarked tubes and matching them to the correct picture of that scent. This was pretty hard for many of the children but a lot of fun! We also had a "Mystery Box" filled with mysterious items that the children could only reach-in and feel (no peeking!) before guessing what the item was. They had to rely on feeling its texture, understanding its shape and weight, not using their eyes! We realized how hard that was to do. In some of the younger classes, we did a sweet and salty taste test to experience the difference on our tongues. The older scientists already understand this difference quite well so we focused on our other senses. We continued various sight and sound centers using our eyes and ears to complete a task.
Demonstrating the thaumatrope!
This is an old, optical toy that, when quickly spun back and forth, appears to blend two images together. The kids enjoyed this very much!
Our youngest scientists make me smile every day! They got a kick out of all the funny noises Miss Marion was making to help them use their sense of hearing!
We used Mr. Potato Head to help discuss which parts of our bodies help us with which sense. Our eyes help us see; our ears help us hear; our skin/arms/hands help us touch; our nose helps us smell; and our tongue helps us taste. The kids loved this playful approach to the 5 senses.
Exploring texture sticks (press onto playdoh and feel textures)
Playing with the music tree which allows us to use our sense of hearing.
Giving Mr. Potato Head all his parts so he can hear/see/smell/taste/touch...
Playing musical instruments is fun for our ears (most of the time)! haha
Back to our 3 year-old scientists during center time...
Suggested books on 5 senses...
SENSE OF TASTE
We discussed the many different tastes we experience on our tongues: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and spicy. We gave examples of foods we liked and did not like and how they tasted. We agreed that we should never taste anything unless a teacher or loved one says it's okay!
SENSE OF SMELL
We talked about all the smells around us each day. We talked about how our sense of smell and sense of taste often work together to help us understand whether we like or dislike something. If we smell something that is unpleasant, we don't usually want to eat it. Or, if we smell something warm and sweet-smelling, it makes our mouths water. We sniffed various smells and tried to guess what we were smelling. Sometimes that is hard to do when you can't see it or feel it! Our senses really do work well together.
SENSE OF TOUCH
Our Word of the Week was TEXTURE. Texture is how something feels or appears to feel. We discussed the following textures: soft, smooth, hard, bumpy, sticky, rough, sharp, and slimy. We don't always just use our fingers to feel, we also use all of our skin. We know when the air is warm or cold, wet or dry by feeling it on our arms and legs and faces.
We learned a 5 Senses Song and read a short book about the senses of taste, smell, and touch.
Our Centers involved smelling various unmarked tubes and matching them to the correct picture of that scent. This was pretty hard for many of the children but a lot of fun! We also had a "Mystery Box" filled with mysterious items that the children could only reach-in and feel (no peeking!) before guessing what the item was. They had to rely on feeling its texture, understanding its shape and weight, not using their eyes! We realized how hard that was to do. In some of the younger classes, we did a sweet and salty taste test to experience the difference on our tongues. The older scientists already understand this difference quite well so we focused on our other senses. We continued various sight and sound centers using our eyes and ears to complete a task.
Demonstrating the thaumatrope!
This is an old, optical toy that, when quickly spun back and forth, appears to blend two images together. The kids enjoyed this very much!
We used Mr. Potato Head to help discuss which parts of our bodies help us with which sense. Our eyes help us see; our ears help us hear; our skin/arms/hands help us touch; our nose helps us smell; and our tongue helps us taste. The kids loved this playful approach to the 5 senses.
Exploring mystery eggs (shake and guess what's in it!)
Exploring texture sticks (press onto playdoh and feel textures)
Playing with the music tree which allows us to use our sense of hearing.
Giving Mr. Potato Head all his parts so he can hear/see/smell/taste/touch...
Playing musical instruments is fun for our ears (most of the time)! haha
Back to our 3 year-old scientists during center time...
Suggested books on 5 senses...
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