Functional Area: # 7 Creative
OBJECTIVE
The Children will be able to identify each of their five senses and how these sense help them learn about their world. Through the use of song, books and journal writing and hands on activites, the children will learn that they use thier eyes to see, their hands to touch their nose to smell, their ears to hear and their tounges to taste.
Taste Test Items that taste salty, sour, sweet, and bitter and let children taste and discuss them.
Tasty Plates
Bring two foods that look similar but taste very different (orange and lemon, sugar and salt, yogurt and sour cream, etc.) Put them in plates next to each other. Have the children use their 5 senses to try to determine which is which. Asked the children to describe how the substances smell, feel, look, sound (as you gently shake the plate) and finally taste.
Taste Song and Five Senses Song
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
Oh, tell me what do you taste with your tongue? (Let children answer)
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
The Five Senses
There are five senses we all have; can you guess what they are?
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell (point to each corresponding body part as you say them)
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell
Smelling Scents
Put different scents (peppermint, garlic, strawberry, lemon, vanilla, etc) on several cotton balls and place then in separate plastic containers with tops. Have children guess what they are.
Smelly Jars
Put holes in small jars. Fill the jars with cotton balls and smelly substances (cinnamon, baby powder, garlic, vinegar, coffee, lemon, Kool-Aid, Hot cocoa, etc). Let the children guess what the smells are. Additionally you can ask them what the material is used for.
Let them See
Make binoculars or telescopes out of toilet paper and paper towel rolls.
Make glasses out of pipe cleaners.
Have children spy/match same color
The Children will be able to identify each of their five senses and how these sense help them learn about their world. Through the use of song, books and journal writing and hands on activites, the children will learn that they use thier eyes to see, their hands to touch their nose to smell, their ears to hear and their tounges to taste.
Taste Test Items that taste salty, sour, sweet, and bitter and let children taste and discuss them.
Tasty Plates
Bring two foods that look similar but taste very different (orange and lemon, sugar and salt, yogurt and sour cream, etc.) Put them in plates next to each other. Have the children use their 5 senses to try to determine which is which. Asked the children to describe how the substances smell, feel, look, sound (as you gently shake the plate) and finally taste.
Taste Song and Five Senses Song
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
Oh, tell me what do you taste with your tongue? (Let children answer)
Oh, with your tongue what do you taste?
The Five Senses
There are five senses we all have; can you guess what they are?
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell (point to each corresponding body part as you say them)
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell
See, hear, taste, touch, and smell
Smelling Scents
Put different scents (peppermint, garlic, strawberry, lemon, vanilla, etc) on several cotton balls and place then in separate plastic containers with tops. Have children guess what they are.
Smelly Jars
Put holes in small jars. Fill the jars with cotton balls and smelly substances (cinnamon, baby powder, garlic, vinegar, coffee, lemon, Kool-Aid, Hot cocoa, etc). Let the children guess what the smells are. Additionally you can ask them what the material is used for.
Let them See
Make binoculars or telescopes out of toilet paper and paper towel rolls.
Make glasses out of pipe cleaners.
Have children spy/match same color