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My Body My Senses ActivityMy Body My Senses Activity
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Early Childhood Learning and Knowlege Center
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My Body My Senses

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In a comprehensive unit of activities, learners explore the five senses. Youngsters discover the many different body parts and their functions that allow humans to have sense of sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing. The best way to learn and create experiences is through the five senses!

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the human body, the five senses, sense of sight, sense of touch, sense of smell, smell, hearing, sense of hearing, sense of taste, taste buds, hands, fingerprints

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • Be sure to check for food allergies of students in your classroom
  • Use some of the activities to pair with a unit on the human body
  • Make a word wall with the vocabulary words in this resource

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