Test your learners' sensory awareness with three hands-on activities that ask pupils to use their other senses to identify and describe everyday objects hidden from sight.

 

Concepts

the five senses, sense of taste, sense of hearing, sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of touch, sense of vision

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a five-senses journal where pupils can write what they see, feel, hear, taste, and smell when exploring objects
• Go on a walking field trip around school, stop in a spot to allow scholars to take in their surroundings using their five senses
• Invite class members to bring in objects from home as additional sensory guessing opportunities for their peers

Classroom Considerations

• This activity requires a variety of materials; read over the list and gather items prior to conducting this lesson

Pros

• An engaging cartoon video is included
• Teacher directions are written clearly and in detail 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.K.4 SL.1.1.a SL.1.4 SL.2.1.a SL.2.4