Senses

In the Senses topic course children will participate in activities that involve each of the senses and will distinguish between the different senses.  This topic helps children explore their environment and develop observational skills.

Course Content

Lessons
1 Smell and TastePurchase course to view the lesson
  • 1 video
  • 1 lesson outline and plan
  • 1 song card
  • 11 flashcards
  • 1 picture card
  • 2 worksheets
  • 1 memory card game
  • 3 interactive games
  • 1 vocabulary quiz

The children will learn about the sense of smell, and try to differentiate between various smells. Children enjoy so much when you bring common items like spices to smell or taste into the classroom.  It is important to wake up the children’s senses in a way that they focus on using one sense at a time.  First smell the spices, then taste the spices.  Encourage children to express verbally or non verbally what they are sensing.

2 TouchPurchase course to view the lesson
  • 1 video
  • 1 lesson plan
  • 1 song
  • 9 flashcards
  • 2 worksheets
  • 4 interactive games
  • 1 story
  • 1 vocabulary quiz

In the touch weekly lesson be creative, explore their environment, and develop their observational skills. Encourage children to tell you what they fell when they touch certain objects in the classroom and outside in nature.  Play the game: I can touch with my little hands.  Each child can go around in circle time saying I can touch with my little hands, then touch an object in the classroom.  Encourage them to say the object in English.

3 HearPurchase course to view the lesson
  • 1 video
  • 1 lesson plan & outline
  • 2 songs
  • 10 flashcards
  • 2 interactive games
  • 2 worksheets
  • 1 vocabulary quiz

In this lesson the children will become aware of their sense of hearing, develop their listening skills, and use their ears to hear different sounds. Children like to play the guessing game when they close there eyes and hear a sound.  Have children pick out common objects from the room, then play close eyes and guess the sound game.

4 SightPurchase course to view the lesson
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  • 1 lesson plan
  • 1 song
  • 10 flashcards
  • 2 worksheets
  • 1 game
  • 2 interactive games
  • 1 vocabulary quiz

The children will learn that their eyes help them to see, use their eyes to look at and identify name what they see, and gain understanding about the importance of sight. Play a game with children by breaking them up into groups of threes.  Have one child cover there eyes with a scarf or have them close their eyes tight.  The other two children can work together to help the child who cannot see move around the room safely.