Five_Senses_Activity

Leman Bekir ULN: 8848789489 Registration number: 30108455 FIVE SENSES ACTIVITY 1.Sense of sound 2.Sense of taste 3.Sense of smell 4.Sense of sight 5.Sense of touch The Sense of Touch Language: Define the sense of touch for the children. Ask the children what part of the body they use to feel things. Talk about skin and how it is used to feel different things. Also talk about hands and how everyone's hand is different. Children will observe,experiment and practice descriptive and expressive skills You will need : A variety of different textured materials such as cotton,aluminium foil,dried leaves...etc. 1. Encourage children to use words to describe what they feel. 2. Encourage children to feel the objects and talk about the different ways things feel. ''Today we are going to feel many different things. What do your hands and finger tell you about each of these''' and they going to touch the materials 3. Encourage children to feel the objects and talk what they notice. Help them use describing words by saying for example:''Look,this one feels bumpy. Can you find another one that is bumpy' Art: Make texture cards. Collect different samples of vinal wallpaper, cotton, sandpaper, sticks, leaves, tongue depressors, etc. Have the children glue the items on different cards. They can use the cards for sorting. The Sense of Sight Language: Talk with the children about the function of their eyes. Everyone has eyes and they have a very special job. Ask the children if they can identify the job of the eyes. Explain to children that everyone has eyes. Some eyes are different colors, some are a different shape. But the function of the eyes is just the same. (Depending on the age of the children you work with you might decide to enter into discussion the concept of being blind or colour blind) You will need:Unbreakable mirrors,hand-held or other items in wich children can see their reflections such as appliances,windows ,metal spoons,foil and water Talk to children about what a reflection in and in which shiny items children have seen themselvse such as metal appliances,windows,metalspoons foil or water. Together find examples of reflections.Emphasize the word ''reflection'' by holding up a mirror and saying ''I can see my reflection in this mirror.Its just like a picture of my face!'' Extentions :(genisletme) Some children may anjoy looking in mirrors while they draw pictures of themselves. Group Activity: Take the children on a nature walk. Have the children describe to each other what they see in their surroundings.  Art:After the nature walk have the children cut from old magazines pictures of what they saw outside. Glue the pictures to half a piece of construction paper and save for the Five Senses Book. Game: Collect several items and place them in front of you. Have the children cover their eyes and remove one of the objects. After children have uncovered their eyes have them decide as a group which item is missing. Outside: Collect several balls and a bucket. Have children throw the balls into the bucket from different standing points. The children will have to use their eyes to decide how hard or soft to throw the ball. The Sense of Smell Language: Start talking about the sense of smell by asking children to close their eyes and spraying a little parfume into the air.When the children open their eyes ask them what they smell. What do we use to smell with' Talk about the nose and the job it performs. ''How our noses helps us smell things.What it smells like''' You may also wish to introduce the noses of animals and how they use their noses to find food. Science: Make smelly jars and set them on your science table. Collect three or four baby food jars. Poke holes in the lid to let the fragrance out. In each jar put in a few pieces of cotton. In each jar add a different scent. For example, vanilla extract, lemon, peppermint drops, chocolate, water (remember water holds no scent), orange juice, etc. Outside: Take a walk outside and smell wild flowers! The Sense of Taste Language: What part of the body do we use to taste things' Discuss the mouth and the tounge. Children explore the 4 major tastes that the tonque can sense: bitter,sweet,sour and salty. You will need: lemon,lemonade,candy,potato chips... While talking with children about food that they like encourage them to use words likesweet,sour,salty and bitter to describe the food. Ask children: ''How does the lemon taste' Is it sweet,sour,bite or salty' Finaly talk about the tastes they like the best and not the best' Extention : Art: My favorite food collage. Supply each child with a paper plate. Allow the children to look through old magazines and cut out pictures of their favorite foods to glue on their plates. You can even laminate the plates and use them as place mats at lunch time!!!!! Science: The tasting table. Set out a variety of foods for the children to taste throughout the day. Keep out foods that are sweet and sour. (small slices of apples, oranges, lemons, carrots, etc. are fun) The Sense of Hearing Language: Discuss with the children what part of the body we use to hear with. Talk about the different sounds they hear with in the classroom. Art: Scrunch Paper Collage. Give the children different types of paper to scrunch up and glue to construction paper. (tissue paper, kleenex, writing paper, wax paper, foil, construction paper) Dramatic Play: allow the children to experiment with different types of musical instruments and puppets. You will be amazed with the stories the children make up to go with the puppets. Allow the children to act out their play for the class. Music: March to the beat of a drum. Teacher beat on a drum slow and then fast. Have the children move accordingly to the beat.Ask children ''How we hearing different voices''' Encourage children to tell you about the sound they hear.Help them use descriptive words such as loud,soft,banging,roaring,ringing etc.. Outside: Noise hide and seek. Supply each child with a whistle or a bell. Have one child count to ten and the other children hide with their instrument. The seeker must follow the sounds that the hidden children make with their instrument.