Miss Mari's Preschool
An Adventure Every Day!
Five Senses
Books
Activities
My Five Senses by Aliki
What's the Awful Smell? by Heather Tekavec
We're Going on a Picnic by Pat Hutchins
I Spy Books
Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup
Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch
The Loudest Roar by Thomas Taylor
Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi
Tiger Can't Sleep by SJ Fore
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Ice Cream Cone Count
Students use beads to count out the correct amount of sprinkles to put on their ice cream cone. You could make it more fun by using real candy like gummy bears and then letting the kids eat them afterwards.
Ice Cream Cone Letter Match
Sense of Taste Picnic
We go on an actual picnic, and each student eats a small piece of apple, orange, and banana. Then they choose their favorite and color a picture of it. Finally, we make a graph and determine which piece of fruit was the class favorite.
Sense of Sight I-Spy Books
My students LOVE making these! The three stickers on the top by "I Spy" are the three items that you are supposed to find in the picture. Then they add a lot of other stickers and objects to "distract" your eye. Just like a real I Spy book.
Five Senses Culmination
Touch and Feel Books
Touch and Feel Boxes
Gather objects around the classroom that your students are familar with. Students feel what is in the box and circle what they think it is on their worksheet.
Sense of Touch Snowman
This is a mixture of glue and shaving cream. Students use their hands to make three circles for the snowman. Then they decorate with whatever art supplies you have in the classroom.
My Five Senses Game - Small Group
Students match the picture to the one of the five senses.
Five Senses Game - Independent Work
I made a version of the game above that the students can complete independently instead of in a small group.
Five Senses Introduction - Popcorn Game
Objective: Students will use senses to explore objects and the environment
Materials: popcorn, microwave
I begin this lesson by pointing to each of my five senses and asking the students what we use that particular body part for. I also encourage the students to give examples (i.e. what can you smell, what can you hear, etc.) Then we play a game using our senses. The students close their eyes and I start the microwave. They have to guess what's in the microwave by smelling and hearing the popcorn pop. This game is a hit with my students every year! They love solving the mystery.
Sense of Hearing Listening Game
Students listen to a tape of of different sounds and mark a number on their paper when they hear that sound.
Sound Jars
Students shake the jars and draw a line between the two jars that sound the same. I made these using baby food jars and different objects that make noise, such as, pennies, salt, beads, and rice.
Smelly Markers
Students smell the marker and color the picture that it goes with.
Touch and Feel Bags
Students put their hands in each bag and draw a picture of what they feel.