"5 Senses" and "Up and Down Our Bodies"
Review the 5 senses. As an example, point to the part of the body that we use
for these senses. Have the children point to the part of their body that is the
answer. Toward the end of the song, children are given an opportunity to name
things that they can see, hear, smell, taste and touch.
These can be things that are currently around them or
things that they recall from experience. What is their favorite food and
what does it taste like (sweet or sour)? What texture do they like to feel
soft things or rough things? What temperature...hot things or cold things?
Smell stinky things or sweet things? Hear loud noises or soft sounds? What
do they like to listen to loudly? What not? Can they name things in all of these
categories? Can they name things they like or least like? How about what members
of their family likes?
What do
people who don't have one or more of their senses do? How do they move
around in a room or outside?
Activities:
- Have the kids partner up, close their eyes (or blindfold
them) and have their partner lead them around the room by verbally guiding them.
How does a guide dog help a blind person?
- Have them close (or blindfold them) their eyes and
try to fill up a cup of water using their sense of touch. They
will stick their finger inside the cup, and stop pouring when they feel the
liquid.
- Split the class up into 2 groups, have them sit on a cleared
floor facing each other, give each side identical animals that they have to
sound like (the moo of a cow, the neigh of a horse, the baa of a sheep).
Blindfold them and have them crawl toward each other until they can find the
same animal, using only the sound of that animal coming from the other side of
the room.
children's music