Learning Our Five Senses

Grade Level: Kindergarten Subject: Science Prepared By: Jade Blevins

Overview & Purpose Education Standards Addressed

We will learn to recognize our five senses and their uses in our everyday life’s. 112.11 (a) (1)
Students will be able to identify and describe the five senses This will be helpful in
many ways including if they are asked to describe an objects’ smell, taste, what it looks
like, feels like, and what it may sound like.

Lesson Details
Objectives Show them cutouts of eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and hands Materials Needed
(Specify skills/information that will be and ask what each one is.  5 copies of the “My Five Senses” worksheet.
learned.)
Then I will explain what each is used for and then watch a  5 copies of “Circle the Correct Answer”
YouTube video/song that describes our five senses for worksheet.
better understanding.  The 5 Senses Dice
Information Will give them “My Five Senses” worksheet and have them  Jolly Ranchers/Candy
(Give and/or demonstrate necessary complete it. They will have to draw lines from eyes, ears,  Poster board person and the Five senses cut
information)
mouth, nose, and hands to what each are used for (see, outs.
hear, taste, smell, or touch).  Computer/screen to access YouTube video
 Pencil
Verification Will have a poster board with a person drawn on it with Other Resources
(Steps to check for student eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and hands with lines coming from (e.g. Web, books, etc.)
understanding)
each and have students come up and place where each of YouTube:
the senses go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXiyIGqliE
Activity Will give each student a jolly rancher, candy. They will all
(Describe the independent activity to get a chance to roll the “Senses Dice” and whichever sense
reinforce this lesson)
they land on they will tell me their sense of the Jolly
Rancher.
Then the students will be given a paper asking what each
person in the pictures are using and will have to circle the
sense they are using.
Summary We will make sure that we can recognize each sense and Additional Notes
also what body part is used for each.