Five Senses
Crafts
*make instruments and noisemakers
*texture pictures
*potpourrie pictures
*fingerpaint with pudding, vanilla, etc.
*braille pictures (use a safety needle to punch the picture out instead of drawing)
*make glasses
*make scented playdough (add koolaid or jello powder mix to recipe)
Science
*feely box
*match the sounds (put items in black film cases -make 2 of each sound- and have children listen and
match the identical sounds)
*tasting centre
*smell jars (identify the smell)
*colour paddles
Block Area
*add bright coloured blocks
*add different types of blocks (textures) ie sponge blocks, cardboard, wooden, etc.
Dramatic Play
*use phones that ring
*add fresh flowers to the table
*label with words
Circle Time
Songs:
*My Eyes are Dim
*Do not Disturb... My Olfactory Nerve
*Stuck my head in a Little Skunk's Hole
*I have 10 fingers
*Five Senses song (Barney)
*Grandmother's Spectacles
*I hear Thunder
Stories:
*Looks like Spilt Milk
*Touch Books such as Pat the Bunny
*Pop-up books
*Sound Stories
*5 Senses series of Stories
Games:
*Who's Under the Blanket
*Detective Game (someone leaves... what were they wearing
*Sound tape... Identify the sound
*Sound Lotto
Water & Sand Play
*add food colouring to the water table
*add bubbles
*add items of different textures to water and sand tables
*add seashells to sand table for hiding, finding, feeling
*add koolaid to water table to scent and colour the water
Outdoor Play
*go on a scavenger hunt
*make a list of all the sounds you hear outdoors during playtime
*decorate with sidewalk chalk
Field Trips / Special Days
*visit a bakery
*go to the library and check out various types of books (picture, novels, braille)
Songs
I Hear Thunder
(sung to:Frere Jacques)
I hear thunder, I hear thunder
Hark don't you, hark don't you
Pitter patter raindrops, pitter patter raindrops
I'm wet through, so are you!
Printouts
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My Five Senses
I Can See
I Can Hear
I Can Smell
I Can Taste
I Can Touch
Sammy Skunk's Smell Game
Sammy Skunk's Smell Game (for lapbook)
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