The Five Senses 2

kdinelli
Nov 12, 2021
3 min read

With the help of Mister Potato Head. We learned more about our 5 senses.

As one of our most important senses, the ability to hear enables us to connect to the world for many very important, even vital, reasons. Most importantly, hearing connects us to people enabling us to communicate in a way that none of our other senses can achieve.

What do you hear?

Time to see who the ear belongs to. Like the game we played with our eyes and nose this far. The children were much better than me recognizing who the ears belongs to.

Page 3 for our book.

Sound Shakers

The kids created their own shakers with sounds of their choice. They chose from bells, rice, plastic pellets and pumpkin seeds. Enjoy the shakers at home. They have such lovely sounds :).

When we added a little music. The shakers got shaking and so did the kids.

Sound Matching

The children rolled a dice, found the corresponding number egg and then had to find the matching sound.

Animal Sound Bingo

The kids listened to the sound of the animal and had to find the match. They were really good at repeating the sound.

Can You Hear Me

The kids put on blacked out sunglasses and had to listen to the sound of a bell and my clues to find me in the classroom. They really can hear me!

Whose hands?

Time to guess again.

Page 4 of our 5 senses book.

Touchy Feely Guessing Game

We LOVE sensory activities in Pre-K! We especially love messy sensory activities. But sensory doesn't always mean messy, and this activity is a great non-messy one! The touchy feely guessing game is a good way to practice tactile memory and it is a lot of fun too! Before I called the kids over to circle time, I chose some objects without them seeing. I tried to choose different sized objects and with different textures too. During circle time I hid the items in a bag and chose one item at a time, put the item in the touchy feely container and then asked the kids to guess what the item was. The kids had to rely on a single sense - touch - to identify the objects hidden from sight! With the tricky ones, I would ask questions to guide the children: Is it heavy or light? Is it smooth or rough? Everyone was a pretty good guesser. Try this game at home. They might even trick you.

Sensory play, also referred to as “messy play,” is any activity that engages and stimulates children’s senses. While sensory play can often mean getting messy or dirty, it’s much more than that. It’s actually an important part of childhood! Children are discovering and experimenting each time they engage in sensory play. Sensory play offers significant developmental benefits for young children that can be hard to replicate in other activities.