Did you know we have five special tools that help us learn about the world? These tools are called our senses, and we use them every day in many fun ways!
Our eyes help us see all the wonderful things around us. We can see the bright sun shining in the sky. We can see our friends smiling happily. We can look at the words and pictures in our favorite books. Everywhere we look, our eyes show us beautiful things!
Besides seeing, we have four more senses that help us explore the world:
Our nose helps us smell yummy cookies baking or fresh flowers blooming in the garden.
Our tongue helps us taste delicious ice cream or juicy fruits. Yum!
Our ears help us hear birds singing or our favorite songs playing.
Our hands help us feel soft teddy bears or the cool water in a pool.
Our five senses are like super tools that help us learn and grow every day. They help us gather information that our brain uses to understand the world. With our senses, we can be the best we can be!
Remember, we have five senses: see, smell, taste, hear, and touch. With these senses, we can learn so much about everything around us. Let’s have fun exploring the world with our amazing senses!
Sensory Scavenger Hunt: Go on a sensory scavenger hunt around your home or classroom! Use your senses to find items that match each sense. For example, find something that smells nice, like a flower or a piece of fruit, something that feels soft, like a stuffed animal, something that makes a sound, like a bell, something you can see, like a colorful picture, and something you can taste, like a small snack. Share your findings with your friends and talk about how each item uses a different sense!
Sound Matching Game: Gather a few small containers and fill each with different items, such as rice, beans, or coins. Shake each container and listen carefully to the sound it makes. Try to guess what’s inside just by using your sense of hearing. Once you’ve made your guesses, open the containers to see if you were right. This activity helps you focus on your sense of hearing and understand how different objects can make different sounds.
Texture Exploration: Collect various objects with different textures, such as a smooth rock, a piece of sandpaper, a fluffy cotton ball, and a bumpy pinecone. Close your eyes and use your hands to feel each object. Describe how each one feels. Is it rough, smooth, soft, or hard? This activity helps you use your sense of touch to explore and describe the world around you.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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I have five senses I use every day,
I have five senses I use in many ways.
Every day I try with all my might,
So many times I use the sense of sight.
With my eyes, I see the sun shining bright in the sky,
With my eyes, I see a friend give me a happy smile.
With my eyes, I see the words and pictures in a book,
With my eyes, I see beauty everywhere I look.
Every day I try with all my might,
So many times I use the sense of sight.
My five senses are tools I can use
To gather information for my brain to use.
They help me learn and grow and be the best I can be,
My five senses are so good to me.
With my eyes, I see the sun shining bright in the sky,
With my eyes, I see a friend give me a happy smile.
With my eyes, I see the words and pictures in a book,
With my eyes, I see beauty everywhere I look.
Every day I try with all my might,
So many times I use the sense of sight.
I have five senses I use every day,
I have five senses I use in many ways.
Every day I try with all my might,
So many times I use the sense of sight.
See, smell, taste, hear, and touch,
With my five senses, I learn so much.
See, smell, taste, hear, and touch,
With my five senses, I learn so much.
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