Did you know we have five special tools that help us learn about the world? These tools are called our senses! Let’s explore one of them today: the sense of touch!
The sense of touch helps us feel things around us. We use our hands, feet, and skin to touch and feel. It’s like having little helpers all over our body!
With our hands, we can feel the water when we wash them. We can also feel the soft fur of a dog or the warmth of a friend’s hand. Isn’t that amazing?
When we walk, our feet help us feel the ground. We can feel if it’s soft like grass or hard like a sidewalk. Our feet are great at helping us explore!
Our skin can feel lots of things too! It can feel the cool rain falling down or the cold air outside. If we get a hug, our skin feels the love and warmth. Hugs are the best!
Touch helps us learn and understand the world. It tells our brain what things feel like, so we can know if something is hot, cold, soft, or rough. Our sense of touch helps us stay safe and enjoy the world around us!
Every day, we can use our sense of touch to learn new things. Next time you feel something, think about what it tells you. Is it warm or cold? Is it soft or hard? Our senses are amazing tools that help us grow and learn!
Remember, our five senses are here to help us be the best we can be. Let’s keep exploring and having fun!
Texture Hunt: Go on a texture hunt around your home or classroom! Find different objects and feel them with your hands. Can you find something smooth, something rough, something soft, and something hard? Share what you find with a friend and describe how each object feels. This will help you understand how different textures feel to your sense of touch.
Touch and Tell Storytime: Gather a few items with different textures, like a soft toy, a bumpy ball, or a smooth stone. Close your eyes and have a friend hand you one item at a time. Use your sense of touch to guess what the item is and tell a short story about it. This activity will help you focus on how your sense of touch can give you clues about the world around you.
Weather Watch: Step outside and use your skin to feel the weather. Is it sunny and warm, or is it chilly and windy? Talk about how the weather feels on your skin. You can also try this activity on different days to see how the weather changes. This will help you notice how your sense of touch helps you experience the environment.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, focusing on clarity and readability:
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I have five senses I use every day,
In so many ways, I learn so much.
I often use the sense of touch.
With my hands, I feel the water flowing down,
With my feet, I feel the ground as I walk around.
With my skin, I feel discomfort if I get bitten,
With my arms, I feel love when I receive a hug.
Every day, I can learn so much,
Using my sense of touch.
My five senses are tools I can use
To gather information for my brain.
They help me learn, grow, and be the best I can be.
My five senses are so good to me.
With my hands, I feel the water flowing down,
With my feet, I feel the ground as I walk around.
With my skin, I feel discomfort if I get bitten,
With my arms, I feel love when I receive a hug.
Every day, I can learn so much,
Using my sense of touch.
With my sense of touch, I feel things with my hands,
I feel the warmth of someone’s hand,
I feel the cold outside with my skin,
I feel the soft fur of a dog,
I feel the cool rain falling down.
With my sense of touch, I feel things with my hands,
I feel things with my skin.
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This version maintains the original meaning while improving readability and flow.
