ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten Let’s Explore: Senses with Whistling Swans! | Ocean Explorers Season 2 | Education
Today, we’re going on a fun adventure to a very cold place called the Arctic! It’s super chilly there, but it’s also a great place to learn about our five senses. Do you know what our five senses are? Let’s find out together!
We have five senses that help us explore the world. They are:
Let’s use our senses to explore the Arctic! First, let’s use our eyes to see the bright white snow. Isn’t it beautiful? Now, let’s use our noses. What do you smell? I smell a yummy banana! Let’s taste it. Mmm, delicious!
Next, let’s use our hands to touch the snow. Brrr, it’s cold! We’ve used our senses to see, smell, taste, and touch. But wait, there’s one more sense to use!
Let’s use our ears to listen. Do you hear that? It’s a group of birds making a whistling sound. These birds are called whistling swans. They make the sound by flapping their wings. Let’s pretend to be whistling swans! Flap your hands and make a sound with your mouth. Great job!
Look, the whistling swans are building nests. Birds build nests to keep their babies warm and safe. Let’s help them build a nest! Grab some sticks and let’s stack them together.
Here’s a fun song to sing while we build:
Stacking sticks together to resist the weather,
Stacking sticks is better working all together.
One stick, two sticks, add some grass, make it quick.
One short, one long, add more grass, make it strong.
Stacking sticks together to resist the weather,
Stacking sticks is better working all together.
Our nest looks amazing! Today, we learned about whistling swans and how they make whistle sounds. We also used all our senses to explore the Arctic.
Now, let’s have a dance party to celebrate our fun day! It’s so much fun to learn and play with friends. Thank you for exploring with us. See you next time, and keep exploring!
Five Senses Scavenger Hunt: Go on a scavenger hunt around your home or classroom to find items that you can explore with your five senses. For example, find something you can see that’s colorful, something you can hear that makes a sound, something you can smell that has a nice scent, something you can taste (with permission), and something you can touch that feels interesting. Share your discoveries with a friend or family member and describe what you noticed using your senses.
Arctic Sound Imitation Game: Let’s play a game where we pretend to be Arctic animals! Listen to the sounds of different Arctic animals like the whistling swans, polar bears, or seals. Try to imitate the sounds they make using your voice or by creating sounds with objects around you. Can you guess which animal your friends are pretending to be based on the sounds they make?
Build Your Own Nest: Just like the whistling swans, let’s build our own nests! Gather materials like small sticks, leaves, and grass from outside (or use craft materials like paper and yarn). Work together with a friend to create a cozy nest. While building, think about how the materials feel and how you can use your sense of touch to make the nest strong and comfortable. Once finished, share your nest with the group and talk about how you used your senses to build it.
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**[Music] [Applause]**
Hello, ocean explorers! Today, Zen is flying us to the Arctic to meet some amazing animal friends. The Arctic is one of the coldest places on the planet, making it the perfect place for us to use our five senses.
What are the five senses? They are sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. We will use our eyes, ears, noses, mouths, and hands to explore!
Alright, explorer friends, come along with us and we’ll learn something new. Thanks for the ride, Zen! It sure is cold and windy in the Arctic, but it’s bright and beautiful too.
Let’s start by using our eyes to see the white snow. Great job! Now, let’s smell with our noses. What do you smell? I smell a banana! Now I’ll taste the banana. Yep, it tastes yummy!
Next, let’s use our sense of touch. What do you feel? I feel the snow! We have used our senses to see, smell, taste, and feel, but there’s one more sense we haven’t used yet.
That’s right! Let’s listen with our ears. Oh, I hear a sound coming from a group of birds over there. Good listening! Should we take a closer look? Yes! When you’re curious, take a closer look and your mind will grow.
Those birds are called whistling swans because they make a whistling sound while they fly. I wish I could make a whistle sound like them! Whistling swans make the sound by flapping their wings.
Would you like to pretend to be whistling swans with us? Great! Just flap your hands. You may not make a whistling sound, but you can make a sound with your mouth.
Look over there! Those whistling swans are building nests. All birds make nests so their babies have a warm and safe place to stay. Building a nest looks like fun! Can you help the whistling swans build one?
Great idea! Let’s make a nest just like the whistling swans. Come on, everybody, grab some sticks! We’re going to stack them together.
**[Singing]**
Stacking sticks together to resist the weather,
Stacking sticks is better working all together.
One stick, two sticks, add some grass, make it quick.
One short, one long, add more grass, make it strong.
Stacking sticks together to resist the weather,
Stacking sticks is better working all together.
Our nest looks great! Today we learned about whistling swans and their whistle sounds. We also explored our senses: seeing, tasting, feeling, smelling, and hearing.
Well, I guess there’s only one thing left to do: dance party! What a day! It’s so much fun playing with friends by the ocean. So much to learn and explore!
We’re so glad you could play with us. See you next time! Until then, keep exploring!
**[Music]**
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