Touch, Taste, Smell, Hear, and See! It’s time to introduce the five senses and explore what each one does. We have a variety of different activities lined up this week that will help children discover each of their five senses. NOTE: Some of the activity links go straight to a pin on Pinterest instead of a blog page. Read the description of the pin for the activity instructions. If you are new here, make sure to check out the Themed Curriculum page for more details about how to use this curriculum.
As you go through this week’s activities make sure tag @kidslearningforlife to share the activities you do! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Instagram!
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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| Floor Activity | Scent Jars | Sensory Balloons | Matching Sounds | Hard/Soft Sort | Touch Bags |
| STEAM | Spice Painting Art | Sandpaper Art | Painting with Sound | Salt Finger Painting | Flavor Taste Test |
| Outside Play | Five Senses Outside- Smell | Color Telescopes | Five Senses Outside- Sound | Five Senses Outside- Touch | Walk Barefoot |
| Circle Time | Five Senses Vocabulary | Five Senses Song | I can describe… | Roll and Describe | Vocabulary Review |
| Recommended Books: My Five Senses, The Girl who Heard Colors, Horton Hears a Who!, You Can’t Taste a Pickle with your Ear, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell
Music and Movement: Youtube Five Senses Playlist |
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If one of the activities listed above does not work for you, try replacing it with a different activity from my Pinterest Five Senses theme board!
Materials List
Craft Supplies:
Play-Doh
Around the House:
Plastic spice/herb containers (or any jar with a lid)
Empty prescription bottles (or any non-see through containers)
Salt
Toilet paper rolls (or paper towel rolls)
Toys/Other:
Various Scents (essential oils, spices, food, etc.)
Various texture items (sand, cotton balls, bird seed, flour, baby powder, hair gel, rocks water, etc)
Various hard/soft toys
Sandpaper
NOTE: These are the suggested materials based on directions from the activity links above. I always look for ways to do the activities with materials I already have on hand, and I encourage you to do the same!
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