Lesson Plan

5 Senses Lesson Plan Overview

          This lesson plan was designed to introduce and demonstrate the 5 Senses. The room was set up in stations so that students can focus on one sense at a time. It would be benefeficial to ask for some parent volunteers for this activity so the teacher can move around from station to station to ask questions and assess. This should be the first lesson of the day and set up the afternoon before. This will allow for the activities to flow smoothly. At the end of the lesson and activities, students will be able to differentiate the senses one from another.  For assessment a popcorn activity will be completed. This activity blends all five senses and allows for students to choose the order by which they experience each sense while popping popcorn.

Lesson Title: The Five Senses

Grade: Kindergarten

Time: 3 hours

Philosophy: My goal for this lesson is to create an environment that allows students to explore a variety of medias and critically evaluate what they experience. Without a long lecture students will get to fully experience each sense through hands on activities which will inevitably provide a full comprehension of the topic of the five senses. I believe in active learning so students can become fully engaged and interested in the subject of science.

Goals: The goal is of this lesson is for the students to understand the five senses and why we need our senses. Also for the students to understand the function of the body parts that allow for these senses.

Objectives:

• The student will be able to identify the five senses and their importance.
• The student will use their senses to identify various things.

Standards:

Science:

GLE 2-0007.2.2- Use the senses to investigate and describe and object.

Reading:

1.02: Develop listening skills.

Health:

3.1- Identify the functions of human body systems

3.3- explain the importance of the basic body systems

Set: Grab the students' attention by the class singing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.

Instructional Procedures:

• Set up the room in stations. Each station with an activity demonstrating each sense.

      * Smelling Station-

        1) Blindfolds, tray with a lemon, cinnamon, a flower, coffee

         beans, basil leaves,etc are provided.         

         2) Students will be blindfolded and will identify each object.

      * Touch Station-

       1) Place coins, candy, a feather, sandpaper and tape in brown

        paper bags.

        2) Students will reach into each bag and identify each object.

      * Tasting Station-

       1) Using small mirrors provided, have the students look at the

        small bumps on their tongues.

       2) Students will each take a tongue map that shows

       which area on the tongue tastes bitter, salty, sweet, and sour.

       3) Provide a variety      of foods such as unsweetened chocolate for bitter, potato

       chips for salty, rock candy for sweet, and dill pickle for sour.

       4) Students will identify and record their observations on a worksheet.

      * Hearing Station-

        1) Student will each make a duck from a paper cup that quacks.

        2) Materials needed are yellow plastic cups, sponges, and string, and

        construction paper.

        3) Punch 2 small holes in the bottom of the cup and tie a long piece of string

      through the holes.

     4) Tie a small piece of sponge to the other end of the string.

     5) Add a construction paper beak to the cup.

      6) Wet the sponge and pull it down the string to make a quacking sound.

     * Sight Station-

      1) Place 10 common objects on a tray.

      2) Show the tray to the class for 1 minute.

      3)  Hide the tray and remove 1 object.

      4) Show the tray again and see if students can remember which object is missing.

      

Questions for Reflection and Higher Order Thinking:

• Name an animal and tell how they use their senses to survive.
• If you could not smell would you be able to taste?
• What would happen if you lost your sense of touch?
• How might you communicate with each other if you lost your sight and could not hear?

Closure:

·        Read the book My Five Senses by Aliki

Evaluation and Assessment:

·        Provide a handout with a picture of an ear, a nose, an eye, a hand, and a mouth.

·        Pop microwave popcorn.

·        Ask the students to number the pictures on the handout in the order of what sense they use first and so on while the popcorn is popping..

·        Example: Students would write #1 on the picture of the ear for hearing.. Students would then write #2 on the picture of the nose for smell. Students would then write #3 on the picture of  the eye for sight. A #4 on the picture of the hand for touch and #5 on the picture of the mouth for taste.

·        Let the students enjoy their popcorn snack.

Adaptations to Meet Individual Needs:

• Students will work in pairs for peer tutoring
• The teacher will assist where needed and offer more examples.

Materials/Media:

• Pencils
• Worksheets
• A variety of objects for taste, touch, sight and smell stations
• Brown paper bags
• Yellow plastic cups for duck activity and for serving popcorn
• String
• Sponges, cut up into small pieces
• Book for reading prior to assessment
• Microwave
• Microwavable popcorn

Time Filler:

·        Barney's 5 Senses Song

·        The 5 Senses Song - song by Dr. Jean Feldman - video by Mr ...

·        It's a Big Big World - "The Five Senses"

·        Curious George - "Doctor Monkey"

Concept Map of the Five Senses