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Number of children participating at one time __8____ Ages ____4 and 5 years old_____
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Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
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standard that is
addressed by this
activity. Write out
each component
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exactly, as
published in
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Lesson
Summary:
Estimated
Duration:
In this lesson I plan on dividing the five senses to one per day. Due to
the age group I will limit the maximum time allowed to a half hour.
Preparation of
materials and
environment
Instructional Procedures:
Day 1: Gather children in a circle. Explain to children what society considers the five
senses. Explain that the five senses are there to help us thru daily activities and can
make learning more fun and engaging. Expose them to the vocabulary of smell, touch,
feel, and sight. Ask children to sing along to the song titled Five Senses (Tune: Where
is Thumbkin)
During the singing of the song I will point to different body parts that corresponds to each
sense. This song will play from an ipad device.
Five senses, five senses
We have them. We have them.
Day 3:
Once more children will be asked to try and remember the two senses learned on
Monday and Tuesday. Once they do so, introduce them to the sense of smell. Sing song
from Monday. Explain to them that for this sense we use our nose. Gather children in
circle and sit on floor. This lesson will expose children to various smells.There will be
three different kinds of candles (pumpkin, cotton candy, chocolate). Items will be passed
around. Other items available to children to smell will be grass, rocks and play dough.
Each children will describe and explain the different smells as well as maybe tell us a
place where they might be exposed to these smells. Ask children if there is a place they
have been to where they might have already smelled this, for a few minutes allow them
to share an experience of their own with a certain smell, even one not shared in class
today. Allow children to ask any questions they may have.After children are done with
these exercises they will wash their hands and proceed with next activity.
Day 4:
Allow children once more to reflect and ask them to name the senses they have learned.
Sing song from Monday. Expose them to the sense of sight. Let children know this
sense uses their eyes. Ask children to look around them and ask them what they see
and to describe and if they know what the object is to name it. Teacher will ask children
questions about the descriptions they are seeing. Read children a made up short story
book which will say i see a small..square, that square is the color green, that square is
on top of the bed, the bed is inside the house, the house is (allow children to make
something up, use their imagination). Allow children to ask any questions they may have.
After children are done with these exercises they will wash their hands and proceed with
next activity.
Day 5:
Ask children to name the four senses they have learned this week and if they can guess
which one is missing. Once children do so tell them the sense we will be using today is
going to be taste. Ask children if they can guess what body part uses the taste sense.
After they have guessed it, let them know that taste sense in fact does require your
mouth. Explain that our tongues allow us to experience different taste.have children wash
their hands. Children will be served a small amount of each fruit on a plate with.
Assuming that all possible allergies have been communicated to the teacher, proceed
with this lesson by allowing children to taste different fruits such as; pineapple, apples,
celery and raisins. Children will have the option to choose and/or deny to taste any of the
samples. Children will compare, explain the taste and texture of the fruit they tasted.
After this is done they will briefly do a K W L (Know, Wonder, Learned) chart -Teacher will
use google drawings where she will write down the answers that children blur out.
Teacher will make a KWL chart for each sense.
Extension
Parents and teachers can benefit from this website to gather an idea of where a child of
a certain age be in terms of their developmental stage. This can help both teachers and
parents provide children with more age appropriate lesson plan and activities at home.
http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Early-Learning/Early-Learning-ContentStandards/Birth-Through-Pre_K-Learning-and-Development-Stand/ELSD-CognitionStandards.pdf.aspx
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