Children's Books!
My Five Senses By Aliki. (1989). 32p. HarperCollins, Gr. K-3
A fun book that illustrates the five sense and how we use them.
A fun book that illustrates the five sense and how we use them.
Hello Ocean By Pam Munoz Ryan. Illus. Mark Astrella (2002). 32p. Charlesbridge Publishing, Gr. K-2
A book that explores the five sense through a little girl's day at the beach.
A book that explores the five sense through a little girl's day at the beach.
You Can't Taste a Pickle with your Ear By Harriet Ziefret. Illus. Amanda Haley (2002). 40p. Blue Apple Books, Gr. K-2
Explores the five senses in five separate chapters. This book is a witty and informative way to teach the five senses.
Explores the five senses in five separate chapters. This book is a witty and informative way to teach the five senses.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? By Bill Martin Jr. Illus by Eric Carle. (1991) 28p. Macmillian, (9780805017595). Gr. K-2
Eric Carle's illustration really shine in this book. This story explores sense of hearing but it is one in a series of books illustrated by Eric Carle. Each of the books cover a different one of the five senses.
Eric Carle's illustration really shine in this book. This story explores sense of hearing but it is one in a series of books illustrated by Eric Carle. Each of the books cover a different one of the five senses.
Websites for Kids
Sid the Science Kid: Sid the science kid leads students through a brief introduction to the senses, students then get a chance to practice identifying their senses.
The five senses song Students join Mr. Harry on youtube in singing the five sense song. A great way for students to easily remember which organ does what.
The Five Senses: In this game students identify which body part relates to sense of taste, touch, hearing, smell, and sight.
Listening with Clifford: Students can interactively play with a beloved childhood character, Clifford. Students use their sense of sound to guess which toy Clifford is hiding behind.
Teacher Resources: Lesson Plans
My five senses: Student's explore their five senses as well as the body parts they use everyday.
SMARTboard fun: For classrooms with smartboards this site provides various smartboard activities to explore the five senses.
Experimenting with senses: This site has various activities that combine scientific experimentation with exploration of the five senses.
Senses Lesson This a good lesson for explaining which organ is responsible for the five senses. It's a quick lesson so it could be used as an intro to a different activity. It also has good background information for the instructor.
Hearing Lessons: This lesson offers a variety of ways to introduce students to their sense of hearing.
Teacher Resources: Assessment
Match-up worksheet This worksheet has students each sense to the corresponding organ. It's a good worksheet to use near the end of the unit to ensure students are grasping the concept.
My Five Sense Book This is great to use at the end of the unit. Not only can you asses whether students understand the material but students can take this home and refer to it later.
Observe students in class and during Five Senses song or other activities correctly identifying proper organs.