1B - 5 senses activity

Lesson: Science

Science  - Exploring their 5 senses 

The children had such a great time during this lesson! 

5 tables were set up for the children to investigate using their 5 senses with a variety of activities. 

They spent 5 mins at each table.

Touch table – items in feely bags children write on post-it notes what they think they are.

Sight table – different items with magnifying glasses.  Central piece of paper to write down some interesting describing words.

Taste table – different plates of food. Children had to write down different adjectives used to describe them.

Smell – pots of different smelling items, covered with holes. Children to match the labels to the correct pots. 

Sound – opaque pots filled with different objects. Children shake the pots and try to guess which objects are inside.

At the end of the lesson, the children had to discuss the findings of their investigations and the true identity of the objects were revealed. They had to discuss these questions:

-Did they guess correctly?

-Which sense did they find the hardest/easiest to use?

-Did anything affect their ability to use their senses during the experiments?