A Week of Exploration of the Five Senses

Materials 

1. Old magazines 
2. Scissors
3. Construction paper 
4. Glue
5. A tasty recipe 
6. Ingredients for the chosen recipe
7. A box with a lid 
8. Objects of different textures
9. Blindfold 
10. Small paper cups
11. Substances with different smells 
12. White paper
13. Crayons 
14. Records of lively music

Instructions

1. Designate days of the week to work on each of the five senses, for example, Monday could be Sense of Smell Day, etc. Have the necessary items ready for that day.
2. For the Sense of Sight Day, instruct children to browse through magazines and cut out pictures that are pleasing to the eye and very colorful. Cut out pictures of eyes, trying to find all the hues of eye color. Glue the pictures in booklets of paper to keep, labeling the book, "My Sense of Sight Scrapbook."
3. For the Sense of Taste Day, select a recipe that will be flavorful and will allow the children to experience a variety of flavors (such as oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, etc.) Senses 463 You can enhance the cookies' flavor by adding chocolate chips, raisins, nuts and spreading peanut butter or butter on them.
4. For the Sense of Touch Day, prepare a box with a lid, cutting a hole in the lid big enough for a hand to reach into. Put variously textured objects inside the box, such as sandpaper, a carpet sample, marbles, rocks, a silk square sample, etc. Allow the children to reach a hand inside to feel the items. Ask them if they can name what they're touching, and if it is soft, rough, hard, or smooth.
5. For the Sense of Smell Day, set up a smelling test. Place a variety of fragrant or interesting-smelling items in small paper cups. See if blindfolded children can name the items they smell and ask them to tell whether the smells are pleasant or unpleasant.
6. For Sense of Hearing Day, give each child a large sheet of paper and bright crayons. Play the liveliest music you can find. Ask children to draw to the beat or rhythm of the song. Then try different types of music, such as something slow and thoughtful, like a classical piece. Share with the entire class the masterpiece artwork at the end of this session.