If you're gearing up to teach the 5 senses this year and want something more engaging than another stack of worksheets, I've got just the thing.
This Five Senses Full Curriculum Unit is a comprehensive, hands-on resource built specifically for Pre-K and Kindergarten — perfect for a Back to School science unit that keeps kids moving, exploring, and talking.
Instead of paper-and-pencil pages, children learn through sorting, graphing, investigations, art projects, scavenger hunts, vocabulary games, and real-world exploration. Think of it as five complete products in one — one for each sense — plus review activities that tie it all together
We start with a list of books that can be used for each sense.
There is then an original poem about each sense with the vocabulary connected to that sense highlighted.
The words that are highlighted are great for matching to the words in the large poems.
They are also in large format to use as pocket cards.
Each sense has different activities related to that sense.
Smellhas a smelling game, hearing has an auditory game etc. All with matching pictures
Then there are sorting games with a number of the sensese.
There are art activities related to each sense as well
Each sense includes:
Reference sheets with labeled body-part diagrams and vocabulary
Recommended children's book lists with cover visuals
Original vocabulary-rich poems (teacher copy + enlarged classroom display)
Vocabulary cards for pocket charts, word walls, and games
Listen-and-fill vocabulary application activities
Handwriting practice pages
Picture sorting mats and classification activities
A hands-on art project
There are special activites for four of the senses
Sight Investigation – sorting materials by transparent, translucent, and opaque
Touch Investigation – sorting materials by soft, rough, smooth, and bumpy
Smell Graphing Activity – comparing favorite smells and analyzing class data
Taste Graphing Activity – comparing favorite tastes and answering data questions
As a review ...
Five Senses Review Activities:
A 50-card picture sort with 5 sorting mats
20 self-checking clip cards
An indoor/outdoor scavenger hunt for objects that are smooth, rough, colorful, shiny, and more
Skills Covered
Science: five senses, observation, classification, scientific inquiry Language & Literacy: oral language, vocabulary, listening skills, descriptive language, shared reading Math: graphing, data analysis, sorting, categorizing Fine Motor: cutting, pasting, writing, art
If you want a highly engaging five senses resource that combines science, language, literacy, math, and vocabulary into one complete curriculum, this unit will keep your students actively learning and exploring for weeks!
Check it out here
