{"id":1749,"date":"2013-02-19T08:50:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billygorilly.com\/blog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2015-06-15T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T21:01:22","slug":"teaching-children-about-five-senses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billygorilly.com\/blog\/2013\/teaching-children-about-five-senses\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Children About The Five Senses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five Senses<\/span><\/h2>\n

See \u2022 Hear \u2022 Smell \u2022 Touch \u2022 Taste<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"FiveSenses_RockinTheSchoolHouse2\"<\/a>From the time babies are born they are learning about the world around them using their senses.<\/p>\n

Exposing children to different textures, tastes, smells, sounds, and sights helps them learn about what’s going on in this great big world we live in.<\/p>\n

When you are teaching children about the five senses it’s a good idea to break the lessons down into segments. Take a day to go over the sense words and associated body parts. Then, spend a day\/lesson exploring each sense, spreading the lessons out over 5 or 6 days.<\/p>\n

This post focuses on teaching children the names of the five senses and which part of the body is associated with each sense.<\/p>\n

Let’s get started…<\/p>\n

Introductory Activity\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A good way to get the lesson started and introduce the children to the five senses is to play a Five Senses song. A song can set the stage for sense exploration by keeping things fun and light. Hearing the words in a rhythmic way and singing along helps children remember the different sense words. This is a great tool to use for ESL learners. Children can listen over and over, which will help them remember how each word is pronounced.<\/p>\n

When the song is playing, point to each part of the body as the words are spoken. Encourage the children to do the same thing. Explain to them they are using their sense of hearing to listen to the song.<\/p>\n

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Update to this Post: \u00a0Five Senses Video<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n