5 Senses: Smelling

One activity we did for the sense of Smell was "Guess that Smell!" I put out four cups with four different types of items inside (peanut butter, lemonade, honey, rotten egg) and then I put tin foil on the top with a small hole. The kids then had to smell each one and guess what was inside. They then drew pictures of what they thought was in each one. I had shapes on the cups for the kids to be able to draw for example that in the circle cut they guess it was peanut butter, etc. It was great and it was a little difficult for some of the kids but they loved it!

Writing With Paint Bags

My wonderful husband helped me fill these bags the other day with paint! Thank you honey! These are so great because after they are made the kids can use Q-tips or their finger tips to write letters, shapes, etc onto the bags. I would make sure to use really heavy-duty bags so they don't rip especially if they're using a Q-tip because the Q-tips can rip through the plastic. Once you have the bags filled you just tape them onto a piece of poster board and you're ready to go. The poster board helps the letters, shapes, etc show up better. I use them in centers or when I have students who struggle with writing specific letters.

Sorting

We have been working on sorting for the last three weeks. I start our sorting unit out with shapes. It's the easiest thing for my students to sort. These pictures show how two of my students sorted their shapes: by color and by shape. Other things I do for sorting include buttons. Who has read "My Button Box"? It's a great book. You read it to the kids and then give them a handful of buttons to sort. This is much more difficult for them but so great!

5 Senses

This is an idea I got from pinterest. I love pinterest!! Thanks to TheTeacherWife for introducing me to it! But the kids have to draw a picture of something that goes with each of the senses. So there's five sections that say: I see, I hear, I smell, I taste, I touch, and then students draw a picture for each one. It was pretty fun! Higher students can actually write the words that go along with their pictures. Lower students can just write the first letter that their pictures state with.

The Sense of Touch

I love this activity! I send a hand picture home with each of my students and they have to attach something that they like to touch and bring it back with their homework. Then we make a quilt out of it and talk about each one. So much fun!

Dr. Seuss Classroom

The Kids LOVE Crackers