54.Unit Imspecial Five Senses 2

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Materialscop ies of rep roducible pages 52 and 53 (for each studen t)

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Making the WearableGuide children in following

these directions:1. Color the mask, if desired.

2. Cut out the mask, nose, and ears.

3. Cut a hole in each iris for pupils.

4. Cut along the lines where thenose will be, making slits for thenose tabs to pass through.

5. Fold the nose down the middleand along the tabs. Insert the tabsinto the nose slits on the mask.

Turn the mask over and tape thetabs in place.

6. Fold the ears along the tabs. Tapeboth ears to the front of the maskto secure their position.

7. Locate the dots printed on thetabs for both the ears and mask.At each dot, punch holes for theyarn to pass through.

8. Tie both pieces of yarn to the maskat the holes.

9. Have each student hold the maskon his or her face. Tie the yarn intoa bow to secure.

Teaching With t he Wearable1. Invite students to wear their masks. Tell children that the masks theyve

made will help them learn about their five senses.2. Discuss how different parts of our bodies help us make observations about

our environment. Then, have children point out the parts of their bodythat help them see, hear, smell, and taste things in the world aroundthem (eyes, ears, nose, tongue). For example, say: Point to the part on your face that helps you see. N ow, point to the part of your body that helps you hear.

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Sing Along and Learnby Ken Sheldon(Scholast ic, 1997).

Twelve learning songswith reproducibleactivity pages teachprimary skills andconcepts, includingthe five senses.

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3. Invite students to talk about the sense of touch. Ask: What happens when you touch something? What do you learn about it? Students may say, forexample, that they can feel temperature, texture, and moisture.

4. Although we may associate touch with fingers, invite children wearing theSenses Mask to explore the sense of touch using the skin on their faces.For a hands-on experience, ask students to lightly touch their own cheekswith a crayon. Encourage children to discuss how it feels on their skin. Forexample, students may say the crayon feels cool, waxy, and dry.

Extending Learning

Mystery Box

P lay a favorite classroom game like Mystery Box, a sensory gamethat invites students to use the sense of touch to describe an objectthey cant see, hear, or smell. But this time, take Mystery Box a stepfurther. After the student whose turn it is identifies the object, ask thechild to use his or her other senses to describe the object. (For safetyand hygiene reasons, dont have children taste objects.)

To make a Mystery Box, cut an old sock off at the ankle. Staple orglue it over the opening on an empty top-dispensing tissue box.(Students will need to place their hands into the tube of the sockto reach into the box, so secure the sock well.) Then, gather smallobjects that students may know the feel of, for instance buildingblocks, dollhouse furniture, pencils, and leaves. Be sure to includeobjects in a variety of shapes and textures.

When the class is ready to play, have students put on their masks. Then, model what you expect the students to do. Reach into the boxand grasp an object. Tell them youre thinking about what the objectcould be and some words that might describe it. If the object is a leaf,you might say: It feels smooth and papery. It feels like something in my mothers garden, so Im going to guess that this object is a leaf. Pull the leaf out and show it. Then say: M y eyes help me see that this leaf is yellow and orange. M y ears help me hear a quiet sound when I rub its surface. M y nose helps me remember that this leaf smells like the woods after a rain . Talkingthrough the observation process in this way will help children thinkabout the senses they use every day to identify objects in their world.

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Try This!

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students put ontheir masks. Tellthem that when theywear their masks,their senses arekeener. Their earscan hear even thetiniest of sounds! Askchildren to listen tothe sounds in theclassroom and raise

one hand if they hearsomething they wanttheir classmates tonotice. For example, achild may hear a birdoutside the windowora students footstepsreceding down thehall. Encouragechildren to be as quietas caterpillars (orbutterflies) as theylisten to the quiet.


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