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Measuring Visual Acuity
Students examine the principles of visual acuity and how it pertains to sight. In this measuring lesson students complete several activities on vision.
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Visualizing
Learners create a radio announcement after reading Strega Nona. In this visualization lesson, students investigate visualization strategies. After reading Strega Nona, learners complete a graphic organizer and produce a radio...
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Exploring Sensory Details in Fiction and Nonfiction Text
Second graders analyze storytelling devices by examining sensory details in literature. In this descriptive writing lesson, 2nd graders define the 5 senses and practice using descriptive vocabulary words in their writing. Students read...
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Taste Treat Writing
Students use their 5 senses to write a paragraph about yummy treats they sample. In this writing lesson plan, students use a graphic organizer to organize their tastes and how they can write about them and then write.
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Observation
Students study the different kinds of observation: fact and opinion. In this observation lesson students complete an activity that allows them to use their senses to make observations.
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It Feels....
Students practice using descriptive language. In this 5 senses lesson, students feel various items and describe to their teacher how they feel. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Found a Peanut
Students describe a peanut. in this peanut instructional activity, students get a peanut and they observe it using all five senses to write a very detailed description. They combine their peanuts with that of their group and the group...
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Sense of Taste
Students discover their sense of taste. In this taste instructional activity, students view a tongue poster which shows what areas of the tongue are responsible for sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. They taste four different foods under...
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Learning the Sense of Smell
Learners learn about the sense of smell and the nose. In this senses instructional activity, students read The Honey Bee and the Robber, discuss how a bee uses its sense of small and get an introduction on what they sense of smell...
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A Keen Sense of Smell
Students investigate their sense of smell by experimenting with smelly objects. In this human senses lesson plan, students examine the length of time it takes to smell a random object that is close to them. Students record...
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The Touch N Feel Box
Young scholars discover the characteristics of living and non living objects without the use of sight. In this sense of touch instructional activity, students touch items put in a shoe box and must identify whether the item was...
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Using the Senses as a Means of Observation
Students use their senses in various situations to determine their accuracy. In this senses activity, students use different senses to explore common objects. They find that their senses are not always accurate.
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The Five Senses
Students explore their five senses. In this senses lesson, students explore mystery boxes and use only one sense to determine what is inside the box. Examples of items in the mystery boxes include maracas, lemons, and cherry lotion.
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Crafting Poetry: A Sensory Journey
Tenth graders experiment with poetry devices to write poems. In this poetry lesson, 10th graders participate in learning stations. Students create a word pool and select a word from the list to create a line of poetry. Students complete...
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My five senses
For this five senses worksheet, students list one thing each sense lets them do and what part of the body they use to do it. Students complete 5 problems.
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Five Senses
Students explore the five senses. In this five senses science and literature instructional activity, students listen to The Magic School Bus Five Senses book, stopping to identify and discuss each sense. Students draw and...
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Matching the Five Senses
In this matching the five senses worksheet, students look at five pictures and write which one of the five senses best fits each one.
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Sense-o-gram
In this senses instructional activity, students write describing words to describe each of the senses as they listen to a book on tape. Students write descriptions for all 5 senses.
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Our Senses: How We Receive Messages
Students explore the 5 senses. For this 5 senses lesson, students consider how their senses aid them in communication. Students examine how their senses receive information as they discuss examples.
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Harry Hears!
Students explore ear anatomy and the sense of hearing. In this hearing lesson plan, students discuss the five senses and view a model of an ear. Students place cotton balls in their ears to simulate loss of hearing. Students use...
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What is it? Sally Smells!
Students explore the attributes of the human nose. For this 5 senses lesson, students participate in a smell guessing game prior to discussing the anatomy of the nose and creating a sense of smell book page.
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What Is It? Tommy Tastes
Students complete multi-curricular to learn about senses and sensory words. For this sensory words lesson, students discuss the five senses and the anatomy of a tongue. Students complete a food tasting activity and find descriptive words...
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Our Senses
In this senses instructional activity, students match the picture with the sense. Students match 5 pictures to words of the 5 different senses.
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Nature Walk
Students explore nature artists and participate in a nature walk. In this art/nature instructional activity, students discuss things artists use from nature then talk a walk to find some of the same things. Students look for...