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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Sensitivity Tester

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore skin sensitivity on different areas of the human arm by performing a blindfold test with paperclip points touching the skin. Compare and contrast results.
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Interactive
Other

Senses: Online Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Have fun finding words associated with the five senses: smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. When finished with the game, rescramble the word search and play again.
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Interactive
Other

Skin: Online Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
Find words associated with skin (like scab, scar, germs, and senses) in this word search. When finished, rescramble the letters and play again.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Touch

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site find out how you can feel hot and cold and try this experiment using your sensory nerves.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.
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Handout
Other

Young People's Trust for the Environment: Communication in Animals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Facts about the many ways animals communicate. Included is information about scent, sound, sight, and touch.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Fabulous Five

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains sorting, graphing and assessment concerning our five senses.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Five Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the five senses for k-2 students.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Touch and Feel Box

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will identify objects through their sense of touch and increase vocabulary skills by using describing words. Lesson plan for K-2nd grades.
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Unit Plan
SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Senses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Touch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
touch