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Which subject	English
What age group	Preschool / Nursery
What topic	Sensory skill
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Exploring Our Senses: A Sensory Adventure!

Lesson Introduction

Welcome, Little Explorers! Today, we are going to embark on an exciting adventure to discover our amazing senses! Senses help us learn about the world around us, and they make everything so much more fun! Can you guess what our five senses are?

Sensory Mystery Box

To kick off our lesson, let’s play a game called the Sensory Mystery Box! Here’s how it works:

What You’ll Need:

• A box or bag that can be closed.
• A few small items that represent different textures, sounds, and smells (e.g., a soft feather, a rough piece of sandpaper, a crinkly wrapper, a cotton ball, a strong-smelling herb, etc.).

Instructions:

1. Gather Around! Have the children sit in a circle around you and bring out the mystery box.

2. Introduce the Box: Say, “Inside this box, there are some mysterious items! We are going to use our senses to figure out what they are!”

3. Sense Exploration: One by one, invite children to reach into the box without looking and use their fingers to feel the items. While they are feeling, encourage them to describe what they feel. Questions to guide them:

   • How does it feel? (soft, rough, crinkly)
   • Is it big or small?
   • Can you guess what it might be?

4. Guessing Game: After everyone has had a turn feeling an item, come together as a group to guess what each item could be. You can also pass the items around for them to see and smell.

5. Reflection Talk: Finish the activity by asking questions:

   • What was your favourite item?
   • Which sense was the most fun to use today?
   • Can you think of other things that might feel or smell similar?

Conclusion

Great job, everyone! You all did an amazing job using your senses today! Remember, we can use our senses every day to learn new things. Keep exploring, and let’s discover more about the world around us!

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Follow-Up Activity

For a fun extension, set up different sensory stations in the classroom where children can explore various materials like rice, water, sand, and even fragrant herbs, encouraging them to use their senses and express their discoveries through drawing or storytelling!

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This lesson will not only spark curiosity but also enhance children's vocabulary and sensory awareness through interactive play and sensory exploration!