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Which subject	Science
What age group	Reception / Kindergarten
What topic	5 Senses
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Exploring Our 5 Senses!

Lesson Introduction: "A Magical Mystery Tour of Our Senses"

Objective: Today, we will embark on a magical mystery tour to discover our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell! By the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and understand how each sense helps us explore the world around us.

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A Warm Welcome!

Start your lesson by inviting the children to sit in a circle. Greet them with excitement!

“Good morning, explorers! Are you ready to go on a magical mystery tour today? We’re going to unlock the secrets of our five amazing senses! These senses help us see, hear, taste, touch, and smell everything around us. Let’s find out how they work together to make our world a colorful place!”

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Create a Sensory Box!

Materials needed:

• A small box filled with different textured items (e.g., soft cloth, rough stone, smooth ball)
• A variety of scents (e.g., vanilla extract, lemon juice, cinnamon)
• Colorful pictures of fruits, animals, and places.
• Some instruments or sounds (e.g., a bell, a drum, or any sound-making toys).

Activity:

1. Sensory Exploration:

   • Pass around the box of textured items. Encourage the children to feel each item, describing them using words like smooth, rough, soft, and hard.
   • Next, have a scent sniffing session. Let each child take a turn to smell a scent and guess what it is.
   • Show colorful pictures and ask them how these items would look and what colors they see.

2. Sound Guessing Game:

   • Play different sounds using instruments or sound toys. Ask the children to close their eyes and identify where the sound is coming from.

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Interactive Storytime

Story: “The Wonderful Adventure of Sam’s Senses”

After the sensory activities, gather the children for a storytime session. Read a short tale about a character named Sam who goes on an adventure using their five senses. Illustrate how Sam uses sight to see a rainbow, hears birds singing, touches fluffy clouds, tastes sweet fruits, and smells flowers in a garden.

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Wrap-Up Discussion

After the story, ask the children:

• “What is your favorite sense, and why?”
• “Can you share a time when you used your senses?”

Encourage children to share their thoughts, emphasizing that our senses help us learn and enjoy the world every day!

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Closing Activity

Conclude the lesson with a fun song about the five senses. This will help reinforce what they learned while keeping the energy high.

Song Idea: Tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” - but change the words to describe each sense. For example: “Touch, touch, feel so nice, Soft and smooth, it’s a surprise. See, see colors bright, Red and yellow, what a sight!”

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By engaging the kids' imagination and participation, this lesson will create a joyful and exciting learning experience about the five senses!