The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 4A | I Use My Tongue to Taste 95Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Lesson Introduction
Show image 1A-1: Five photos demonstrating senses- Ask one student to come up to the picture to point to and name one
of the senses and its associated body part. Do this for each sense. - Point to your eyes and ask, “Which sense uses my eyes?” (sense
of sight) Point to your nose and ask, “Which sense uses my nose?”
(sense of smell) - Invite a few students to point to a body part and ask the class which
sense uses that body part; tell them that it is OK to repeat senses. - Now point to the picture of the boy licking the soft-serve ice cream
and ask students to tell their partner what they think today’s lesson
will be about.
Making Connections
- Tell students that they are going to learn about the sense of taste.
- Have students repeat the phrase sense of taste while pointing to their
tongue. - Now tell them to close their eyes and imagine their favorite tastes and
foods. They might like the taste of bananas, chocolate chip cookies,
pizza, egg salad, cheese, or grape lollipops. - Then instruct them to open their eyes and share the different tastes
they thought of with their partner. Call on a few students to share their
favorite food with the class.
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Ta s t e- Today’s lesson is called, “I Use My Tongue to Taste.”
- Say the word taste with me three times.
- Taste is the flavor of food sensed by your tongue when you eat.
- I use my tongue to taste.
Jarvis thought the spaghetti he had for dinner last night tasted great. - Tell your partner something you tasted today. Use the word tasted
when you tell about it.