Kindergarden - The Five Senses

The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 155

1B-1

Dear Family Member,

Your child will be learning about the fi ve senses and the body parts that go with each

sense:

• Sight/eyes


• Hearing/ears


• Smell/nose


• Taste/tongue


• Touch/skin

Your child will learn basic ways to take care of his/her body—for example, not putting

fi ngers in the eyes or ears. And your child will learn how the fi ve senses help to care of

him/her—for example, being able to taste and smell when a food is spoiled and feeling

when something is too hot to touch.

Below are some suggestions for activities that you can do at home with your child to

help him/her continue learning about the fi ve senses.

1. Sensory Walk

Use the activity sheet that comes with this letter to help your child record what s/he

sees, hears, smells, tastes, and touches (see page 1B-3).

2. Texture Hunt

Your child will learn that objects have many different types of textures; for example,

a rock is hard, a pillow is soft, the table is smooth, a basketball is bumpy, ice is cold,

scissors are sharp. As you walk around the house or outside with your child, invite him/

her to touch a variety of safe objects. Talk with your child about the texture of each of the

objects. You can also put a familiar object into a bag and have your child guess what is

inside using only his/her sense of touch.

3. A Tasty Dish

Your child will learn about four different tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. Talk to

your child about the different kinds of tastes as you enjoy a meal together. You can also

have your child eat something with his/her eyes closed and guess what it is.

4. Sayings and Phrases: Look Before You Leap & Better Safe Than Sorry