Kindergarden - The Five Senses

The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 1C | I Use My Eyes to See 37

But what is protecting the inside of your eyes?

[Call on two volunteers to share their answers. Listen for the words pupil and

iris.]

Luckily, eyes can protect themselves with the help of the iris and

the pupil. Remember pupil has another meaning. What is the other

meaning of pupil?

[Call on a student to answer]

That’s right, pupil also means student. See the tiny black dot right in

the middle of the eye?

[Point to a pupil in the picture.]

This tiny black dot is a covered hole called the pupil. See the different

colors around these pupils?

[Point around to the various irises in the picture and name their color.]

This color ring around the pupil is called the iris.

 Show image 2A-8: Dual image of eye in light (large iris, small pupil
and eye in dark (large pupil, small iris)
Look at the two sides of this picture. Explain to your partner why one
pupil is larger than the other pupil.

[Allow thirty seconds for students to talk. Call on a volunteer partner pair to

answer the question.]

 Show image 2A-6: Diagram of eye

Let’s take a look at a picture of an eye. Say the different parts of the

eye as I point to them.

[Point to eyelid, eyelash, eyebrow, tear duct, pupil, and iris.]

Now with your partner, talk about each part of your eye and what it

does. For example, you can say, “My eyelids blink to keep my eyes

moist.”

[Allow one minute for students to talk. Then call on one student at a time to

name a part of the eye and its function.]

My eyelids blink to keep my eyes moist and to protect my eyes.

My eyelashes keep dirt away from my eyes.