Kindergarden - The Five Senses

The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 3C | I Use My Nose to Smell 87

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-

word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their

responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’

responses using richer and more complex language. To the extent that

they are able, ask students to answer in complete sentences, even short

sentences. Model answers using complete sentences for students.

1. Literal How many different kinds of scents can you identify?
   
   
   • I can identify thousands of different kinds of scents.
   
   
   
   


2. Inferential Why do dogs have a better sense of smell than humans?
   
   
   • Dogs have a better sense of smell because dogs have more smell
     receptors than humans.
   
   
   
   


3. Inferential Why do you have a hard time smelling odors when you
   have a cold?
   
   
   • I have a hard time smelling odors because the mucus blocks the odor
     molecules from reaching my smell receptors.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential How can your sense of smell protect you from harm?
   
   
   • I can smell danger like fire and know to get out of the room. I can smell
     rotten food and know not to eat it. Answers may vary.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students,
     as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask two questions. I will give you a minute to think
     about the questions, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner
     to discuss the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share
     what you discussed with your partner.
   
   
   
   

Sentence Frames:
Are your sense of smell and sense of
sight the same? (Yes/No)

My sense of smell and sense of sight
are similar/different because...

The similarities/differences between
my sense of smell and sense of sight
are...

5. Evaluative Think Pair Share: What are some ways your sense of smell
   is similar to your sense of sight? What are some ways your sense of
   smell is different from your sense of sight?
   
   
   • Answers may vary, but should reflect an understanding of the sense of
     sight and the sense of smell.