Kindergarden - The Five Senses

116 The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide 5 | I Use My Skin to Touch

Core Vocabulary

nerves, n. Tiny, wire-like bits under the skin enabling us to feel

Example: The nerves under my skin were tingling.

Variation(s): nerve

sensitive, adj. Able to feel something strongly or quickly

Example: Your fingertips are the most sensitive part of your body.

Variation(s): none

skin, n. The soft, smooth covering all over the outside of the body

Example: The skin on my arm feels itchy.

Variation(s): skins

texture, n. The way something feels on the outside or surface

Example: The texture of the sandpaper was rough and bumpy.

Variation(s): textures

touch, v. To feel with your hands or other parts of your body covered by

skin

Example: I can’t wait to touch the lamb’s soft fur at the petting zoo!

Variation(s): touches, touched, touching

Vocabulary Chart for I Use My Skin to Touch

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

itch

nerves

smooth/bumpy/

rough

soft/hard

texture*

tickle

touch

wet/dry

but

injury*

fingers

hands

hurt

Multiple Meaning sharpskin sensitive

Phrases sense of touch If... , then... all the time

Cognates

nervio

textura*

tacto

sentido del tacto

sensible