156 The Five Senses:Supplemental Guide
“Look before you leap.” This saying has two meanings. It means to watch where you
are walking or jumping so that you do not get hurt. It also means to think carefully before
doing or saying something.“Better safe than sorry.” This means to be careful. It is a warning to not do something
that could hurt yourself or others. It encourages us to be safe.- Read Aloud Each Day
It is very important that you read to your child each day. The local library or your
child’s teacher may have books on the fi ve senses. A list of books about the fi ve senses
is attached to this letter.Be sure to talk to your child about the fi ve senses and point out when s/he is using
them.Recommended Resources for The Five Senses
Trade Book List
- Bee-bim-Bop!, by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by Ho Baek Lee
(Sandpiper, Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, 2005) ISBN 978-0547076713 - Brian’s Bird, by Patricia Anne Davis and illustrated by Layne Johnson
(Whitman, 2000) ISBN 978-0807508817 - A Button in Her Ear, by Ada B. Litchfi eld and pictures by Eleanor Mill
(Albert Whitman & Company, 1976) ISBN 978-0807509876 - Eating Well, by Liz Gogerly and Mike Gordon (Crabtree Publishing
Company, 2009) ISBN 978-0778741176 - Eyes (Human Body), by Robert James (Rourke Publishing, 1995) ISBN
978-1571031044 - First Delights: A Book About the Five Senses, by Tasha Tudor (Price,
Stern, Sloan, 1988) ISBN 978-0448093277 - The Five Senses (It’s Science), by Sally Hewitt (Scholastic, 2002) ISBN
978-051623823 - The Five Senses: Hearing, by Maria Ruis, J. M. Parramon, and J. J.
Puig (Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1985) ISBN 978-0812035636 - The Five Senses: Sight, by Maria Rius, J. M. Parramon, and J. J. Puig
(Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1985) ISBN 978-0812035643 - The Five Senses: Smell, by Maria Rius, J. M. Parramon, and J. J. Puig
(Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1985) ISBN 978-0812035650