Kindergarden - The Five Senses

6 The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide | Introduction

strawberry, banana, lemon, almond) to liquid paint (e.g., tempura

paint, finger paint)

Note: Be sure to follow your school’s policy regarding food

distribution and allergies.

• make smelling bottles by adding imitation flavors to cotton balls
  and putting them into ventilated bottles.


• For the sense of taste you could: have a taste test where students
  try a food with their eyes closed and guess what the food is; or,
  play Ten Questions where you show one student a picture of a
  food and the rest of the class asks up to ten yes/no questions
  to try and figure out what the food is. You may wish to bring a
  sample of that food for students to taste. Note: Be sure to check
  with your school’s policy regarding food distribution and allergies.
  For the sense of touch you could:


• create a texture sort activity by putting several items into a box
  and having small groups sort the items by texture


• set up touch and guess tables where you put items (e.g., crayons,
  cotton balls, rice, beans) into opaque bags (or opaque balloons)
  for students to feel and guess what is inside


• create a sensory collage using textured materials, e.g., sandpaper,
  foil, felt, pompoms, pipe cleaners, colored plastic wrap, etc.