We watched a video as an introduction to the 5 senses and while some of the information was a bit advanced there were parts that really broke down what each sense for us.
We focused our whole week on being in tune with our senses in our classroom environment, we:
-painted gingerbread cookie cut outs with anise flavor added to the paint to get the scent of cookies. The gingerbread pattern we painted was on sandpaper so the kids were able to explore sense of touch as well.
-discussed what we see, hear, smell, taste and touch when at school
-learned about what it means to be deaf and blind and how people rely and use their other senses in their daily life
-played a game where we had to guess a shape only through our sense of touch. I placed one shape block at a time in a bag and the kids took turns trying to guess the shape by only being able to feel the block. When we learned about shapes we talked about their attributes, the kids were able to use their prior knowledge to help them with this game.
-Around the home bingo. The kids used their sense of hearing and sight to play a bingo game which entailed various sounds you would hear in your home.
-Shape tree, as you may have seen in their folder the kids made a Christmas tree out of various shapes!
Friday we wrapped up the Five Senses unit with a fun activity where the kids were able to get in touch with all of their senses. I made popcorn with the popcorn air popper. The kids loved listening, seeing, smelling, touching and of course tasting!
We worked on many other things this week also such as the Letter J, number 8, rhyme and shape review.
The kids also have turned into busy little elves as we spent all week working on a VERY special Christmas gift for YOU!
This week we hop on our imaginary 'Polar Express' and learn about Holiday's around the world, this unit will lead us up to our last day before winter break!
Don't forget that I am hoping to place a Scholastic Book order online Monday, in case you want to order and special gifts for the Holidays. Use the classroom code L96PC if you order online!
Have a GREAT rest of the weekend!
Mrs. Miller
-Around the home bingo. The kids used their sense of hearing and sight to play a bingo game which entailed various sounds you would hear in your home.
-Shape tree, as you may have seen in their folder the kids made a Christmas tree out of various shapes!
Friday we wrapped up the Five Senses unit with a fun activity where the kids were able to get in touch with all of their senses. I made popcorn with the popcorn air popper. The kids loved listening, seeing, smelling, touching and of course tasting!
We worked on many other things this week also such as the Letter J, number 8, rhyme and shape review.
The kids also have turned into busy little elves as we spent all week working on a VERY special Christmas gift for YOU!
This week we hop on our imaginary 'Polar Express' and learn about Holiday's around the world, this unit will lead us up to our last day before winter break!
Don't forget that I am hoping to place a Scholastic Book order online Monday, in case you want to order and special gifts for the Holidays. Use the classroom code L96PC if you order online!
Have a GREAT rest of the weekend!
Mrs. Miller
