1st Grade My Senses Lesson Plan (Learning through Play)

Topic: My Five Senses

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify their five senses and explain how they use each sense to perceive the world around them.

Materials

• Picture cards with illustrations of different objects and elements associated with each of the five senses (e.g. a bell for hearing, a fruit for taste, a candle for smell, a smiling face for sight, etc.)
• Chart paper and markers

Warm-up

• Review the concept of the five senses and their association with different experiences we have in our everyday lives (e.g. the smell of fresh baked cookies, the taste of a juicy piece of fruit, the sound of a bell ringing, the sight of a glowing candle, the feeling of smooth leather).
• Ask the students to share examples of each of the five senses and how they use them in their everyday lives.

Direct Instruction

• Write the word "Senses" on the whiteboard and have the students copy it in their notebooks.
• Introduce each of the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) and demonstrate how they are used in everyday life. For example, pour different types of liquids into cups and ask the students to guess what they are based on their appearance, then taste them to see if they are right.
• Ask the students to share additional examples of each of the five senses and how they use them in their everyday lives.

Guided Practice

• Divide the students into small groups and give each group a set of items that represent each of the five senses. For example, give each group a cup filled with water for sense of taste, a piece of fruit for sense of smell, a bell for sense of hearing, a piece of candy for sense of taste, and a stick for sense of touch.
• Have the students work together to identify the five senses represented by the items and explain how each sense is used.

Independent Practice

• Have the students work individually or in pairs to create their own displays about their five senses. They can use objects, pictures, and/or verbal descriptions to show how they use each sense.

Closure

• Ask the students to share one thing they learned about their senses today.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the sorting and labeling activities to ensure they are accurately sorting and labeling the items according to their senses. -Evaluate the students' written explanations of their senses for understanding and accuracy.