5 Senses Journal activity for Storm in the Night Co-op Day

Print a journal for each child. Bind or staple at top. Activity 1. Take a 5 ft piece of brightly colored string and make a circle on the ground. Place several small objects of different colors in the circle. Activity 2 Explained in journal. Activity 3 You will fill 2-sets of 4 film canisters (8 total) with small objects Number each canister. Fill with objects like cotton balls, marbles, paper clips, rice, beans. Just pick 4 different fillers, 2 soft sounds and 2 loud sounds. Activity 4 You need 8 film canisters. Number each canister. Douse 2 cotton balls with vanilla, lemon juice, coffee, vinegar, perfume or peppermint extract. Kids will smell each bottle to find the ones that match. Cover each canister with a small circle of dark fabric and a rubber band. Activity 5. Kids taste different foods and decide which is salty, sweet or sour. We used Chips, honey, sour gummy bears, taffy, pretzels and lemon. Clip art for these items are included on last page. Activity 6 Set up a popcorn popper behind a 2 ft screen, out of view of children but not too high so they can see the popcorn when it pops.. Take the lid off and have kids sit back at least 10 feet from popper. Have them use all their senses as you turn it on. They can talk about what senses they are using and in what order. Ours were hearing, smell, sight, touch then taste.

My Five Senses Journal

NAME:_________________________________

I have 5 senses that help my body detect internal and

external clues.

1 SIGHT I see with my eyes. They help me find out about

my surroundings.

2 TOUCH I touch with my skin. It helps me find out about

the properties of an object.

3 HEARING I hear with my ears. My ears help me identify

objects by the sound they make.

4 SMELL I smell with my nose. My nose helps me identify

objects by their smell.

5 TASTE My sense of taste helps me tell the difference

between salty, sweet and sour foods.

ACTIVITY 1

Stand outside the circle and look at the objects inside the circle. Draw the objects below.

Step inside the circle and take another look. Did you miss anything? Write or draw what items you

missed.

Which sense did you use? Place the correct sticker here.

ACTIVITY 2

Go on a scavenger hunt and find an object for each of the following boxes. You can name,

draw, photograph or attach your object.

something hard something soft

something smooth something scratchy

Which sense did you use? Place the correct sticker here.

ACTIVITY 3

Number the containers to show which ones sound the same. Circle the word that tells about

the sound.

It sounded? LOUD SOFT

It sounded? LOUD SOFT

It sounded? LOUD SOFT

It sounded? LOUD SOFT

Which sense did you use? Place the correct sticker here.

ACTIVITY 4

Number the containers to show which ones smell the same. Circle the word that tells about

the smell.

It smelled? GOOD BAD

It smelled? GOOD BAD

It smelled? GOOD BAD

It smelled? GOOD BAD

Which sense did you use? Place the correct sticker here.

ACTIVITY 5

Take the taste test and place your stickers where they belong.

SALTY SWEET SOUR

Which sense did you use?

Place the correct sticker here.

ACTIVITY 6

Tell which order you used your senses for this activity.

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

SIGHT

SIGHT

SMELL

SMELL

TASTE

TASTE

HEAR

HEAR

TOUCH

TOUCH