EDUC 2220- Educational Technology Lesson Plan

I Can Identify My Five Senses

Sarah Parrott

Kindergarten - Science Lesson

Common Core Standards:

“I can identify the five senses of humans.”

Lesson Summary:
Students will explore their five senses through videos, worksheets, and activities. By the end of the week, they
can identify and give examples of each of their five senses.

Estimated Duration:
This lesson will take about three hours, stretched across four days. Each day, we will spend 45 minutes on this
lesson.

Commentary:
After our initial introduction and after our review each day, the students will have an opportunity to show
their knowledge and engage in the content before we start our activities. This will allow students to involve
themselves and voice their thoughts. Students will also be able to engage in fun activities utilizing sensory
experiences they might not normally experience in the classroom.

Instructional Procedures:
Day 1:
Introduction: Introduction to the five senses. Watch The Five Senses with Dr. Binocs on YouTube
(https://youtu.be/q1xNuU7gaAQ). (5 minutes)
Lesson: Define the following terms: Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch, and Sense. Hold up cards with each
sense and discuss with the class, including examples. First, allow them to describe each sense, and then steer
them in the right direction with definitions. (15 minutes)
Sight - we see things around us with our eyes
Hearing - we listen to things around us with our ears
Smell - we sniff things around us with our nose
Taste - we taste food with our mouth
Touch - we feel things around us with our hands
Senses - how we get information and learn about the world around us
Activity: Five Senses Sorting Worksheet. Cut, sort, and glue pictures onto five senses columns. Hold up each
picture one at a time and invite class to decide which sense we would use with it. (25 minutes)

Day 2:
Review: Review the five senses. Watch and participate in I Have Five Senses on YouTube
(https://youtu.be/tzqx39K2omc). (10 minutes)
Lesson: Hold up picture cards and invite class to name which sense they would use for each picture. Remind
students of each sense when answers are both correct and incorrect. (10 minutes)
Activity: Circle the Sense Worksheet. Project worksheet on the board, and work with the class to describe
each object, and decide together which sense(s) we would use for it. Circle the correct answer or answers.
(25 minutes)

Day 3:
Review: Review the five senses. Watch The Five Senses for Kids on YouTube (https://youtu.be/XUMiPK6LZBI).
(5 minutes)
Lesson: Hold up cards with the five senses on them, and invite class to name when they would use those
senses, or what they would use the senses for. Remind students of each sense when answers are both correct
and incorrect. (10 minutes)
Activity: Our Five Senses Drawing Worksheet. Project the worksheet on the board, and work with the class to
think of things we would use each sense for. Draw an example of what we might use each sense for in the
coordinating box - the students will do the same. They can draw what you drew or draw their own example.
(30 minutes)

Day 4:
Review: Review the five senses. Watch and participate in The 5 Senses Song on YouTube
(https://youtu.be/1xQgjryKO08). (5 minutes)
Lesson: Quick Recap. Hold up picture cards and invite class to name which sense they would use for each
picture. Remind students of each sense when answers are both correct and incorrect. (5-10 minutes)
Activity: Describing Popcorn. Ensure each student stays in their seat, and pass out a small handful of popcorn
to each student in a bowl or on a paper towel. Remind students of each of their five senses, and invite
students to describe the popcorn according to each sense they have, in order. Write their answers on a
“Describing Popcorn” poster. Project different textures, colors, and onomatopoeia graphics on the board to
help students decipher qualities. (30-35 minutes)
Examples to help trigger responses...
Sight - bumpy, yellow, white
Hearing - popping, crunch
Smell - Buttery, good/bad
Taste - Buttery, salty
Touch - bumpy, crunchy

Pre-Assessment:
During our introduction to the unit, after the video, I will invite students to tell me what they know about each
of the senses when prompted with a sense flashcard. Each student will have the opportunity to give examples
or explain what we use each sense for.

Scoring Guidelines:
During our initial “assessment” of knowledge, I will use a checklist of the students’ names and each sense, and
check off the sense once they are able to describe how it is used and give a correct example. This checklist will
be maintained throughout the lesson to reflect students’ growing understanding.

Post-Assessment:
The post-assessment will look a lot like our first sorting activity, but with different examples. I will bring
students up in small groups or one at a time and have them physically sort picture example cards to their
correct sense.

Scoring Guidelines:
The post-assessment will be out of 20 total points. There will be two examples for each sense, and each
example is worth two points. I will assume the student has mastered a sense if they correctly sort both of the
examples for that sense. Students will pass if they correctly sort 70% of the examples. For students who do
not sort 70% correctly, they will be re-assessed after one-on-one support or extra worksheets.
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Differentiated Instructional Support
Describe how instruction can be differentiated (changed or altered) to meet the needs of gifted or accelerated
students: There are learning support websites such as Zearn that I will sign all of the students up for, and I can
assign different science-related activities for them to complete on their laptops if they finish our activities
early. Every student will have this opportunity if they finish the activity early and correctly.

Discuss additional activities you could do to meet the needs of students who might be struggling with the
material: I gathered extra sorting activities, and there are also “build a puppet” activities where we can put a
sense label on each body part, and even glue on example cards around each sensory body part.
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Extension
This link has an extended instructional video describing the five senses, as well as resources regarding the
related vocabulary and example activities they can do at home or with group/individual intervention during the
school day.
https://www.generationgenius.com/videolessons/five-senses-video-for-kids/
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Homework Options and Home Connections
There are simple “circle the correct example” worksheets that I could send home, but kindergarteners are
slightly too young for homework. I will encourage them and their parents to gather sense example while they
are at home to share with me and the class in the following days.

Interdisciplinary Connections
Art - In one of the activities, we are drawing examples of each sense, which relates this lesson to art.
Vocabulary/Writing - In all of the activities, we will explain senses and examples using descriptive words that
the students may not be used to. This will help grow their descriptive vocabulary and develop their writing
skills.

Materials and Resources:

For teachers
Smartboard or projector
Vocabulary cards
Example cards
Access to search engine and YouTube
Popcorn
TeachersPayTeachers resource
For students
Scissors
Glue
Pencil
Laptop
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Key Vocabulary
Sight - we see things around us with our eyes
Hearing - we listen to things around us with our ears
Smell - we sniff things around us with our nose
Taste - we taste food with our mouth
Touch - we feel things around us with our hands
Senses - how we get information and learn about the world around us

Additional Notes
I based my lesson plan off of the “I can” criteria. “I can identify the five senses.”