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My Five Senses Unit Plan 1: ** Instructional Group Size: 5

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional, and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)? 
 * Essential Questions ** : How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?

SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * GPS Standards ** :


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Match the five senses to picture vocabulary cards on felt board
 * Identify what sense we use for objects found in the mystery bag
 * Identify smells, tastes, sounds, how objects feel and how things look
 * Procedures **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will be used to help students match vocabulary in the book to real life. They will be able to identify what is found in the mystery bag and they will be given the opportunity for hands-on experiences in order to be able to identify smells, feels, sounds, taste and how things look.

__ Implementation __ : The teacher will read the book __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. After reading the book during story time, the children will be given the opportunity to manipulate picture vocabulary cards on the smartboard. Once a child pulls out the vocabulary word card, they will slide it through the SmartTalk which will read it to them. After they know the word, they will match it to the corresponding picture word on the smartboard. Once the vocabulary is understood, the teacher will introduce the mystery bag which contains items fulfilling the five senses. Teacher and students will do the mystery bag chant while each child takes his or her turn to pull something out of the mystery bag. The child will then answer a question about the object based on their skill level.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, students were given the opportunity to experiences their five senses through a multi-sensory approach. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story, manipulate vocabulary that they may have been unfamiliar with and then to pull items from a bag and use language, whether through verbal language or communication devices, to describe what they found in the mystery bag. Further extensions of this lesson will be provided through circle, centers and story time throughout the remainder of the day and the week.

Vocabulary cards Smartboard if available Mystery bag with flower, sandpaper, musical instrument, picture of a child in the classroom and a cookie or lemon juice
 * Materials: ** Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation: ** Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation

** My Five Senses Unit Plan 2: ** Instructional Group Size: 5

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)?
 * Essential Question: ** How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?

SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * GPS Standard: **


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Students will identify what we smell with
 * Students will identify where your nose is
 * Students will determine how certain things smell
 * Students will recall main points from book read in previous lesson


 * Procedures: **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will focus on the sense of smell. Students need to know where their nose is. They will need to communicate that we smell with our nose. Students will also need to be able to determine how things smell. (sweet, sour, bitter, stinky,etc.)

__ Implementation __ : Students will assemble at circle and teacher will read the book, __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. The teacher will have the smartboard on with a picture of a person. The students will use their communication devices and the switch to manipulate what body part fits each sense. We will manipulate the nose last as this is the sense we will focus on today. After we manipulate the five senses, we will have students close their eyes and play the “What do you smell” game. The teacher will have jars of things for the children to smell. (chocolate, cinnamon, lemon juice, coffee, etc.) The children will use their communication devices to determine what they smelled. The students will then do music and movement by singing the Hokey Pokey.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, the students were given an opportunity to experience their five senses through a multi-sensory approach, with the emphasis on the sense of smell. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story and using technology to manipulate the five senses with their body part. They had the opportunity to use their sense of smell through an activity with different scents in jars. They were given the chance to communicate what they smelled using whatever communication device was needed. Students were given an opportunity to move through music and movement by singing Hokey Pokey.

Smartboard with person and body parts that can be manipulated Big Red Switch Intellikeys keyboard Baby food jars with chocolate, cinnamon, lemon juice, coffee Cd with Hokey Pokey Individual communication devices
 * Materials ** : Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation ** : Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation, verbal responses to questions

Instructional Group Size: 5
 * My Five Senses Unit Plan 3: **

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional, and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)?  SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * Essential Questions ** : How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?
 * GPS Standards ** :


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Students will identify what we taste with
 * Students will identify where your mouth is
 * Students will determine how certain things taste
 * Students will recall main points from book read in previous lesson
 * Procedures **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will focus on the sense of taste. Students need to know where their mouth is and what it is used for. They will need to communicate that we taste with our mouth. Students will also need to be able to determine how things taste. (sweet, sour, salty.)

__ Implementation __ : Students will assemble at circle and teacher will read the book, __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. The teacher will have the smartboard on with a picture of a person. The students will use their communication devices and the switch to manipulate what body part fits each sense. We will manipulate the mouth last as this is the sense we will focus on today. After we use the smartboard, we will play the “Mystery Bag” game. Students will chant the mystery bag chant…”Hey Hey, What do you say, what will you find in the bag today?” In the bag will be different food items. The students will identify the food item and tell whether it is sweet, sour or salty. Students will then move to the snack table where they will be given an opportunity to taste the different items that were in the mystery bag.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, students were given the opportunity to experiences their five senses through a multi-sensory approach. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story, manipulate vocabulary that they may have been unfamiliar with and then to pull different food items from a bag and use language, whether through verbal language or communication devices, to describe what they found in the mystery bag. Further extensions of this lesson will be provided through circle, centers and story time throughout the remainder of the day and the week.

Smartboard with person and body parts that can be manipulated Big Red Switch Intellikeys keyboard Lemon, cookies, potato chips Individual communication devices  ** My Five Senses Unit Plan 4: ** Instructional Group Size: 5
 * Materials: ** Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation: ** Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation, verbal responses to questions

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional, and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)?  SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * Essential Questions ** : How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?
 * GPS Standards ** :


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Students will identify what we see with
 * Students will identify where your eyes are
 * Students will determine how certain things look
 * Students will recall main points from book read in previous lesson
 * Procedures **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will focus on the sense of sight. Students need to know where their eyes are and what they are used for. They will need to communicate that we see with our eyes. Students will also need to be able to determine how things look (color, size, pretty, ugly, etc.).

__ Implementation __ : Students will assemble at circle and teacher will read the book, __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. The teacher will have the smartboard on with a picture of a person. The students will use their communication devices and the switch to manipulate what body part fits each sense. We will manipulate the eyes last as this is the sense we will focus on today. After we use the smartboard, we will play the “Mystery Bag” game. Students will chant the mystery bag chant…”Hey Hey, What do you say, what will you find in the bag today?” In the bag will be items that look very different. The students will identify what they found in the bag and what it looks like. We will then play “I Spy”.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, students were given the opportunity to experiences their five senses through a multi-sensory approach. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story, manipulate vocabulary that they may have been unfamiliar with and then to pull different items from a bag and use language, whether through verbal language or communication devices, to describe what they found in the mystery bag. Further extensions of this lesson will be provided through circle, centers and story time throughout the remainder of the day and the week.

Smartboard with person and body parts that can be manipulated Big Red Switch Intellikeys keyboard Flower, ball, star, doll Individual communication devices  ** My Five Senses Unit Plan 5: ** Instructional Group Size: 5
 * Materials: ** Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation: ** Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation, verbal responses to questions

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional, and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)?  SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * Essential Questions ** : How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?
 * GPS Standards ** :


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Students will identify what we touch with
 * Students will identify where your hands are
 * Students will determine how certain things feel
 * Students will recall main points from book read in previous lesson
 * Procedures **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will focus on the sense of touch. Students need to know where their hands are and what they are used for. They will need to communicate that we feel with our hands. Students will also need to be able to determine how things feel (soft, hard, rough, smooth.).

__ Implementation __ : Students will assemble at circle and teacher will read the book, __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. The teacher will have the smartboard on with a picture of a person. The students will use their communication devices and the switch to manipulate what body part fits each sense. We will manipulate the hands last as we will focus on the sense of touch today. After we use the smartboard, we will sing “If Your Happy and You Know It.” We will then play the “Mystery Bag” game. Students will chant the mystery bag chant…”Hey Hey, What do you say, what will you find in the bag today?” In the bag will be items that feel very different like cotton, sandpaper, wood and a mirror. The students will identify what they found in the bag and what it looks like. We will then play “Simon Says”. Simon will have students touch items based on how they feel.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, students were given the opportunity to experiences their five senses through a multi-sensory approach. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story, manipulate vocabulary that they may have been unfamiliar with and then to pull different items from a bag and use language, whether through verbal language or communication devices, to describe what they found in the mystery bag. Further extensions of this lesson will be provided through circle, centers and story time throughout the remainder of the day and the week.

Smartboard with person and body parts that can be manipulated Big Red Switch Intellikeys keyboard  Cotton, sandpaper, wood, mirror Individual communication devices 
 * Materials: ** Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation: ** Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation, verbal responses to questions

** My Five Senses Unit Plan 6: ** Instructional Group Size: 5

Subject/Activity: Science, Social/Emotional, and Literacy

What do you touch/feel (taste, hear…) with? What does the boy touch (see, hear…) in the book? Where is your nose (hands, ears…)? How many senses do you have? What objects can you taste (smell, hear…)?  SD1: Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment. SD1b: Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects SD1c: Uses language to describe observation SE1: Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness SE1b: Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of the uniqueness of others LD1: Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension LD1a: Listens and follows spoken direction LD1b: Responds to questions LD3: Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories, or books LD3b: Uses new words correctly within the context of play or other classroom activities LD3c: Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experience LD5: Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that will assist in reading LD5j: Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
 * Essential Questions ** : How many ears (eyes, hands…) do you have?
 * GPS Standards ** :


 * Objectives ** : After listening to the story, students will:
 * Students will identify what we hear with
 * Students will identify where your ears are
 * Students will determine how certain things sound like
 * Students will recall main points from book read in previous lesson
 * Procedures **

__ Introduction __ : Being exposed to the five senses is a very important part of the preschool curriculum. It is necessary for children to know what their body parts are used for which is where our five senses often come in. This lesson will focus on the sense of hearing. Students need to know where their ears are and what they are used for. They will need to communicate that we hear with our ears. Students will also need to be able to determine how things sound (loud, quiet).

__ Implementation __ : Students will assemble at circle and teacher will read the book, __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki. Throughout the story, differentiated questions will be asked of each student to ensure comprehension at different levels. The teacher will have the smartboard on with a picture of a person. The students will use their communication devices and the switch to manipulate what body part fits each sense. We will manipulate the ears last as we will focus on the sense of hearing today. After we use the smartboard, we will play the “Mystery Bag” game. Students will chant the mystery bag chant…”Hey Hey, What do you say, what will you find in the bag today?” In the bag will be items that sound very different. Classroom instruments will be used for this activity. The students will identify what they found in the bag and how it sounds. We will then play “Musical Chairs.” Students will then have the opportunity to play the classroom instruments independently.

__ Closure __ : In this activity, students were given the opportunity to experiences their five senses through a multi-sensory approach. They were given the opportunity to learn through listening to a story, manipulate vocabulary that they may have been unfamiliar with and then to pull different items from a bag and use language, whether through verbal language or communication devices, to describe what they found in the mystery bag. Further extensions of this lesson will be provided through circle, centers and story time throughout the remainder of the day and the week.

Smartboard with person and body parts that can be manipulated Big Red Switch Intellikeys keyboard  Classroom instruments Individual communication devices CD and Music Player 
 * Materials: ** Book: __My Five Senses__ by: Aliki
 * Evaluation: ** Data collection for goals and objectives if applicable, observation, verbal responses to questions