Teaching Themes
The Five Senses: Everything You Need
Help students build an awareness of their senses and test the limits of each one.
Lesson Plans
Let’s Make Sensory Books
Grades: PreK–K
Children will develop sensory awareness, as well as creative-thinking skills, as they create collage books.
Activity Plan 3-4: Hands-Only Hide and Seek
Grades: PreK–K
Children will use their sense of touch to pair the same objects together in this ready-to-use teaching idea for three- and four-year olds. Activity: Math.
Senses Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Indoor Activities, Online Activities, Online Learning Activities, Book Resources Scholastic's The Magic School BusGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Hop on the Magic School Bus with these fun games, tours, and videos! Join Ms. Frizzle and her class as they explore the world at the official site... |
Articles Activities: Sight, Sounds, and MoreGrades: PreK–K INFANT ACTIVITIESSoothing Sights and SoundsHang commercially made windchimes or make your own by stringing s |
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Book Resources, Books All About SoundGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 There are many types of sounds in the world, from drums to guitars to laughing and singing. Children learn about what makes sounds and how sounds... |
Book Resources, Books I'm Deaf and It's OkayGrades: 3–5 Not being able to listen for monsters or talk on the telephone makes a deaf boy angry. Can seventeen-year-old Brian help the boy to see that it is... |
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Book Resources, Books Let's Talk about DeafnessGrades: 3–5 This book describes deafness, its causes, and how deaf people can learn communication techniques that allow them to function well in society. |
Book Resources, Books Can You Hear a Rainbow? the Story of a Deaf Boy Named ChrisGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Chris is a boy who was born deaf. This story looks at his life at home and school, and explains how his family and friends help him do the same... |
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Book Resources, Books Communicating With The DeafGrades: 3–5 Alexander Graham Bell and Edward Gallaudet were both renowned teachers of the deaf, but they disagreed about whether lip-reading or sign language... |
Book Resources, Books I Have a Sister--My Sister Is DeafGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 A girl relates the everyday events and experiences of her deaf sister, helping readers better understand the challenges faced by the hearing-... |
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Articles Pioneers In Our Field: Maria Montessori - A Sensory Approach to LearningGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K Pioneers In Our Field features Maria Montessori: Sensory Approach to Learning. |
Infants & Toddlers: How Children Develop Sensory AwarenessGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K Teachers who work with infants and toddlers can heighten the children's awareness of the world around them by stimulating the senses. Tips for... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans, Book Descriptions Sort It Out with Senses!Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Get a free lesson plan from Scholastic Book Fairs, based on the book Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patricia Reilly Giff. With reading comprehension... |
Infants & Toddlers: The Power of Sensory ExperiencesGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K Alice Sterling Honig provides some understanding on how babies learn through their senses. |
Activity Plan 5-6: Wind SoundsGrades: PreK–K Students collect branches and other materials to make the wind chimes and observe their wind chimes as a class. |
 Lesson Plans Making Sense of Our SensesGrades: PreK–K A series of lessons that give students the opportunity to explore the five senses and develop literacy skills as they use each one. |
Meeting Learning Challenges: Working with the Child Who Is Sensory ReactiveGrades: PreK–K Greenspan discusses helping preschool children who overreact or underreact to the feelings, sights, and sounds of the environment. Many children... |
Working With the Child Who Has Sensory Integration DisorderGrades: PreK–K Working With the Child Who Has Sensory Integration Disorder |
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Lesson Plans Want a Taste?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Instructions for building a model of the tongue and mouth. This activity allows students to get a close-up look at taste buds. |
 Activity Plans Mixed Ages: Shh ... What's That Sound?Grades: PreK–K Children will practice listening and use problem-solving skills as they explore sounds in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. |
 Activity Plan 4-5: Spice It UpGrades: PreK–K Children will learn about and compare different types of spices to develop sensory and cultural awareness in this ready-to-use teaching idea for... |
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Learning About SoundsGrades: PreK–K Children will identify and create different sounds in their environment to develop sensory awareness and language skills in this ready-to-use... |
