Last updated: December 29, 2020
Lesson Plan
Senses Songs
- Grade Level:
- Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subject:
- Science
- Lesson Duration:
- 30 Minutes
- Additional Standards:
- NGSS: 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Essential Question
Why are senses important?
Objective
Students will be able to: sing a song to name their five senses.
Background
The following are possible song lyrics:
Five Senses
(Tune: B-I-N-G-O)
There are five senses that we all know,
Can you help us name them?
See, hear, taste, touch, smell
See, hear, taste, touch, smell
See, hear, taste, touch, smell
These are our five senses!
Five Senses
(Tune: Where is Thumbkin)
Five senses, five senses
We have them. We have them.
Seeing, hearing, touching,
Tasting and smelling.
There are five. There are five.
Sing a Song of Senses
(sung to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
We use our tongues to taste.
We use our tongues to taste.
We taste the flavors in our food.
We use our tongues to taste.
We use our ears to hear.
We use our ears to hear.
We hear noises loud and soft.
We use our ears to hear.
We use our eyes to see.
We use our eyes to see.
We see colors all around.
We use our eyes to see.
We use our noses to smell.
We use our noses to smell.
We smell flowers and perfume.
We use our noses to smell.
We use our hands to touch.
We use our hands to touch.
We touch things both smooth and rough.
We use our hands to touch.
Splendid Senses
(sung to the tune of “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)
My (eyes) are made for (seeing).
My (eyes) are made for (seeing).
My (eyes) are made for (seeing).
So I can (see) my world.
Continue with the following: ears…hearing, nose…smelling, mouth…tasting, hands…touching.
Preparation
- Learn and/or print the song lyrics
Procedure
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Have the students sit in a comfortable place together, perhaps in a circle.
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Introduce the 5 senses and how they help us learn about our world: See, Hear, Taste Touch Smell.
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While singing use movements or point to the sense organ being covered in each part of the song (i.e., point to your nose, wiggle your fingers, etc.)
- Repeat as many times as needed.
- Discuss how animals that live in Glacier National Park where you will visit also use the same senses to live.
Extension
Project Learning Tree’s “Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood” has a section all about exploring nature with five senses. It comes with a music CD. Teachers can obtain these materials by participating in Project Learning Tree workshops.
Vocabulary
Hear, Taste, Touch, See, Smell.
Assessment Materials
What animals do you think might have the best sense of sight? (eagles and other birds like owls). What living things in Glacier might have a good sense of taste? (bees and butterflies) touch? (raccoons) Smell? (moths, moles) Hearing? (deer)