Tags: Class Ideas, All-Seasons, Outdoor, Kinder, Pre-K, 1st Grade, Fall, Any Season, Science, Experiment, Outdoor, Sensory
Time : 35 mins
Author: Sameera Balay
| Greeting and Review |
- Start in the same space if possible for every class.
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| Main Lesson |
- This class is designed to go along with the Kindergarten Five Senses class. It is also a great review for any class on the senses for young children, or a sensory experience for older children. Instead of using the worksheet, older students can journal their observations.
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| Activity 1 (2 to 3 minutes) |
- Reinforce the five senses they learnt in the class in the garden.
- Ask students to name the five senses and provide examples.
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Activity 2 (10 to 12 minutes)
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- Split the class into as many groups as you have adults.
- Take the kids for a “listening walk” in the garden.
SIGHT – Ask the children what they see in the garden: trees, plants, structures, animals, colors, texture, shapes.
TOUCH – Have them feel the leaves, dirt, grass, plants, structures.
TASTE – Walk them to the herb garden and ask them to taste the herbs in the herb garden or herbs in your plot.
SMELL – Have them walk to the herb garden and ask them to smell the herbs.
HEAR – Ask the children to be quiet so they hear some sounds – Birds, Wind, Airplanes, outside noises.
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| Activity 3 (10 to 12 minutes) |
- Once they have reviewed the senses they can draw or write in their worksheets or in journals.)
- Materials Needed: Worksheets, blank paper, or journal, and markers/pencils.
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| Activity 4 (remaining time) |
- If time permits, have students water the garden, weed or attend to any minor garden clean up tasks.
- Materials Needed: None.
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| Cleanup (2 to 3 minutes) |
- Put away the markers/pencils and tools used to water or weed the garden
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| Goodbye |
- 2 to 3 minutes to say goodbye.
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| External References |
None |
| Worksheets(Please email the worksheet separately) |
Five Senses in the Garden |
Five Senses in the Garden
