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Description

FIVE SENSES
Five activity bases to cover hearing, sight, taste, touch, and smell

Resources

wordless storybook
OBJECTS FOR TOUCH IN FEELY BAGS
FOUR OR FIVE FLAVOURED CRISPS
SELECTION OF SMELLY ITEMS (GARLIC, LEMON, ONION, CURRY POWDER, ETC)
Soft balls to throw (snowballs would be perfect)

Instructions

SIGHT: Allow children to make up a story using the images in the wordless book. examples: Mr wuffles, a ball for daisy, chalk, flotsam, I got it.

SET UP THE THREE BASES AROUND THE HQ AND GET A LEADER, HELPER,TO RUN EACH ONE.
FOR BASES 1&3 CUBS WILL NEED TO BE BLINDFOLDED
GET EACH SIX TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASES


BASE 1- TOUCH - OBJECTS FOR CUBS TO IDENTIFY IN FEELY BAGS
BASE 2 - TASTE - SELECTION OF CRISPS TO IDENTIFY
BASE 3 - SMELLS - SELECTION OF ITEMS FOR CUBS TO SMELL AND IDENTIFY BLINDFOLDED

Final game - HEARING - Place a set of keys (or bells) into a tin or glass jug in front of a blindfolded child. The blindfolded child should have some balls to throw. The other children try to creep up and take the keys. If the blindfolded child hears them he can throw a ball in that direction. If the creeping child is hit, they should freeze where they are. Could also be played outside using water pistol instead of balls.

Tags

• Hearing
• observation
• sight
• smell
• taste
• touch

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• Exciting Experiments - Senses