This preschool science activity is a wonderful companion to “My Five Senses” by Aliki or as a stand alone science activity. Preschoolers will learn all about their five senses and the things that they can experience with them.

There are so many different ways that preschoolers can experience the world around them. Learning about their five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch helps them to realize all the different ways that they can learn about the world and the things that are in it.

What You Need

My Five Senses (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) by Aliki
My Five Senses Chart (word document)
My Five Senses (PDF Document)

Pictures of an Eye, Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Hands
Old Magazines or a copy of the chart at the beginning of My Five Senses

What To Do

Read My Five Senses. Talk with the preschoolers about the different things that they can experience with each of their five senses. Explain that sometimes people do not have all five of their senses. Tell the preschoolers that there are people who cannot see or cannot hear. Ask the preschoolers what life would be like if they were missing one of their five senses.

Print My Five Senses Chart . Help each preschooler add pictures of an eye, ear, nose, mouth, and hands above the matching category. Have preschoolers cut pictures of objects out of magazines and determine what sense they use to experience each object. Give preschoolers glue and help them to glue each picture where it belongs on the chart.