K-6 Science for the Next Generation

Lesson Plans
Your Sense of Touch

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the skin as the sense organ responsible for touch.
  • Describe how objects can feel using terms like hard, soft, smooth, and rough.
  • Recognize the role of touch in observing and describing the texture of objects in the environment.

Introduction and Hook

Begin the lesson by introducing the sense of touch. Discuss how our skin helps us feel different textures and temperatures, and why it's important for understanding our environment.

Go to the Lesson

Engage students with a simple question: 'What are some things you can feel with your skin?' Encourage them to think about different textures and temperatures.

Direct Instruction

Explain that the skin is our sense organ for touch. Discuss how it helps us observe and describe the texture of objects using terms like hard, soft, smooth, and rough.

Use the video 'The Five Senses' to illustrate how touch, along with other senses, helps us understand the world. This video connects sensory information to everyday experiences, making it accessible for young learners.

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Guided Exploration

Guide students through a tactile exploration activity. Provide various objects and ask them to describe how each feels using descriptive terms.

Watch the video 'The Five Senses – An Overview' to reinforce the concept of touch and how it works with other senses. This video provides engaging explanations that help students appreciate and care for their senses.

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Hands-On Activity

Conduct a 'Mystery Bag' activity where students reach into a bag and describe objects using only their sense of touch. This helps them practice using descriptive language and enhances their sensory perception.

Use the assessment 'Your Sense of Touch' to further explore tactile sensations. Students identify objects using only touch, helping assess their understanding of sensory perception.

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Independent Practice

Encourage students to explore their home or classroom and find objects with different textures. Have them describe these objects using the terms learned in class.

Check for Understanding

Ask students to share their findings from the independent practice. Discuss how they used their sense of touch to describe the objects.

Use the assessment 'Your Five Senses' to evaluate students' understanding of how the sense of touch works with other senses. This assessment reinforces basic anatomy and sensory functions.

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Review and Reflection

Review the key points of the lesson, emphasizing the role of the skin in the sense of touch and the importance of describing textures accurately.

Encourage students to reflect on how they use their sense of touch in daily life and why it's important.

Assessment and Extension

Use the 'Your Body and Senses – Review' assessment to test comprehension of the lesson. This worksheet includes activities that assess understanding of sensory functions and promote critical thinking.

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For an extension activity, have students create a 'Texture Book' by collecting and describing various textures they find at home or in the classroom.

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