Listening Lesson plan: Teaching the five senses using school vocabulary

Listening Lesson plan: Teaching the five senses using school vocabularyBy: Brittany VanWert

Warm-upTeacher reminds students how to sit and listen.Teacher says I smell something funny with my ear.Teacher discusses the five senses with students and lists them on chart paper.SeeHearSmellTasteFeel

PresentationTeacher reads My Five Senses by Aliki and stops to review each of the five sensesI see with my eyes. (pointing to eyes)I hear with my ears. (pointing to ears)I smell with my nose. (pointing to nose)I taste with my tongue. (pointing to tongue)I touch with my fingers. (showing fingers)

PresentationTeachers says We are going to discuss things that we see, hear, smell, taste and feel in school.Teacher calls on volunteers to give examples of things we see, hear, smell, taste, feel in school and lists them on chart paperTeacher will have students gather/show the items that are readily available

presentationTeacher breaks and plays Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes for students to dance and sing to.Teacher calms students back down and explains that they are going to write a story about school and the five senses.Teacher asks questions like What should our title be?Teacher goes through the five senses writing one sentence for each with the students.