The 5 Senses

This week and next week our class is learning about the five senses. Of course everyone knows that you smell with your nose, touch with your fingers, taste with your tongue, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears but do you know how to observe each sense? WE DO! Today we practiced tasting, looking at, smelling, and touching a Cheez-it, orange slice, pretzel, cool whip, and chocolate chip cookie. Zuko learned that an orange is squishy. He said that he never realized how it felt before. Amadou learned that cool whip, although it looks gross and runny, actually tastes yummy and sweet. Cornelius reminded the class that when they draw their picture of the Cheez-it they really need to look at it closer and draw the rough edges around the whole Cheez-it. Wow! I am so impressed with everyone. Ask your child what they learned today in science? They are such a wonderful group of scientists to work with.

While you are cooking one night this week, ask your child what it looks like, smells like, feels like, hears like, and taste like. Remind them that you can hear the food when you eat it, slurp it up, or break it in half. Enjoy being a scientists with your little one.