S is for Senses. . . the sense of taste and smell

Letter: S

Number: 5

Purpose: to discuss the sense of taste and smell and why they are so important.

We started the lesson by reading another book about our five senses.

Of course we reviewed the five senses by watching the Dr. Binoc show again. My kids are obsessed.

We started by talking about the sense of taste first.
This is kind of a silly activity, but the kids loved it, we closed our eyes and the other person would place jelly beans in our mouth, and we had to guess what flavor and/or color they were.

 

We then talked about taste buds and why food can taste different.

I used salt, sugar, vinegar, mild taco bell sauce (they would not try that one), and lime juice.

We then talked about smell. 

I honestly just grabbed random things and we smelled them.

 

 For our craft we traced our pencil names with glue and sprinkled apple flavored Jello on it.

(don't be surprised if you find your kid licking off the jello after it's dried, or before) ;-)

 Another pretty simple lesson, but I was surprised how well Peyton traced his name with glue, since I've never been able to get him to write his name before. And of course the Jelly Beans were a favorite!