Lesson Plan for Young Learners : Primary

Topic :

The Five Senses

Subject: Science

Level/ class :

Grade -1

No of students: 10

Time: 30-45 minutes

Teaching aids : Powerpoint Presentation, Rhyme, Activity, Logsheet
Aims of the lesson:Main focus /Target to be achieved:
Students will explore our five senses. Through a variety of exercises students will get a
chance to use and further understand their five senses, how they work and what body
parts are involved with each sense
General aim:
The learners will be able to:
1. Name the five senses
2. Name body part used for each sense
3. Understand the physical properties of objects that are detected by the senses
( e.g. sight (large or small), smell (good or bad), touch (soft or rough), hear (quiet or
loud), taste (sweet or salty))

Concept Introduced:
The five senses; sight, sound (hearing), touch (feel), smell, and taste

Vocabulary/ New words introduced:

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Sight - The ability to see

Large - Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big
Small- Being below average in size
Smell - To perceive (an odor) by the sense of smell, to sniff
Good - Pleasant
Bad - Unpleasant
Touch - To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in

contact with so as to feel

8. Soft - Smooth or fine to the touch
9. Rough- Coarse or shaggy to the touch
10. Hear - To perceive (sound) by the ear
11. Quiet - Making or characterized by little or no noise
12. Loud- Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound
13. Taste - To distinguish the flavor of by taking into the mouth
14. Sweet - Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar
15. Salty - Of, containing, or seasoned with salt

Time
Allotted

9.00-9.05

9.05-9.15

Activity
Planned

Teachers activity

Students activity/
Response

Introduction to
Senses

Today we will learn

about our five senses.
Our five senses
seeing, hearing,
smelling, tasting, and
touching help us
notice the world around
us. Theyre pretty
powerful! We use our
eyes to see, our ears to
hear, our nose to smell,
our tongue to taste, and
our hand to feel.

Listening

Presentation is
explained and questions
are asked in between.

Reading / Listening/
Speaking

Power point
presentation

Anticipated
Problems
(These should be
all the problems
that may crop up
from the teachers
point of view)

The
teacher
might have to
assist
students
with
sensory
difficulties
during the lesson
activities.

Students will recognize

that our eyes let us see.
Students will
recognize that our ears
let us hear.
Students will recognize
that our tongues let us
taste.
Students will recognize
that our skin lets us feel
things.
Students will recognize
that our noses let us

The
teacher
might have to
assist
the
students
who
need hand-overhand assistance
for writing in
their log sheets.

smell.

9.15-9.35

9.35- 9.40

9.40-9.45

Activity

Rhyme

Activity or
Log sheet

Youre going to explore

how your senses work,
and what kinds of
information they tell
you. Youll be working
with a partner at each
station. 5 groups made
each in one station.
Seeing Station: A small
cube and a big box is
given to identify. Which
one is large and which
one is small?
Hearing Station: A bell
and a windchime is
given to make sound.
Which one is loud and
which one is quiet?
Smell Station: A rotten
vegetable and a flower
is kept to identify which
smells good and bad.
Taste Station: A
chocolate and a salt
biscuit is given to taste.
Which one is salty and
which one is sweet?
Touch Station: A teddy
bear and a sandpaper is
given to touch. Which
one is soft and which
one is rough?
A rhyme related to
senses is sung to
recollect whatever is
taught
The teacher distributes a
log sheet for student to

Listening/
Speaking
Students will
brainstorm their
observations from the
activity; they will
verbally share what
they saw, smelled,
heard, touched, and
tasted.

Listening/ Speaking
Kids sing along with
teacher and recollect
Writing

answers the lesson

activity.

Students will write,

match to show what
they have identified
and
illustrated.