The Five Senses (Touch)

The Five Senses, Touch, Textures and Feel.

Teach your students about the five senses, touch.

We all know that kids love to get their mitts on just about anything lol. 🙂 So, what exactly can they feel? Well, if it’s

Wood – hard
Liquid – wet
Nail file – rough
Sellotape – sticky
Sweet wrapper – crinkly
Plastic – smooth
Cotton wool – soft / fluffy

Just to describe a few!

The Importance of Hands-On Activities for Learning and Development

Introduction

The more ways we allow students to interact with the materials we use in class, the better they learn. Moreover, hands-on activities encourage students to participate and interact to the fullest.

Enhancing Meaning Construction Through Tactile Engagement

By handling, manipulating, and observing the different textures of objects, ESLs are able to use more than just language to help them construct meaning. Additionally, interacting with the objects you present helps them understand your lesson in a deeper way.

Broadening Skills and Fostering Creativity

These activities not only improve children’s critical thinking skills but also enhance their gross and fine motor abilities. Furthermore, they provide an opportunity for children to express their imagination and creativity.

Engaging the Senses

Exploring the Sense of Touch To engage your kids further, get them to touch various objects and see if they can describe how they feel. Here is a short list of things that can be used for this exercise.

Pasta
Rice
Dry beans
Fabric
Sand
Clay
Finger paints
Marbles

DIFFERENT TEXTURES SENSORY — DIFFERENT TEXTURES

Here is an example of an activity that you can easily do at home. Alternatively, you can use my worksheet to create a similar exercise. Get your kids to attach various objects (like above) to the corresponding boxes and away you go… 👍😃