THE FIVE SENSES

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Hoy voy a describiros mi unidad didáctica "The five senses". 

Está destinada a alumnos de 2º E.P. y corresponde a la asignatura de Natural Science (Ciencias de la Naturaleza, impartida en inglés). Se trata de la primera unidad didáctica del curso y versa sobre los cinco sentidos, dentro del bloque de contenidos "El ser humano y la salud". Paso a detallárosla en inglés, que es el idioma en el que está planteada.

The objectives are five:

      1.   Name the five senses.
2.       Name the body part used for each sense.
3.       Tell the function of each sense.
4.       Recognise the sense used to perceive different things.
5.       Describe things you can see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

The final task will be a game in which students will demostrate they're able to guess what something is using the different senses.

The unit will be held during 4 sessions:

Session 1: activities 1 to 5:

1. Revise the parts of the body playing Simon says (nose, ears, mouth, tongue, hands, feet).

2. Video “The five senses”.

Resource: http://www.turtlediary.com/science-games/the-five-senses.html

3. Play the video of the “Five senses song” and practice it.

                Resource:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWW5IaDCj1g

4. Do an activity of choosing what you can hear/smell/taste/see/touch.

Resource: http://www.turtlediary.com/science-games/the-five-senses.html after the video, game 2

5. Choose the body part used to hear/smell/taste/see/touch.

Resource: http://www.turtlediary.com/science-games/the-five-senses.html after the video, game 1

Session 2: activities 6 to 9:

6. Interactive game: read and complete sentences with the verbs hear/smell/taste/see/touch. Copy the sentences in the notebook.

Resource: http://www.kviekids.org/games/discover_science/my_five_senses.htm

7. Learn the name of the five senses through a video.

Resource: http://www.abcya.com/five_senses.htm

8. Display a poster with the name of the five senses. Practice them.

Resource: http://sanchoii-primerciclo.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/my-five-senses.html page 1

9. Play an interactive game about the senses used to perceive different things.

Resource: http://www.bestschoolgames.com/educational-games/five-senses/ after the explanation

Session 3: activities 10 and 11:

10. Present the vocabulary related to the perception by different senses: triangular, square, rectangular, round; big, small; loud, quiet; salty, sweet, sour, bitter; hard, soft, hot, cold, rough, smooth.

Resource: images from http://recursostic.educacion.es/bancoimagenes/web/

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11. Quiz about the sense (with its name) used to perceive specific sounds, smells, tastes, feelings.

Resource: http://www.abcya.com/five_senses.htm quiz after the explanation

Session 4: activity 12 (final task):

12. With a blindfold on the eyes, students will identify real objects with different senses and express the sense and the body part they are using to guess what they are.

Materials: blindfolds and different objects.