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:-

(a) 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

(b) 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:

1. Sight - The ability to see2. Large - Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big3. Small- Being below average in size4. Smell - To perceive (an odor) by the sense of smell, to sniff5. Good - Pleasant6. Bad - Unpleasant7. Touch - To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in

contact with so as to feel8. Soft - Smooth or fine to the touch9. Rough- Coarse or shaggy to the touch10. Hear - To perceive (sound) by the ear

11. Quiet - Making or characterized by little or no noise12. Loud- Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound13. Taste - To distinguish the flavor of by taking into the mouth14. Sweet - Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar15. Salty - Of, containing, or seasoned with salt

Time Allotted

ActivityPlanned

Teacher’s activity Student’s activity/ Response

Anticipated Problems

(These should be all the problems that may crop up from the teacher’s

point of view)

9.00-9.05 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. They’re 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 The teacher might have to assist students with sensory difficulties during the lesson activities.

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

9.05-9.15 Power point presentation

Presentation is explained and questions are asked in between.

Reading / Listening/Speaking

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 smell.

9.15-9.35 Activity You’re going to explore how your senses work, and what kinds of information they tell you. You’ll 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?

Listening/Speaking

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

9.35- 9.40 Rhyme A rhyme related to senses is sung to recollect whatever is taught

Listening/ Speaking

Kids sing along with teacher and recollect

9.40-9.45 Activity or Log sheet

The teacher distributes a log sheet for student to answers the lesson activity.

Writing

Students will write, match to show what they have identified andillustrated.