Raft Card 1: Kindergarten Science (Introduction to Senses)-At Grade Level

ROLE (student)
An alien from
outer space

AUDIENCE
Other aliens
(fictional chara
cter)

FORMAT
Verbally, report
back to other
aliens on how we
use our senses
here on Earth. (a
puppet show)

TOPIC
What are the 5
senses and the
body parts we use,
as well as why we
need them.

Row 1
Objective: Use a drawing to introduce students to 5 senses and the body parts we use, as well as why we
need them.
Student Role: An alien from outer space
Audience: Teacher and peer group
Format: Verbally, report back to other aliens on how we use our senses here on Earth. (a puppet show)
Topic: What are the 5 senses and the body parts we use, as well as why we need them.

Directions: Prior to lesson teacher will need an interactive white board, a picture of a person without
body parts for senses, Computer with internet access, alien puppet, Handouts of Five Senses Worksheet.
1.
Using an interactive white board or projector, have a picture of a person without ears, eyes,
mouth, nose and hands.
2.

Ask students to think about what is missing from the picture.

3.
Ask question, How does this person see? This should prompt students to say, With eyes.
Ask, Where are they? This should get students to think about what else is missing from the person.
Draw on picture.
4.

Ask students what they use their eyes for.

5.
Follow the same steps for the mouth, ears, hands and nose until all body parts for five senses
are drawn on the picture.
6.
Explain to students that tasting, hearing, smelling, feeling and seeing are all the five senses. We
must use our senses to learn about the world.

7.

Teach students the Five Senses Song: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/5senses.htm

Five Senses (Tune: Where is Thumbkin)

Five senses, five senses
We have them. We have them.
Seeing, hearing, touching,
Tasting and smelling.
There are five. There are five.

8.
Watch the senses video: Five 5 Senses Human Body- -Part 1 kindergarten,preschool,toddlers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh5XsItAhuA
9.
Play the Senses Guessing Game
http://www.education.com/activity/article/Senses_Guessing_Game/
10.
Have students use puppets, pretending to be aliens, to explain to other aliens how we use our
senses on Earth.
11.
Give students the Sort out the Five Senses Worksheet
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/sort-senses/ to complete as assessment tool.

Resources
Websites to Visit:
The Five Senses Animated Science Lesson http://www.turtlediary.com/kindergarten-games/sciencegames/the-five-senses.html
Five 5 Senses Human Body- -Part 1 kindergarten,preschool,toddlers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh5XsItAhuA
Five Senses Song http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/5senses.htm
Interactive Senses Game http://pbskids.org/sid/isense.html
Senses Guessing Game http://www.education.com/activity/article/Senses_Guessing_Game/

Sort out the Five Senses Worksheet http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/sort-senses/

What did Sid See? printable http://pbskids.org/sid/funbook.html
Books to Read:
My Five Senses by Aliki
My Five Senses by Margaret Miller

Assessment:
Students will receive 5 points for each correct answer on the Sort out the Five Senses Worksheet (Total
of 25 Points).

Raft Card 2: Kindergarten Technological Science/Art-At Grade Level

ROLE (student)
Artist

AUDIENCE
Teacher and peer group

FORMAT
Observation, Discussion
and create a brochure
using art application on
computer about the five
senses used while
creating popcorn with
butter.

TOPIC
How to use popcorn
and butter while
stimulating the five
senses.

Row 2

Objective: Discovering our five senses, enjoying popcorn, and illustrating what we learned about our five
senses and how they are used.
Student Role:

Artist

Audience: Teacher and peer group.

Format: Observation, Discussion and create a brochure using art application on computer about the five
senses used while creating popcorn with butter. (See and hear popcorn pop and butter melt. Taste,
touch and smell popcorn with butter. Discuss the five senses and how they are used and create a
booklet about the five senses. Please note: Teachers Role: Handle electric popcorn popping machine
(not microwave popcorn), melting butter in pot. After popcorn is popped teacher pours butter over
popcorn and passes out to students.)
Topic: How to use popcorn and butter while stimulating the five senses.

Directions: Prior to beginning lesson teacher needs the following for lesson:
Vocabulary: senses, observation, sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, feel
Materials: Air popcorn popper, large bowl, popcorn, salt, butter, pan (and a way to melt butter), napkins
for each student and a computer with internet access.
1.

Watch the Popcorn song on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3LslhjMZw

before beginning lesson to explain to students the process of popping the corn.
2.
Teach students these songs (Tooter4kids.com, 2014) before beginning to pop popcorn:
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Popcorn/poetry.htm
Popcorn in the Pot (tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little popcorn in a pot Heat me up and watch me pop. When I get all puffed up, then I'm done.
Popping corn is lots of fun (Tooter4kids.com, 2014).
Pop, Pop, Pop My Corn (tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Pop, pop, pop, my corn, Pop it big and white. Popping, popping, popping, popping 'Til it is just right
(Tooter4kids.com, 2014).
3.
While popcorn is popping discuss what senses students are using while it is cooking (sight, smell,
hear).
4.
After popcorn is passed out discuss what senses students are using now (sight, smell, hear, feel,
taste).
5.
Have students use their technological time using the computer art application to create a
brochure about the five senses used while creating popcorn with butter.
Resources
Websites to visit:

The Popcorn Song and Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3LslhjMZw

Popcorn Songs with lyrics http://www.tooter4kids.com/Popcorn/poetry.htm
Senses Posters for classroom http://www.kidsparkz.com/fivesenses.html
Books to Read:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by B. Martin, Jr.
The Five Senses (It's Science) by Sally Hewitt
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole
My Eyes Are for Seeing by Jane Belk-Moncure

Assessment:
Prepare a 5 senses booklet with the art program about what we learned using our senses to make
buttered popcorn. The booklet must have a cover page and one page for each sense. Clipart may be
used. You will receive a total of 10 points for each of the following: making a cover, creating a page for
each sense (5 pages), and using the art application on the computer to create your booklet (Total of 60
points).

Raft Card 3: Kindergarten-Language Arts/Health-At Grade Level

ROLE (student)
Writer

AUDIENCE
Parents and peer group

FORMAT
Create an e-book using
Story Jumper about
how we use our senses
to stay safe.

TOPIC
How do we use our
senses to stay safe?

Row 3

Objective: Using our senses to safe and using technology to create an e-book as a writer.

Student Role:

Writer

Audience: Parents and peer group

Format: Create an e-book using Story Jumper about how we use our senses to stay safe.
Topic: How do we use our senses to stay safe?

Directions: Prior to lesson teacher needs the following materials: Computer with internet access.
1.

Ask students what does it mean to be safe?

2.
Ask students what senses they would use to stay safe (example: a fire, Crossing the street, milk
that is bad, A Dripping Faucet, a stranger in person, a stranger on the computer)
3.
Read Using Our Senses to Stay Safe
http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/n/nfpa-repro2.pdf
4.
Use the Smart Table exercise from You Tube to show students how we use our senses to stay
safe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd-Nq2lT23
5.

Students will draw pictures of a situation where they have to use their senses to stay safe.

6.

Scan picture into the computer.

7.

Have students write which senses they would use to stay safe in the picture drawn.

8.

Use Story Jumper to create a class book on How to Stay Safe using Our Senses.

9.

Share on class website.

Resources
Websites to Visit:
KidsHealth.org/classroom (Additional resources for safety using our senses)
http://kidshealth.org/classroom/prekto2/body/functions/senses.pdf
Smart Table exercise from You Tube to show students how we use our senses to stay safe:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd-Nq2lT23
Using Our Senses to Stay Safe Story http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=428
Books to Read:
Use Your Senses by Melissa Stewart

Assessment: Students will be graded on the page they create pertaining to the senses and how we use
them to stay safe. Creativity 25 points:, proof of understanding concept of staying safe using senses is
evident 50 points; creating page for website on Story Jumper 25 points (total 100 points).