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Unit AuthorFirst and Last Name Jessica BlakeSchool City, State WVSU, West VirginiaUnit OverviewUnit TitleExploring Your Five SensesUnit SummaryDay 1
A KWL chart will be started and students will make an entry in their science journal drawing what they may know about their senses.
I will read the book My Five Senses by Aliki followed by a class discussion of how we learn. Students will complete a graph about the five senses indicating which sense/senses they might use to learn about the pictured objects explaining why they chose those senses.
Students will be given a letter to take home to their parents, introducing them to the unit topic and giving them a blog address created for extended learning exercises of our five senses. http://myfivesensesblake.blogspot.com/
Day 2 “Brain and Senses” As a whole class we will go through the interactive introduction to our
brain. Our brain and central nervous system control everything we do, say, see, hear, smell, and feel! http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/brainandsenses/brain/
Students will complete an online Treasure Hunt discovering information about their five senses using the following two links: http://library.thinkquest.org/3750/ and http://microbemagic.ucc.ie/explore_body/five_senses.html.
Students will write in their five sense journal about their sense of smell and sense of touch.
Day 3 Students will complete “My Five Senses Matching” Worksheet, followed by a Student Self-
Assessment. I will read the book Forest Friends’ Five Senses by Christina Garelli followed by a class
discussion, comparing animal senses to human senses. Students will watch a movie, made on Movie Maker by me, called “Super Sense-ative.” A
movie about amazing animal senses. Students will write in their five senses journals about animal senses.
The class will take a Listening/Seeing Walk: Take the children outside and have them listen and watch their surroundings. While on the walk I will ask students about what they are hearing and seeing and write them down for us to discuss when we get back to the classroom. Once we are back inside the class will reflect on what they heard and seen outside.
The class will gather at the reading carpet and we will play an interactive game about our five senses to reinforce how each sense is used. (Interactive PowerPoint I have created)
Students will write in their five senses journals about their sense of sound and sense of sight.
Day 5 Students will be creating a Math Rainbow (example is attached) to find different ways to make
the number 10 using colors. The rainbow will be projected on the SmartBoard. We will review the math problems as a class and students will fill in their own rainbow of addition.
I will read Sense Suspense: A Guessing Game For The Five Senses by Bruce McMillian. As I’m reading the story I will pause and allow students to guess which sense is being described.
Students will write in their five senses journals about their sense of taste.
Day 6 Students will create a chart using Kidspiration (example provided under assessment tools) and
print out their final product to later discuss with the class. Students will complete “My Five Senses Chart” by cutting and pasting what item belongs under
each sense.
Day 7 Students will complete the “Potato Head” assessment. Then students will share with the class their Kidspiration chart by describing why they choose
the images they did to be put into their charts. We will return to the KWL chart filling in the remaining portion. Students will write something they learned about their senses in their five senses journal.
Subject AreaScience/TechnologyGrade Level KindergartenApproximate Time Needed 30 minutes for 7 days
Unit FoundationTargeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
WV 21st Content Learning Skills21C.O.PK-2.1.TT.1 Student uses keyboard and mouse to enter name and User ID, types sentences and follows on-screen prompts to successfully operate computers. Student uses printers, audiotapes, and other technologies. Student names common technologies (e.g., CD player, DVD player, video camera, cell phone).21C.O.PK-2.1.LS.2 Student can accurately interpret and create simple visuals (e.g. charts, maps, graphs and models) and use this information to solve problems and communicate information.21C.O.PK-2.1.LS.3 Student articulates thoughts and ideas, representative of real and imaginary experiences, clearly and effectively through oral, written or multimedia communication.21C.O.PK-2.1.TT.6 Student, working in a teacher–led whole group project, enters simple data into a spreadsheet and creates graphs electronically (i.e., use of chart wizard).21C.O.PK-2.2.LS.2 Student identifies parts of a system and explains how those parts interact with one another.21C.O.PK-2.3.LS.3 Student understands the defined learning goal and uses age-appropriate instructional rubrics and tools to assess his/her performance in meeting the goal within the timeline established by the teacher.
WV ScienceSC.O.K.1.1 ask questions about themselves and their world.SC.O.K.1.4 explore and describe objects and events using the five senses to develop observational skills and make predictions based on personal observation.SC.O.K.1.7 collect and record information in a variety of ways (e.g., drawings, weather calendar, or graphs).SC.O.K.2.1 using the five senses, identify living and non-living things.SC.O.K.2.6 identify colors.SC.O.K.3.4 work in groups, listen to and be tolerant of different viewpoints.
WV MathM.K.OA.4 for any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation. (CCSS Math.K.OA.4)M.K.MD.3 classify objects into given categories, count the numbers of objects in each category, and sort the categories by count. Category counts should be limited to less than or equal to 10. (CCSS Math.K.MD.3)M.K.G.1 describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to. (CCSS Math.K.G.1)
WV Reading/Language ArtsELA.K.R.C1.5 with prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of an informational text. (CCSS RI.K.2)ELA.K.W.C9.2 use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. (CCSS W.K.2)ELA.K.W.C11.2 with guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (CCSS W.K.8)ELA.K.SL.C13.1 participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.•follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). •continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.ELA.K.SL.C14.2 add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. (CCSS SL.K.5) ELA.K.SL.C14.3 speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. * (CCSS SL.K.6)
WV Social StudiesSS.K.C.1 develop an understanding of citizenship and patriotism through a variety of experiences (e.g., appropriate behavior, sharing, taking turns, volunteering, being honest and demonstrating responsibility for materials and personal belongings).
ACEI Standards1.0Development, Learning, and Motivation2.2 Science3.3 Development of critical thinking and problem solving3.4 Active engagement in learning4.0 Assessment
ISTE Standards1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity2 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Student Objectives/Learning OutcomesStudents will be able to name the five senses.Students will be able to name a body part used for each sense.Students will be able to describe how the five senses work together.Students will be able to classify objects using only one sense.
Students will be able to summarize data on a graph.
Essential Question How do you learn about the world around you?
Unit Questions
•How do the senses help you?•Which sense do you think is most important?•Why do you think that sense would be better?•Why do you think it is important to use all of the five senses?
Content Questions
•What are the five senses? •What can we do with our senses?•What part of our body do we use for the sense of sight? Hearing? Touch? Smell? Taste? •How does it look? Feel? Smell? Sound? Taste?•Can you feel color? Smell it? Hear it?•Which sense would you use?
Before project work begins Students work on projects and complete tasks
After project work is completed
KWL Chart
Science Journal Predictions
Five Senses Matching/Student Self-Assessment
Observations of student journals.
Interactive PowerPoint
Math Rainbow
My Five Senses Chart
“Potato Head” Assessment
Kidspiration Web Presentation (with rubric)
Return to KWL Chart
Collect Five Senses Science Journal for final review graded with a rubric.
Assessment SummaryA K-W-L chart will be used to have students brainstorm and contribute what they know about the senses and what they would like to find out about the subject. The chart will be used at the beginning of the unit and throughout as students make new discoveries. Students will also use science journals to illustrate /dictate their understandings and discoveries using their senses. During the unit, students will make predictions about the senses and check their predictions recording both processes on pre and post graphs. Teacher observation and questions will be used throughout the unit to probe for understanding and to provide feedback when necessary. Students will discuss their observations and record information about their senses in their science journals. After the unit work, students will complete an assessment worksheet where they will make connections about what they have learned about the five senses. Students will also complete a Kidspiration web on the five senses to share with their classmates.
Unit DetailsPrerequisite SkillsStudents should know the location of their body parts.Students should be able to make distinct observations of their surroundings.Students should have basic computer skills.
Materials and Resources Required For UnitTechnology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
Camera Computer(s) Digital Camera DVD Player Internet Connection
Laser Disk Printer Projection System Scanner Television
VCR Video Camera Video Conferencing Equip. Other SmartBoard
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.) Database/Spreadsheet Desktop Publishing E-mail Software Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Image Processing Internet Web Browser Multimedia
Web Page Development Word Processing Other Kidspiration
Printed Materials
Math Rainbow ExampleMy Five Senses Matching Worksheet“My Five Senses Matching” Student Self-AssessmentScience Journal “Five Senses” Rubric“My Five Senses Chart” and Assessment Rubric“Potato Head” Assessment and RubricSummative Assessment Rubric for Kidspiration PresentationLetter to Parents about Classroom Blog
Supplies
KWL Chart On Poster BoardScience JournalsCrayonsPencilsNumber LinesScissorsGlue
Internet Resources
“Come To Your Senses” http://library.thinkquest.org/3750/ “The Brain and Senses”