Your 5 Senses: How You Explore the World
Close your eyes and cover your ears. Now the world feels very quiet and dark, right? That is because two of your special helpers, called senses, are turned off. You have FIVE senses. They are your body's way of learning about everything around you: what a puppy feels like, how a cookie smells, and how a bell sounds. Let's meet all five!
What You'll Learn
- The names of your 5 senses - Which body part goes with each sense - How your senses help keep you safe and happy
Eyes That See
Your sense of sight comes from your eyes. Your eyes let you see colors, shapes, and people you love. They see a red apple, a blue sky, and a happy face. When it gets dark, your eyes cannot see well, so we turn on a light!
Ears That Hear
Your sense of hearing comes from your ears. Your ears catch sounds like music, a barking dog, or your name being called. Hearing keeps you safe too. When you hear a loud fire alarm, your ears tell you it is time to walk outside.
Nose, Tongue, and Skin
Your nose gives you the sense of smell. It smells warm cookies and stinky trash. Your tongue gives you the sense of taste. It tastes sweet honey and sour lemons. Your skin gives you the sense of touch. It feels a soft kitten, a cold ice cube, and a bumpy rock.
When you eat pizza, you SEE it, SMELL it, TASTE it, and FEEL it warm in your hands. Many senses work at the same time to help you enjoy things!
Match each body part to the sense it gives you.
Terms
Definitions
Drag terms onto their definitions, or click a term then click a definition to match.
Which body part do you use for your sense of taste?
You touch an ice cube and it feels cold. Which sense are you using?
Never put strange things in your mouth to taste them, and never smell something an adult has not said is safe. Always ask a grown-up first!
Sense Explorer Hunt
Walk around your home with a grown-up. Find ONE thing for each sense: something fun to SEE, something nice to HEAR, something good to SMELL, something yummy to TASTE (ask first!), and something soft to TOUCH. Draw a picture of your five things on paper and label each one with the sense it goes with.
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