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Sensory Scavenger Hunt

Exploring with Senses Review

Day 77of 180
Week 16of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify different sensory characteristics (soft, rough, colorful, fragrant)

2

Explore and describe objects using multiple senses

3

Develop curiosity about God's wonderful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Celebrates God's creative design in making things with different textures, colors, and sensory experiences

📦 Materials Needed

  • Basket or bag
  • Items from around the house/yard
  • BibleMouse Sensory Exploration Worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind children about our amazing senses God gave us to explore the world

💭 Review Question: What senses did we talk about on our nature walk yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce the sensory scavenger hunt with excitement

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the world with so many different things to touch and explore
  • Our senses help us learn about the world around us
  • Today we'll use our senses to find special things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does soft feel like?
  • Can you find something rough?
3Activity: BibleMouse Sensory Adventure (6 min)
exploration

Collect items that match sensory descriptions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Find something soft (like a fuzzy blanket)
  2. Find something rough (like bark or a pinecone)
  3. Find something that smells good (like a flower)
  4. Find something colorful (like a bright leaf)
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child find items, guide their exploration

Challenge: Let child describe each item's sensory characteristics

4Closing (3 min)

Share and discuss found items

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you find that was soft?
  • What was the most interesting thing you discovered?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play with mystery sensory boxes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sensory exploration is crucial for PK3 development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance, not correction
  • Encourage exploration and curiosity
  • Praise child's observations
🤔 Common Struggles:

May get distracted or lose interest quickly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, attempts to describe sensations

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sensory journal with found items
  • Sing BibleMouse sensory exploration song
  • Take photos of discovered items

Ready for Tomorrow?

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