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Describe What You Sense

Exploring with Senses Review

Day 79of 180
Week 16of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn descriptive words for sensory experiences

2

Practice using words like soft, loud, sweet, bright, smooth

3

Develop appreciation for God's gift of senses

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Celebrates how God carefully created our amazing ability to sense and experience the world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Various textured objects
  • Small sound-making items
  • Snack items with different tastes
  • BibleMouse Sensory Exploration Kit (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's mystery sensory boxes. Ask child to describe something they discovered.

💭 Review Question: What fun thing did you touch or smell yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce descriptive sensory words through playful exploration

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gave us special ways to learn about the world
  • We can use words to tell others what we experience
  • Each sense helps us understand something different
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does soft feel like?
  • Can you show me something smooth?
3Activity: Sensory Word Detective (6 min)
sensory exploration

Explore objects and describe their sensory qualities

📝 Instructions:
  1. Touch different objects
  2. Use describing words: soft, rough, smooth
  3. Share what you feel with mommy or daddy
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child choose describing words

Challenge: Child creates own descriptive sentences

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how wonderfully God made our senses

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite thing we felt today?
  • How do our senses help us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll thank God for all our amazing senses!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing language to describe experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging tone
  • Model describing words yourself
  • Praise any attempt at description
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated trying to find words

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to use descriptive language, engagement with activity

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library sensory worksheets
  • Sing a song about senses from BibleMouse Song Collection

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