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Sniff and Smell

Five Senses Exploration

Day 9of 180
Week 2of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify different smells using sense of smell

2

Match scents to corresponding pictures

3

Develop sensory awareness and descriptive language

📖 Scripture Connection

Song of Solomon 1:3

“Your oils have a pleasant fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.”

— Song of Solomon 1:3 (WEB)

Explores how God created our sense of smell to appreciate different fragrances

📦 Materials Needed

  • 5-6 small jars with lids
  • Vanilla extract
  • Cinnamon
  • Lemon juice
  • Peppermint extract
  • Coffee grounds
  • Cotton balls
  • Matching picture cards
  • BibleMouse Sensory Exploration Worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember how we explored sounds yesterday and now we'll discover amazing smells God created.

💭 Review Question: What sounds did we hear in our last lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll use our nose to explore different smells. God gave us this wonderful sense to enjoy His creation!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Our nose helps us smell things around us
  • Different things have different smells
  • Some smells make us happy, some make us careful
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What smells do you like?
  • Can you name something that smells good?
3Activity: Smell Detective Game (6 min)
sensory

Use scent jars to explore and match smells to pictures

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place a different scent in each jar
  2. Let child smell each jar carefully
  3. Match smell to corresponding picture card
  4. Describe what they smell
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Smell only 3 jars with clear pictures

Challenge: Blindfold child and have them guess smells

4Closing (3 min)

Review our smell discoveries and thank God for giving us our amazing sense of smell

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite smell today?
  • How does smelling help us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore tasty flavors in our BibleMouse science adventure!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Preschoolers are developing sensory discrimination skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Supervise closely during smell activities
  • Encourage descriptive language
  • Make it fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might mix up similar smells or get overwhelmed

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to distinguish between different scents

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a smell scavenger hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of things that smell good
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library smell worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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