Sensory Jars! This is a great way for all ages to have a blast learning about their senses and the world around them. It's also pretty easy to set up, as there's nothing specific you need.
You'll Need:
-Set of Jars or Bins
-Varied items to place in jar to explore each sense
-Piece of paper and pen if desired
Directions:
Set up one jar per sense, or highlight one sense. For pre-K and up, practice part of your scientific method by helping them write down their findings to record, compare, and contrast. We will be doing this 3 days this week (if you are following the Preschool At Home Program), so consider the week as a whole when selecting items. If you had flour to touch one day, maybe do slime (or wet flour!) the next, and a brush the final day (or if you are doing one or two senses per day, instead of having those variations each day, it would be on the same day). This covers several types of feeling. While we want each jar to focus on a sense, it's totally great to afterwards, talk about how it is for other senses.
If you are choosing to set up one jar per sense, try to find items that really exemplify the sense it is targeting. If you are focusing on one sense per day, make sure to use items that really show variations of that sense.
Below is a list of ideas to try:
Touch:
-Dry noodles
-Cooked noodles
-Piece of bread
-Yogurt or pudding
-Soapy water
Hear:
(close lid to shake and listen)
-Dry noodles
-Cooked noodles
-Apple slices
-Banana slices
-Soapy water
Smell:
-Dry noodles
-Cooked noodles
-Apple slices with cinnamon
-Coffee or Tea
-Cooked earthy vegetable (will bring out smell more if cooked)
Taste:
-Dry noodles
-Cooked noodles
-Earthy vegetable
-Honey or maple syrup
-Salt (just a little!) or very salty chip
See:
-Dry noodles
-Cooked noodles
-Crackers
-Yogurt or Pudding (gently shake jar to watch it wobble)
-Soapy water (swirl around) (can add food dye)
One Jar of Each Sense:
Touch- Pudding or Yogurt
Hear- Dry Noodles (in jar with lid, and shake or swirl around, or listen while moving with hand)
Smell- Cooked noodles
Taste- Salty chip or cracker, or just salt (only a little!)
See- Soapy Water (swirl around) (can add food dye)
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