Five senses walk
A treat for them all
ADDED August 26, 2009
Length: Twenty minutes or so.
Parental Involvement: Encourage observation and use of senses.
Kids Should Be Able to: Spell simple words. Observe and . . . have fun!
Summer continues this week, and I am sure your patience is growing thin, as is your wallet. So why not take a trip to a local Botanical Garden? The flowers are beautiful and if you pack a lunch, it's a free outing. (Have i mentioned that we are fans of free?)
My son and I went this past week, and it was a blast! Now, on the surface, two guys at the botanical gardens does not sound like so much fun, but I promise it was . . . and in true TIF fashion it was also educational. We decided to go on a Five Senses Walk.
Here is how a Five Senses Walk works: First explain to your kids that everybody has five senses. They are seeing, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. For a Five Senses Walk to be successful, you need to make sure you use all five senses at sometime during your walk and then report your findings to the group.
When you smell something that is good, tell the group. If you see something that is beautiful, tell the group. If you touch something that is soft, or carefully touch something that is rough, tell the group. I should also note that on a five senses walk make sure your kids know that they should okay any tasting with an adult. Lunch is also a good time for tasting. When anything is reported to the group, you need to use your most descriptive words to explain what you have seen, heard, smelled, touched or tasted.
By making our outing a Five Senses Walk, we made sure that our trip was a treat for all the senses. Try it on your next walk or trip to the botanical gardens!
| ages 5 and above, good for a group, may rile them up, summer activity, verbal activity, |
Comments
Post Comment
