"I've Got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Senses Working Over Time.."

   

     

Ladies and Gents, my most bitter-sweet week of the year seasonally happened this week. That's right, it is officially the last week of Summer. No more long days filled with what seems like endless fun exploring outdoors. The time of playing barefoot and splashing in water, getting messy on the back pptch while eatong popsicles and ice cream cones are coming to an end. Not having to warm up a vehicle while bundling up to venture the 20 feet to the car just to unbundle for car seat safety is ending quicker than I like. I am a Summertime kinda gal so knowing it is ending this year is just a tad sad for me. Not that fall is horrible. The season of fall is actually a lot of fun, and definitely better than winter with all the wonderful fun holidays to look forward to coming up. I have fall decor I look forward to putting out on Sunday because I do enjoy it, it's just not as fun for me as Summer.

     With that said, as an ode to our last week of Summer I thought it would be fun to work on learning about our five senses again. A lot of the activities we worked on together I used in my last five senses post, which you can find in my labels section of my archives. Exploring with the senses is sp neet. We use all our motor skills, science fun, sensory play, cognitive skills, and so much more! We also had a big alphabet and numbers review week too.

Monday-Uppercase A-O Review/Aa, Ff, and Kk Tracing Review/Number 1 Review/Sense of Smell 
Books:
Alfred's Alphabet Walk by Victoria Chess
One Lonely Sea Horse by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers
Whose Nose and Toes by John Butler

Songs:
Ants Go Marching
Firework by Katy Perry
Let's Go Fly a Kite- Mary Poppins

Activities:
Play uppercase letter matching game

Review Aa, Ff, and Kk vocab words

Practice tracing the letters Aa, Ff, and Kk

Play with almonds

Play with flour

Play kickball

Intro sense of smell. Take seasonings you use to cook. Have the child sniff each ome and talk about what kind of smells they are smelling. My kid's favorite scents were cinnamon and garlic powder. His least favorite smell was the lemon juice.

Tuesday- Number 1-5 Review/Bb, Gg, and Ll Tracing Review/Number 2 Tracing Review/Sense of Hearing

Books:
The Ladybird Big ABC and Counting Book 1,2,3 by Lynne J. Bradbury
2 is for Dancing by Woodleigh Hubbard
City Sounds by Craig Brown

Songs:
Bananas!
God Gave Me You by Blake Shelton
Lover by Taylor Swift

Activities:
Number 1-5 matching game

Review Bb, Gg, and Ll vocab

Bb, Gg, and Ll Tracing Review

Play with shape beads

Make glitter art

Play with ladder

Intro sense of hearing. Use listening game videos off of youtube and see what noises your child can figure out correctly.

Wednesday- Lower case a-o Review/Cc, Hh, and Mm Tracing Review/Number 3 Tracing Review/Sense of Sight

Books:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
One, Two, Three by Marc Brown
Let's Play a Five Senses Guessing Game by Amanda Miller and Joan Michael

Songs:
The Chicken Dance
If You're Happy and you Know it
Do you Believe in Magic?

Activities:

Play lowercase matching game

Review Cc, Hh, and Mm vocab

Cc, Hh, and Mm tracing review

Number 3 tracing review

Play with corn kernals

Play hide and seek

Play with dry erase markers.

Intro sense of sight. Go on a nature hike.

Park day

Thursday- Dd, Ii, and Nn Tracing Review/ Number 4 Tracing Review/ Sense of Touch

Books:
Indian Two Feet and the ABC Moose Hunt by Margaret Friskey
How Many Monsters by Joanne and David Wylie
Hand, Hand, Fingers, and Thumb by Al Perkins

Songs:
Farmer in the Dell
Help! By the beatles
Natural by Imagine Dragons

Activities:
Review Dd, Ii, and Nn vocab

Dd, Ii, and Nn tracing review

Number 4 tracing review

Play with dinosaurs

Play with ice outside

Play with noodles

Intro sense of touch... pull out salt and sugar and to play with and explore the different feelings between them.

Friday-Ee,Jj, and Oo Tracing Review/Number 5 Tracing Review/Sense of Taste

Books:
My ABC's by Don L. Curry
Numbers by Rose Griffiths
Food for Healthy Teeth by Helen Frost

Songs:
Fly Like an Eagle
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
Octopus Garden by Raffi

Activities:

Review Ee, Jj, and Oo vocab

Ee, Jj, and Oo tracing review

Number 5 tracing review

Egg toss fun

Jello lego fun

Dry Oatmeal fun

Intro taste. Have the child taste test something sweet, salty,  bitter, and sour. I used watermellon, pretzels, dark chocolate, and fresh lemon.

What fun five senses activities would you add? I love hearing new ideas!