Discover the World Through Seven Multi-Sensory Activities
Transform your Year 1 Science lessons with this comprehensive resource featuring seven engaging activities that help children explore their five senses through hands-on investigation and sensory exploration—making learning personal, memorable, and fun.
Seven Complete Activities Included:
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Identify The Five Senses: Discover the five amazing senses! Learn about sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, identifying which body parts are associated with each sense and understanding how our senses help us explore and understand the world
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Exploring My Sense Of Sight: Investigate the power of vision! Explore how eyes help us see colours, shapes, and movement, discovering what we can and cannot see and understanding how sight helps us navigate the world safely
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Exploring My Sense of Hearing: Tune into the world of sound! Investigate different sounds—loud and quiet, high and low, near and far—discovering how ears help us hear and identify sounds while developing listening skills and sound vocabulary
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Exploring My Sense Of Hearing Through Music: Experience sound through music! Listen to different instruments, rhythms, and melodies, exploring how music uses sound to create emotion and expression while developing musical appreciation and listening skills
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Exploring My Sense Of Smell: Discover the world of scents! Investigate different smells—pleasant and unpleasant, strong and subtle—understanding how our nose helps us identify things and how smell connects to taste and memory
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Exploring My Sense Of Taste: Explore the flavours of food! Investigate sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastes, discovering how our tongue helps us taste and how taste keeps us safe by warning us about bad food
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Exploring My Sense Of Touch: Feel the world around you! Investigate different textures—rough and smooth, hard and soft, hot and cold—using feely boxes and touch games to understand how skin helps us feel and explore
Why Teachers Choose This Resource:
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Curriculum-Aligned: Fully supports Year 1 Science objectives for animals including humans in the National Curriculum
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Multi-Sensory Learning: Engages all five senses for rich, memorable learning experiences
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Hands-On Exploration: Practical activities that make learning personal and experiential
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Ready to Use: Complete lesson plans with learning objectives, activity ideas, and step-by-step instructions
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Cross-Curricular Links: Connects to Music (listening), Design & Technology (tasting food), and develops descriptive vocabulary
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Age-Appropriate: Activities specifically designed for 5-6 year olds with safe, engaging tasks
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Accessible to All: Multi-sensory approach ensures all children can participate and learn
Perfect For:
- Year 1 Science lessons on animals including humans
- Key Stage 1 human body teaching
- Homeschool science curriculum
- Multi-sensory learning experiences
- Building body awareness and vocabulary
- Developing observation and descriptive skills
Learning Outcomes:
Through these activities, children will identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body, say which part of the body is associated with each sense (eyes for sight, ears for hearing, nose for smell, tongue for taste, skin for touch), explore and describe what each sense can detect, develop sensory vocabulary and descriptive language, and understand how our senses help us explore and stay safe.
What Makes This Resource Special:
Learning about the senses is inherently engaging because it's about children themselves—their own eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. These activities make learning personal and memorable by having children actively use their senses to explore the world. By tasting, smelling, touching, listening, and observing, children develop both scientific knowledge and sensory awareness.
Building Sensory Awareness:
Understanding our senses helps children become more aware of how they experience the world. By consciously exploring what they can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, children develop observation skills, descriptive vocabulary, and appreciation for the amazing ways our bodies gather information about our surroundings.
Multi-Sensory Learning Benefits:
These activities don't just teach about the senses—they use multi-sensory approaches to make all learning more effective. By engaging multiple senses, children create stronger memories and deeper understanding. This approach is particularly valuable for children with different learning styles, ensuring everyone can access and enjoy the learning.
Bring the senses to life! These engaging activities help Year 1 students discover their five amazing senses through hands-on exploration that makes learning personal, multi-sensory, and genuinely exciting—building knowledge, vocabulary, and sensory awareness that will enhance all future learning.
