Title: Exploring Feelings and Five Senses: A Scientific Perspective

Grade Level: Kindergarten Subject: Science Duration: 45 minutes

Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the five senses and their role in experiencing the world. 2. Identify and describe different feelings and emotions. 3. Recognize how our senses help us understand and respond to various situations. 4. Apply scientific inquiry skills to explore feelings and senses through real-life situations.

Materials: 1. Chart paper and markers 2. Pictures or objects representing different feelings (happy, sad, angry, surprised, etc.) 3. Various objects to stimulate the five senses (e.g., feathers, cotton balls, lemon slices, bells, etc.) 4. Blindfolds or eye masks (optional)

Procedure:

1. Introduction (5 minutes): a. Begin the lesson by asking students if they have ever felt different emotions or experienced different sensations. b. Explain that today, we will explore feelings and senses from a scientific perspective to understand how our bodies work.

2. Engage (10 minutes): a. Display pictures or objects representing different feelings on the chart paper. b. Ask students to identify and describe each feeling. c. Discuss how these feelings might be connected to our senses (e.g., feeling happy may make us smile, feeling sad may make us cry). d. Encourage students to share personal experiences related to these feelings.

3. Explore the Five Senses (15 minutes): a. Introduce the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell) and briefly explain their functions. b. Divide students into small groups and provide each group with a set of objects to stimulate the senses. c. Instruct students to take turns exploring each object and describe how it feels, sounds, smells, tastes, or looks. d. Facilitate discussions within the groups, encouraging students to use scientific vocabulary and make connections between their senses and the objects.

4. Apply Scientific Inquiry (10 minutes): a. Gather the whole class and discuss the observations made during the sensory exploration. b. Ask students to think of real-life situations where their senses help them understand or respond to something. c. Write down their responses on the chart paper, categorizing them under each sense. d. Encourage students to share their personal experiences and explain how their senses helped them in those situations.

5. Conclusion (5 minutes): a. Recap the main points discussed during the lesson, emphasizing the importance of our senses in understanding the world and our feelings. b. Ask students to reflect on what they have learned and share one thing they found interesting or surprising. c. Provide an opportunity for students to ask questions or seek clarification on any concepts covered.

Assessment: 1. Observe students’ active participation during the sensory exploration activity. 2. Assess students’ ability to describe their observations using scientific vocabulary. 3. Evaluate students’ understanding of the connection between feelings and senses through their contributions during class discussions. 4. Encourage students to create drawings or write short sentences about a real-life situation where their senses helped them understand or respond to something.