Play Along: Categorize the “Five Senses” Vocabulary Words
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What's Inside
There are words we use to describe our five senses. Can you categorize these words?
Use this book with kindergarten through second grade children when you want a short science word activity. It helps children sort vocabulary by the five senses and think about how words connect to seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. The simple format works well for a quick review, small group work, or family reading.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Play Along: Categorize the “Five Senses” Vocabulary Words into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Five senses vocabulary
- Sorting and categorizing words
- Listening for meaning
- Science language
- Word-to-category matching
Discussion Questions
- 1 What are the five senses, and how do we use each one?
- 2 When you hear a word that names something you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch, how can you tell which sense it belongs to?
- 3 Can you think of something in your house that you notice with your eyes, and something you notice with your ears?
- 4 Which sense helps you learn about a flower or food before you touch or taste it?
- 5 If I say a word like loud, smooth, or sweet, which sense category would you place it in?
- 6 How do you use your senses at school, at home, or outside in a season like winter or spring?
Words to Learn
- senses
- The ways our bodies help us learn about the world.
- see
- To use your eyes to notice what something looks like.
- hear
- To use your ears to notice sounds.
- smell
- To use your nose to notice odors.
- taste
- To use your tongue to notice flavors.
- touch
- To use your skin to notice how something feels.
- categorize
- To sort words or things into groups that belong together.
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