KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Teacher Candidate: Brianna Sweeney & Abriana Hammen Date:

Cooperating Teacher: Dr. Varano
Group Size:

20

Subject or Topic:

April 5, 2016

Coop. Initials

Allotted Time 40minutes Grade Level 1st Grade

5 Senses!

Section Review day / Project day

STANDARD:
- 3.2.4.B.2. Use observations to develop a descriptive vocabulary.
- 3.2.4.B.1. Recognize observational descriptors from each of the five senses

I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes):

A. Students will use their knowledge from the previous 4 lessons on the senses to
complete their in class project and written test.

II. Instructional Materials

A. 5 Senses project packet
B. End of unit mini test
C. Review power point
D. Microwave
E. Popcorn
F. Bowls (20, one for each student)

III. Subject Matter/Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, outline of
additional content)
A. Prerequisite skills
1. Knowledge of the 5 senses through previous lessons
B. Key Vocabulary
1. Smell: the faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by
means of the organs in the nose.
2. Taste: the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat
on contact with a substance.
3. Touch: come so close to (an object) as to be or come into
contact with it.

4. Hear: perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or

something).
5. Sight: the faculty or power of seeing.
C. Big Idea
1. The 5 Senses
D. Content
1. Reviewing our senses
2. In class project
IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
1. To introduce lesson, begin by asking the students to tell me
what they remember from our four previous lessons on the 5
senses.
2. Next a reading of the book My 5 Senses by Aliki, to the
class.

B. Development
1. Explain the directions to our 5 senses Popcorn project to
the class.
2. Each student will have a 5 Senses Popcorn packet.
3. Go over the directions thoroughly with the children
4. Make sure to have the material prepared before class begins.
5. Have the microwave and popcorn ready beforehand.
6. Make the popcorn, while the children listen intently to the
sounds, using their sense of hearing
7. Pass the cooked popcorn out to each student.
8. Allow the children to use the rest of their senses to observe the
popcorn.
9. Children will be able to smell, touch and look at the popcorn.
10. Make sure students record their observations.
11. After recording their observations for those four senses in the
project packet, the students will be allowed to eat the popcorn.
12. After tasting the popcorn, students must record their
observations for their last part of their project using their taste
sense.
13. Walk around the classroom as the students finish filling in their
5 Senses Popcorn project.
14. The students will have time to color their projects as well to
finish.

C. Closure

1. To conclude the lesson, have students inform what their

favorite part of the unit was. Have students share what they
thought was more interesting.
2. After class discussion, inform students to prepare for the test
they will have at the beginning of next week. (Test is attached)

D. Accommodations/Differentiation
1. If child has a specific learning disability and has difficulty with
following instructions in the classroom and performing tasks
on time like the rest of his/her classmates, provide a checklist
to keep this students on task.

E. Assessment/Evaluation Plan
1. Formative: 5 Senses- Popcorn project
2. Summative: End of unit test

V. Reflective Response
A. Report of Student Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (Reflection on
student performance written after lesson is taught, includes remediation for
students who fail to meet acceptable level of achievement)
Remediation Plan
B. Personal Reflection (Questions written before lesson is taught. Reflective
answers to question recorded after lesson is taught)
1. How can I improve this lesson?
2. How can I make the lesson as fun and effective for the children
as possible?
3. How well did the students understand all of the content?
4. Was I clear and thorough with all my directions?

VI. Resources (in APA format)

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5-Senses- Teaching-Points-SortsObservations-More-ADORABLE-1422111 5 Senses Popcorn Activity

My 5 Senses book by Aliki
5 Senses: Ready-to-go activities, Games, Literature Selections, Poetry, and Everything
You Need for a Complete Theme Unit by Tracey West

Name: ____________________
Date: _____________________

5 Senses Test
Part 1: Directions - Using each of the 5 senses that we learned this week, label the picture
with the correct sense with the picture. Label the picture using the letter that goes with
each of the 5 vocabulary words.

A. Touch

B. Taste

C. Hear

D. Smell

E. See

Part 2: Word match

A. Hearing aid
E. Tongue

1.

B. Deaf
F. Brian

C. Senses
G. Nose

D. Skin
H. Hypothesis

_____: The computer" part of your body which helps you think,
move, feel and remember

2. ____________: Unable to hear

3. ____________: A device that helps people hear
4. ___________: Abilities of the body that helps you hear, see, smell,
taste and feel
5. ___________: An educated guess
6. ___________: Organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting,
licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech
7. ___________: Largest sense organ we have
8. ___________: The part projection above the mouth on the face of a
person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and
smelling

Name: ____________________
Date: _____________________

5 Senses Test
**ANSWER KEY**
Part 1: Directions - Using each of the 5 senses that we learned this week, label the picture
with the correct sense with the picture. Label the picture using the letter that goes with
each of the 5 vocabulary words.

F. Touch

G. Taste

H. Hear

I. Smell

J. See

D
C

Part 2: Word match

I. Hearing aid
M. Tongue

9. __F

J. Deaf
N. Brian

K. Senses
O. Nose

L. Skin
P. Hypothesis

_____: The computer" part of your body which helps you

think, move, feel and remember

10.__B__________: Unable to hear
11.__A__________: A device that helps people hear
12.__C__________: Abilities of the body that helps you hear, see, smell,
taste and feel
13.__H__________: An educated guess
14.__E__________: Organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting,
licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech
15.__D__________: Largest sense organ we have
16.___G_________: The part projection above the mouth on the face of a
person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and
smelling