Sense of
Sight
Objectives:
- Students will listen to
the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
- Students will use their
sense of sight to find the missing objects on the flannel
board.
- Students will be able to
write about one thing they see.
- Students will be able to
state which body part they use to see.
Materials:
- Book: Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- Toilet Paper Binoculars
(two toilet paper rolls taped together)
- Felt board
- Felt Brown Bear story
characters
- Bear cut-out activity
page with flip nose
- Digital camera
- An excellent source of information
on sight is Kids
Health.
Activities:
- Read Brown Bear, Brown
Bear, What Do You See? to students and discuss all the animals
seen in the story.
- Ask students which of the
five senses they think we will be using today?
- Introduce the sense of
sight. Give background information about vision.
- Have students give
examples of ways we use our sense of sight every day.
- Play the "What's Missing"
game to see how well students can use their sense of sight. Place
all felt characters on the felt board and remove one. Have
students tell the one animal that is missing.
- Pass out toilet paper
binoculars and have students decorate each.
- Go out for a walk around
the school stop every once in a while and have students use their
binoculars. Teacher can take digital photos of objects observed and place on class
five senses web site posted on school site.
- When you get back into
class, ask: Children, Children what did you see?
- Brainstorm a list of
objects children saw on their walk.
Evaluation:
- Have children write about
one thing they saw on the bear nose and draw a picture on the
inside flip.
- Have each student name
one way they use their sense of sight and write sentence on the computer.
- View sight pictures on class web
site.
Extension:
Have students take an online senses quiz at Queendom.
Students type their answers and can get their score.