Exploring Our Five Senses

The children in Kitah Alef  explore using their  five senses. We use our senses of sight, touch, taste, hearing, and feeling to explore our classroom and the world around us. One of the favorite places in our classroom is our sensory wall art. They were created by one of our wonderful IJP parents. These sensory panels allow the children to explore their sense of touch.  During exploratory play I watch as child after child will migrate toward these panels to observe and touch. It’s like an instinct- to satisfy an internal need to discover through their fingers.

Another way that we use our sense of touch is with our sensory box. I place various items that have different textures inside of the box and the children reach inside and pull out the items. The children’s faces light up as they put their hands inside the box, and they pull out the various items and we discuss how the item feels. Shaya reached inside the box and pulled out a white fluffy pillow and said “Soft!”