About this worksheet
Long before a child can name the five senses, they already know which part of them finds something out. This worksheet asks for exactly that knowledge and nothing else. You read the question aloud, your child looks at the picture, and then points to a picture of the eye, ear, nose, mouth, or hand. Nothing on the page has to be read, which means a three-year-old can finish it beside you and a five-year-old can finish it alone. The questions move from the obvious to the interesting: first the part you look with, then which part finds out that a lemon is sour, and finally what still works when one sense is taken away, such as finding a drum in a dark room by listening. Talk about the answers rather than marking them quickly. Ask your child how they know, and try the clue for real if you can: sniff the flower, tap the bell, close your eyes and guess what you are holding.
What your child will learn
- Point to the eye, ear, nose, mouth, or hand that finds something out
- Match a clue you can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel to the right part
- Tell a smell clue apart from a taste clue
- Work out which sense still helps when another one cannot be used
Worked example
The page shows three bells. You say: the bell has not been rung, but you can tell it is round and shiny. Shape and shine come in through the eyes, so your child points to the eye.
Common mistake
Pointing to the mouth for any food picture, even when the clue is a smell noticed before the first bite.
Helpful hint
Ask your child: would you look, listen, sniff, taste, or feel to find that out?
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