Explain. . .

• In your classes you have learned about our five senses, our five senses will be our tools to help us learn today.
  
  Ask. . .
• What are our five senses? (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
• Who remembers what animal has a good sense of SIGHT? Eagles
• Who remembers what animal has a good sense of SMELL? Wolves and dogs
• Who remembers what animal has a good sense of HEARING? Deer
• Who remembers what animal has a good sense of Touch? Humans and another mystery animal I will tell you about?

Do. . .

• For each WILD sense, review what it means (see left), and have students demonstrate each sense.
• For Deer Ears have them close their eyes and count how many sound they hear.
• For Eagle Eyes play I Spy by describing a far away object and having the students find the object
• For Wolf Nose have the student lick their upper lips and describe out-loud what the day smells like.

Explain. . .

• Foxes are another animal that have a very good sense of touch, and they use this sense to move around very quietly by feeling with their feet before they move. We are going to try this.

Do. . .

• Have student stand in line perpendicular facing you.
• Demonstrate fox walking by hunching low to the ground. Reach forward with your right foot and lightly feel around before you put your weight down. If there is something that might make a noise when you put your weight on it that you will move your foot somewhere else. Repeat with left foot,
• Have student try this.
• Put a blind fold on one student. Have students surround the blindfolded student and try to sneak up on them
• The student with the blindfold can point to noisy fox walkers and they must return to the starting point to try again.

Explain. . .

• Today we are going to use our WILD senses to learn about the WILD Life that living at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. Before we get out and try to find some wildlife we need to remember these three things:
• Be respectful by not being really noisy or sneaking up on animals.
• Leave things clean and neat by not dropping trash.
• Do not take the WILD life or their homes (nests, feathers, etc.) with you.
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Deer Ears
Cup your hands behind your ears and pivot to hear in different directions.

Fox Walking
Cup your hands behind your ears and turn your head to hear in different directions.