Sharpening Our Wild Senses
Kindergarten Discovery Centers
Teach Instructions:
Set up each discovery centers
around your classroom (see set-up instructions for each center). Each
center will take 10-15 minutes to complete. You can have students work
cooperatively or individually. You may need to help each group read
and interpret the instructions.
For lower level readers you will need to go through each station as a class. You can choose one each day and work through it together.
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Eagle Eyes- (1b)- use hands to focus light into eyes and identify various shaped objects in the classroom.
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Wolf Nose (1b)- Differentiate between scents and enhance of the sense of smell using wolf nose.
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Deer Ears (1b)- Listen carefully for different sounds in the classroom and enhance the sense of hearing by using Deer Ears.
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The Human Touch (1b)- Touch various objects and match to their correct sense word.
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Wild or Domestic- categorize pictures into wild or domestic animals
Materials Check List
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3 film canisters with three varying scents
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7 of the shapes listed under eagle eyes
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10 pictures/ figurines of wild and domestic animals
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Touch Board