Teaching Tool - Senses and Functions (Grade 1)

These resources teach students about the five senses (sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste) and their functions.

Learning goals

Grades 1-8: Health and Physical Education (2019)

D1.4 identify the five senses (sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste) and describe how each function.

Healthy bodies (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association): In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of the effects of healthy, active living on the mind and the body. They will also learn control of small muscles. Teachers should incorporate the lessons "my body on the outside" and "my body on the inside" before teaching healthy bodies.
Making sense of it (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association: In this lesson, students will learn about the five senses and describe how each function.
My body on the inside (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association): In this lesson, students will learn about their bodies and their body parts on the inside. They will learn the effects of healthy, active living on the mind and the body. Students will also learn spatial awareness by doing activities that use large muscles.
My body on the outside (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association): In this lesson, students will learn about their bodies and their body parts on the outside. They will learn the effects of healthy, active living on the mind and the body. Students will also learn spatial awareness by doing activities that use small muscles.
The five senses (KidsHealth): In this lesson, students will learn about the five senses of smell, touch, taste, hearing and sight. They will identify basic body parts and learn how the five senses give information.