Sensory Activity

 The kids had to use their sense of touch to tell me what they were feeling.  Some of the words used were:  dewy, moist, slimy, and mushy.

 The students had a little more difficulty with explaining how the orange sounded as they squeezed it.

 Everyone was really involved in the activity and trying to come up with adjectives.

 Afterwards, the students enjoyed devouring their oranges. 

Just some of the guys goofing around ;)

I love to bring experiences into the classroom.  Today, I wanted the students to experience a food item using their senses, taking the sense of sight away.  We place blindfolds on and began exploring the object that was in front of us.  At first, the kids were worried that I was going to stick something gross or disgusting in front of them.  I promised I wouldn't.  Prior to passing out the object, we discussed the expectations.  The students had to follow directions step by step and at NO point in time where they to tell me what the object was.  As I place the object in front of them, they had to be sitting on their hands so they would not be tempted to touch the object.  They were to smell the object first.  We then brainstormed a list of adjectives for smell.  Next we touched the object and compiled a list of adjectives for touch.  We continued with the same process for the senses of sound, taste, and sight.  Most of the students knew what the object was prior to taking their blind folds off, but they never told me what the object was.  Afterwards, the kids devoured their orange and began writing about their experience.  We will be working on this writing project for a few days.  It will be sent home in 2 weeks.  So...tonight, ask your student about their experience with the blindfold.