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Preschool Five Senses Theme Activity Plans

I know I’m not alone in thinking that my favorite of the five senses is taste. Am I right!? Spicy, salty, sour, sweet; my taste buds enjoy them all. It’s important to teach preschoolers about how their body senses things around them.

Explore the five senses of science, math, literacy, sensory, social-emotional activities and more! Great for preschool at home or in the classroom, these versatile five senses activities for preschool will fit the needs of all your kiddos without a bunch of extra planning time.

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For Preschool Activity Plans:

24 Interactive Five Senses Theme activity plans for young children

Get ready for fun and learning with all our preschool activity plans. These preschool five senses activities are packed with literature-based plans that are easy to prepare and fun to do.

Just like all of our themed activities, the five senses lesson plans for preschool included in this activity plan are created around a set of high quality, classic five senses books that your preschoolers will love. We have included the books about five senses for preschoolers below so that you can grab them from your public library or purchase them for your personal library so that you can use these activities year after year.  

Five senses lesson plans for preschool.

What are the benefits and ideas for teaching the five senses preschool activity plans?

  • Explore a variety of themed hands-on five senses learning activities!
  • Build vocabulary and early literacy skills with five senses preschool songs and circle time games!
  • Get learners ready for school with five senses activities for preschool printable!
  • Develop math skills through fun five senses counting activities.
  • Our science experiments and fun five senses art and crafts for preschoolers bring out the creativity in your children.
  • Use different items in your math, art and sensory activities to learn more about how our bodies sense different things.

These easy-to-follow five senses activity plans include modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all of your preschoolers.

Every theme is comes with recommended reading lists, songs, material lists and more.

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Digital Download

Each of the Preschool Activity Plans themes is a digital download that you will receive access to immediately after purchase.

No need to wait for a book to come in the mail to implement these fun preschool activities!

Every theme contains 2 files within a .zip file. Once you open the .zip file you will see one PDF with all the printable activities and one PDF with the themed activity plans.

Take a Look at What is Included:

Layout of the five senses lesson plans for preschool.

Mini Themes included within the Five Senses Activity Plans :

Sight, Sound, Taste, Smell, Feel

Recommended Reading:

• ‘My Five Senses’ by Aliki
•’I See a Song’ by Eric Carle
•’The Little Mouse, The Red-Ripe Strawberry, And the Big Hungry Bear’ by MaryEllen Krause
•’The Listening Walk’ by Paul Showers
•’Look, Listen, Taste, and Smell’ by Pamela Hill Nettleton

Materials List for Five Senses Preschool Activity Plans:

  • Small bowls
  • Spoons
  • Playdough
  • Alphabet chart
  • Pocket chart
  • Variety of fruits
  • Small dish towel
  • Tongs/Tweezers
  • Contact paper
  • Pom poms
  • Plastic knife
  • Gems or other counters
  • Crayons
  • Foods from different countries or cultures
  • Textured materials (uncooked pasta, corn kernels, rice, lotion, oats)
  • Knife (for adult use)
  • Large Tray or Shallow Container
  • Clipboard
  • Binoculars (optional)
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
  • Paper Plate
  • Blind fold
  • Black Beans
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Cotton balls
  • Cooking extracts (vanilla, peppermint, strawberry)

Five Senses Themed Activities at a glance:

What is included in the Five Senses Preschool Theme Activity Plans?

Five Senses Math Activities for Preschool:

  • Touch and Feel Numbers
  • Sticky Hands Math
  • Strawberry Seed Counting
  • My Five Senses Graphing

Five Senses Literacy Activities for Preschool:

  • Spiced Up Name
  • Five Senses Retelling
  • Play Dough Letters
  • Which Fruit Is Missing?

Five Senses Science Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Exploring Taste

Five Senses Social Studies Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Taste the World
  • Fives Senses Nature Scavenger Hunt

Five Senses Sensory Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Guess the Scent
  • Sound Matching Game
  • What’s in the Sock?

Five Senses Crafts for Preschoolers:

  • Colorful Textured Crayon Rubbing
  • Classical Music Art
  • Five Senses Art Prompt
  • Eric Carle Inspired Art

Five Senses Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Sense of Touch Playdough Activity
  • Five Senses Collages

Five Senses Gross Motor Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Take a Listening Walk
  • Texture Walk

Five Senses Social Emotional Activities for Preschoolers:

  • My Five Senses Journal

Five Senses Circle Time Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Five Senses Strawberry Activity

Who Developed the Five Senses Activity Plans for Preschoolers?

Developed by a team of talented teachers and parents, these five senses preschool activities range from whole group circle time ideas to active learning games. All activity plans have been carefully crafted and kid tested!

Whether you are a new teacher developing an entire preschool curriculum, a veteran teacher searching for new inspiration, or a parent homeschooling your preschooler, you’ll find everything you need in these Five Senses Preschool Activity Plans.

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Digital Download

Each of the Preschool Activity Plans themes is a digital download that you will receive access to immediately after purchase.

No need to wait for a book to come in the mail to implement these fun preschool activities!

Every theme contains 2 files within a .zip file. Once you open the .zip file you will see one PDF with all the printable activities and one PDF with the themed activity plans.

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