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Teaching the Sense of Smell for Kids

This lesson teaches students about the sense of smell by introducing vocabulary words related to smell, having students smell various scents to learn what smells they like and dislike, and making cinnamon-scented sandpaper necklaces as an activity to reinforce the sense of smell. The lesson establishes vocabulary, increases self-awareness of one's sense of smell, and reviews the key points through student participation and engagement with scents.

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Teaching the Sense of Smell for Kids

This lesson teaches students about the sense of smell by introducing vocabulary words related to smell, having students smell various scents to learn what smells they like and dislike, and making cinnamon-scented sandpaper necklaces as an activity to reinforce the sense of smell. The lesson establishes vocabulary, increases self-awareness of one's sense of smell, and reviews the key points through student participation and engagement with scents.

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The 5 Senses: Smell

Grade Level: 3-5 Step Subject: Language Arts Prepared By: David Villalobos
Overview & Purpose Education Standards Addressed (CAPA)
1. This lesson is designed to educate students with moderate to severe disabilities about the sense 1.3 Concepts About Print: Understand that printed
of smell. materials provide information.
2. This lesson is important because it will establish and reinforce both old and new vocabulary as 1.1 Comprehension (2nd grade): Listen attentively.
well as foster a sense of self-awareness. • Respond to voice by stopping activity or going to
source of sound.
• Attend to speaker for duration of activity.
1.1 comprehension (K): Understand and follow one-
and-two-step oral directions.
• Orient in direction of speaker.

Teacher Guide Student Guide Addition Materials/Resources


Objectives Begin by writing vocabulary words on the board in Students will point to Nose and breath in through Materials Needed
1. Students will learn LARGE print nose, discuss with students how we smell things  Book “ David Smells a
vocabulary for the sense 1. Nose both good and bad through our nose. Diaper: By David Shannon”
of smell.
2. Smell
2. Students will become self
aware of their sense of 3. Good
smell. 4. Bad
Information Read “ David Smells a Diaper: By David Students will listen to the book and point to The Smelling Song
Shannon”. After Have students take turns smelling pictures when prompted by teacher. Students will Tune: "It's raining, it's pouring"
various items (There are Chocolate chips and also be asked to use approximation to say “Nose”
marshmallow in the shelves behing the white and “Smell” I'm smelling, I'm smelling, my
board) nose is busy smelling. This is the
song I like to sing, When I smell
most anything!
Verification Ask the students if they like or dislike the smells of Students will answer teacher with a verbal or
the various gestural answer.
1. Water
2. Peanut butter
3. Kool-Aid
4. Smelling Salt
5. Rose
Activity Facilities the construction of the Rub a piece of sandpaper with a cinnamon stick. Materials Needed
necklaces.-------------------------------- Students cut the sandpaper into squares and  Sand Paper
punch a hole at the top of each square. They put a  String
piece of yarn through the hole to make a necklace.  Cinnamon Sticks

Summary Review Lesson Students should point to nose, take breath in with Additional Notes:
1) Vocabulary nose, smell cinnamon stick. Students should be N/A
encouraged to use the oral approximation to say
2) Location of Nose nose
3) Why we use it

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