Making Sense of our Senses Grades Kindergarten - 1

Making Sense of our Senses Grades Kindergarten - 1

EBOTM403

$23.99 CAD

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Author : Komar, Melanie

Making Sense of Our Senses is a comprehensive, hands‑on Grade 1 resource that introduces children to the five senses through learning centers, experiments, activity cards, puzzles, and arts‑and‑crafts tasks. Students explore sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch using real‑world objects, sensory stations, and guided investigations. Activities such as “Why We Have Two Ears,” “Four Basic Tastes,” and “Taste and Smell” help students understand how their senses work together, while optical illusions and classification tasks deepen their understanding of perception.

The resource also integrates literacy, vocabulary development, phonics, and communication skills through matching activities, tracing cards, and listening tasks. Students record observations, follow directions, classify sensory information, and use appropriate scientific vocabulary. The program aligns with Canadian provincial science outcomes, U.S. Common Core literacy expectations, and NGSS Grade 1 life science standards, making it a versatile and curriculum‑aligned tool for early primary classrooms.

· Standards Alignment Charts

Canadian Standards Chart (Grade 1)

Province/Territory	Standard Code(s)	How the Resource Meets It
Ontario	A1.1–A1.5, A2.2–A2.3, A3.2–A3.3	Identifying senses, body parts, recording observations, classifying sensory input
BC	Body Senses; Curricular Competencies	Sensory centers, experiments, observation & communication
Alberta	Topic B: Senses; Inquiry Skills	Experiments, classification, sensory vocabulary
Saskatchewan	LT1.1–LT1.2	Identifying senses, exploring sensory information
Manitoba	1‑1‑07; 1‑0‑1 to 1‑0‑9	Identifying senses, inquiry, recording observations
Quebec	Cycle 1 – Human Body	Sensory perception, body parts
NB/NS/PEI/NL	Atlantic Science Curriculum	Five senses, characteristics of living things
YT/NT/NU	Follows BC/AB outcomes	Sensory exploration, inquiry skills

U.S. Standards Chart

Standard Type	Code	How It Is Met
NGSS	1‑LS1‑1	Identifying sensory organs and their functions
NGSS	LS1.A	Structure & function of body parts
NGSS Practices	Observing, recording, investigating	Experiments & sensory centers
Common Core ELA	RI.1.1–1.4	Asking/answering questions about senses
Common Core ELA	L.1.5	Sorting sensory words
Common Core ELA	RF.1.3	Phonics cards (initial sounds, rhyming)
Common Core ELA	SL.1.1–1.4	Describing observations, following directions