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Juvenile Nonfiction - House
& Home | Random House Books for Young Readers
| Hardcover | July 2006 | $7.99 | 978-0-375-83516-2
(0-375-83516-4) |
Grover and his friend Elmo introduce children to the brain and the five senses and describe their many functions. Children will learn to identify the organs that control sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
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Perhaps the most well-listened-to production for children
is Prokofiev’s classic “Peter and the Wolf,”
in which each character is identified by a particular
musical instrument. Share a special listening experience
with your classroom or storytime kids. Visit your local
library to borrow a copy of the recording.
Balloonatics
Fill pairs of uninflated, heavy-gauge balloons with
distinctive-feeling contents—for example, two
with dry rice, two with marbles, two with flour, two
with sugar, and two with hair gel—and knot the
balloons. Ask children to match the balloons that feel
alike.
What’s That Smell?
Purchase pairs of scented candles— for example,
two floral, two spicy, two fruity. Blindfold children
and ask them to determine which unlit candles belong
together by their smell.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Place matching objects in two empty film canisters or
plastic Easter eggs (e.g., a penny, a piece of pasta,
a paper clip, etc.). Have the children shake the containers
and compare them until they can find all the matching
sounds.
What's Missing?
Play the old favorite game of “What’s Missing?”
or “One, Two, Three, Look and See!” Place
several bright flannel shapes on the flannel board,
and give the children an opportunity to study them.
Then have the kids cover their eyes while you remove
one (and later two or three) of the items. Who can tell
what’s been removed? Look closely!
Name That Sound
In an elimination game, have children try to identify
various sounds without being able to see their sources.
Recorded sounds will be most useful for this game, and
your kids will have a wonderful time helping you to
create, gather, and capture them on audiotape! Clapping,
singing, snapping, whistling, popping (corn or bubble
wrap), whooshing (automobiles), chugging (trains), sneezing,
birdsongs, instruments, and animal sounds of all sorts
are just some of the sounds you can collect!
Be a Texture Collector!
Create hand-shaped books by tracing each child’s
hand to create covers and pages for this “feely”
book. Invite the children to collect and paste on each
page something with a distinctive feel: sandpaper (scratchy),
silk (smooth), bubble wrap (bumpy), and so on.
Fingerprint Pictures
Grover tells us that no two fingerprints are the same.
Let’s find out if that’s true! Supply each
child with a piece of white paper and nontoxic stamp
pads. Show the child how to make fingerprints on the
paper, using only one finger at a time. When finished,
decorate with a black pen. You can make the fingerprints
into bugs, balloon, apples, etc.
Me
and My Senses by Joan Sweeney
The
Eye Book by Theodore Lesieg, illustrated by
Joe Mathieu
Come
to Your Senses
Click on Mr. Potato Head’s nose, eyes, ears, hands,
or mouth to learn more about each of the five senses.
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