Virginia SOL K.3.c

ScienceKindergartenMatter

The Standard

textures and feel

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students touch safe objects and describe how each one feels. They use words such as rough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy, and fuzzy to compare and sort objects.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can choose an accurate word to describe an object's surface. The student can sort objects by feel and explain the sorting rule.
Common Misconceptions: Students may describe color or shape instead of how an object feels. They may use opinion words like nice or yucky, or think every hard object is rough.
How to Assess It: Place two objects in a mystery bag. Ask each student to feel them, name how each feels, and tell one difference.

Lesson moves

Set out cotton, sandpaper, foil, felt, and craft foam for students to touch, label, and sort by feel.
Ask, “Which classroom object feels most different from your desk, and what words describe both surfaces?”
Play Texture Match by having students pair hidden bag samples with matching samples displayed on a table.
Examine clothing, towels, and playground surfaces, then discuss why different textures suit different uses.

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