Virginia SOL K.5.a

ScienceKindergartenLiving Systems and Processes

The Standard

the five basic senses correspond to specific human body structures

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students match sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch to the body parts used for each sense. They name eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student correctly pairs each sense with its body part. The student can explain the match using a simple example, such as using ears to hear a bell.
Common Misconceptions: Students may say hands are the only body parts used for touch instead of recognizing skin. They may also mix up taste and smell because both help identify food.
How to Assess It: Give students pictures of eyes, ears, a nose, a tongue, and skin. Ask them to draw a line from each picture to its sense.

Lesson moves

Set up stations with a bell, textured cloth, scent jar, picture card, and approved cracker for students to identify the sense used.
Ask, “Which body part helps you know popcorn is nearby before you see it?” and have students explain their answer.
Play a matching game with cards showing body parts, senses, and objects such as drums, flowers, lemons, and feathers.
Take a short school walk and have students name what they see, hear, smell, and feel using each body part.

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