This month our
class is exploring the five senses. Last week, we focused on our sense of
smell. At the art table, the children created their drawings using some scented
markers. Most of the children liked the smell of “cotton candy” which was the
pink marker and the smell of “ mixed berries” which was the red marker. Mia
jokingly commented that she wants to eat the pink marker because it smells so
so so good. The children did not like the
smell of “ fresh air” which was the green marker. The children enjoyed smelling
the markers more than making their drawings.
At circle, the children got to smell different scents and they had to guess what item it was based on the scent. I presented them with four different things that had different scents.
This is mouthwash.
When Alessandria smelled it,
she said, “This is mint!”
When the children smelled it, most of them said, “It’s chocolate!” Maybe they think it is chocolate because of the color.
This is lemon
juice.
When Rea smelled it, she said “Orange juice!” Sabrina agreed as well.
But Sarah was so convinced that it was lemon juice. She said “ Smells so sour
so it is lemon juice”.
This is perfume.
Most of the children did not really
like this smell. Maybe because
they have not smelled it before or the smell was too strong.
Until next time,
Patricia
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