5 Senses Worksheet: Explore the World!
Identifying which of the five senses, sight, smell, hearing, taste, or touch, is being used in each picture or sentence helps children ages 4-6 build scientific observation vocabulary and connect abstract sense words to concrete everyday actions. Matching the words to senses in a table afterward reinforces the vocabulary in a second, different format.
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Month 4: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture or sentence together and talk about what is happening in it. Ask your child which sense is being used, then have them write the correct sense word in the blank space. Once all the blanks are filled in, have them match each word to its correct sense in the table provided.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Go on a sensory walk outside, describing what you can see, hear, smell, and touch along the way.
- •Play a blindfolded taste or smell guessing game with safe household items.
- •Create a sensory bin filled with different textures for a hands-on touch exploration.
- •Draw a favorite thing associated with each of the five senses.
- •Cover your eyes and try identifying household sounds to focus purely on hearing.
Tips for parents and teachers
Watch for confusion between similar senses, like smell and taste, which are closely linked and can be tricky for young children to separate. Use real objects during the activity to make the difference between senses concrete rather than abstract. Encourage descriptive language, asking your child to explain what they noticed with each sense.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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