Rainbow Class has already learned so much about our five senses. We know we have five sensory organs and we know what each organ's function is. Now we are going further and having engaging learning experiences to stimulate each of our senses. Recently, we have been exploring our sense of smell. We walked around our kindergarten and found that some places smell good, like pur flower gardens. And some places smell bad, like the trash area. Some things had no smell, like fake flowers and toys. And some things had a strong smell, like paint.
After we explored the smells around our kindergarten, we also explored the smells from our homes. Everyone brought something from their home to smell. We also found that some things have a strong smell, like certain herbs and spices. Some things had a mild smell, like bay leaves. Some things had a bad smell, like certain oils. And many things had a good smell!
Once we were familiar with many different kinds of smells, we put out sense of smell to the test. We played "guess that smell" where children had to guess which thing they were smelling while their eyes were closed. And we played "what's that smell?" where children had to guess and describe the hidden fragrant object.
And before moving on to our other exciting senses, we ended off the week with an exciting parent-led inquiry. Mickey's mom started off our new Fun Friday series by leading the children to try durian. From touching its prickly exterior to smelling its strong smell, and finally to tasting it, the children could use all of their senses to explore this wonderful and unique fruit.
Stay tuned to find out more about what Rainbow Class will do in the upcoming weeks! Well done to our little rainbows for being Risk-takers, Inquirers and Communicators this week!