Touch

Exploring sense of touch

Instructions

Place child’s finger in a glass of cold water and then in a glass of hot (not too hot) water
Mix glasses up with child’s eyes closed and let them place a finger in each glass and say hot or cold
Give the child a stuffed animal and a wooden block to hold
Ask which one is soft
Ask which one is hard
Discover other hard and soft items in the home for the child to touch and say if the item is soft
Month 7 Activity 17, Activity 18, and Activity 19 are sense of touch activities

Simplify

To learn about the sense of touch, play a touch game. Begin by blindfolding the child. Very lightly tap the child on various appropriate parts of his body and let him tell you where on his body you touched him. For example forehead, cheek, little finger, ear, big toe, etc.

Kids love to trade places with an adult. This time you wear the blindfold and let the child tap you on various places on your body.

Extend

Read this book to learn more about the sense of touch or watch/listen to the book "I Can Touch" by Julie Murray

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

Are there places on your body that other people should not touch without your permission?

What is the softest item you have ever touched?

Materials

2 glasses or cups (plastic always best for young children)
stuffed animal
wooden block

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Curriculum Plan Resources

Skills Focus

Shape - Star
Color - Purple
Number - Review
Alphabet Letters - S, V
Senses - Touch
Character Trait - Respect
Target Words - Hot, Soft, Above, Below

Monthly Proverb

Scottish-He that is wise can make a friend of a foe

Did You Know?

"The foundations of social competence that are developed in the first five years are linked to emotional well-being and affect a child’s later ability to functionally adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life." National Scientific Council on the Developing Child