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Learning five senses with help from the Gingerbread Man

Month 12 · Activity 11 · Senses

From a large sheet of coarse sandpaper, trace and then cut out a large gingerbread man shape. (can use a cookie cutter gingerbread shape)
Let child touch the paper and explain how it feels
Glue the gingerbread man onto a larger sheet of grey construction paper
Touch the sandpaper and the smooth construction paper and let child explain the difference
Using crayons draw the features (eyes and mouth) and buttons on the sandpaper gingerbread man
Give child a cinnamon stick to smell and lick for the taste
Use the stick to color the body of the gingerbread man
Let child see the difference when the gingerbread man is colored with the cinnamon stick
Let them hear the cinnamon stick scratch the sandpaper