My first graders are learning about the five senses and I would like to have them each make a touch and feel book. I have four ideas of materials that we could use, but I would like at least one other idea, if not more. So far, I have the following... soft - cotton balls smooth - transparency sheets rough - sand paper prickly - velcro Any other ideas?
Seems like you have a lot for touch so far. What about sachet paper for something with smell? Could they each have a wrapped lollipop for something that tastes sweet? At least they all know that lollipops are sweet. Fluorescent paper for something bright. I think a piece of that fake mirror stuff would be better for slippery.
I actually sent my class on a scavenger hunt in the classroom. I told them to find things they could touch and describe. My only requirement is it had to be light-weight and small enough to tape to chart paper. They came back with a variety of things. As they described it, I taped it and put the word beside it on chart paper (several as needed). I had to guide them to choose a variety of word choices. Then some of those items they were able to use in their own books. If the item needed to stay in the classroom, then I told them that and let them either brainstorm another idea or I gave them a gentle suggestion. It's a lot of work and I had a much smaller class, more than likely, but they had great ownership in the project. You could also take a single but more complex item and do a web with it. How many ways can we describe this one object?
