5 senses

Tune:

Farmer’s in his den

Words:

I use my eyes to see, I use my eyes to see, I like to see _________, I use my eyes to see.

I use my nose to smell, I use my nose to smell, I like to smell ____________, I use my nose to smell.

I use my ears to hear, I use my ears to hear, I like to hear__________, I use my ears to hear.

I use my tongue to taste, I use my tongue to taste, I like to taste _________, I use my tongue to taste

I use my hands to feel, I use my hands to feel, I like to feel __________, I use my hands to feel.

5 Senses

Curriculum Links EYFS C&L: Joins in with songs PSED: Form positive relationships with adults and other children M: Can describe position L: Hears a rhyme UW: Talk about features of their immediate environment EAD: Builds a repertoire of songs

National Curriculum Science: (Y1) Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. (Y2) Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene. (Y3) Recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. (Y4) Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans. Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear (Y6) Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function; Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye; Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes.

Music: (KS1) Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others; use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes; listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory. (KS2) Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression; Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music; Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.

Teaching Points

• Sing this popular song to teach about body parts, and our five senses.

• The children can input their own choice of words to consolidate their understanding.

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