My Amazing Body & My Five Senses
KindergartenYour body is an amazing machine, and it comes with five special senses that let you explore the whole world!
Parts of my body
Point to each part as you name it: head (holds your brain and face), arms and hands (for reaching and holding), legs and feet (for walking and running), and your tummy (where food goes to give you energy).
My five senses
| Sense | Body part | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Sight | Eyes | Colours, shapes, how far away things are |
| Hearing | Ears | Loud, quiet, high, low sounds |
| Smell | Nose | Sweet, stinky, fresh smells |
| Taste | Tongue | Sweet, sour, salty, bitter foods |
| Touch | Skin | Hot, cold, soft, rough, sharp |
Senses are messengers to your brain
Each sense is like a little messenger. When your hand touches something hot, your skin sends a fast message racing up to your brain, which shouts "Ouch, pull away!" — and your hand moves before you even had to think hard about it. All five senses work the same way: they notice something in the world and rush the news to your brain, so your brain can decide what to do.
Close your eyes for ten seconds. Notice how much you now rely on hearing and touch to know what's around you. Your senses are always working together as a team.
Activity: the sensory guessing game
- Gather. Ask a grown-up to collect 5 safe mystery objects (like an orange, a cotton ball, a spoon, a flower, a cookie).
- Cover your eyes. Use a blindfold or just close your eyes tightly.
- Explore with touch and smell. Hold and smell each object — no peeking!
- Guess. Say out loud what you think each object is, and how you knew (was it soft? did it smell sweet?).
- Check. Open your eyes and see how many you guessed correctly. Which sense helped you the most?
Test yourself
Q1 Which sense would you use to notice a loud clap of thunder?
Hearing — your ears pick up the sound and send the message to your brain right away.
Q2 Why does food sometimes taste boring when you have a stuffy nose?
Because taste and smell work together! A lot of what you think you "taste" is really your nose smelling the food. When your nose is blocked, that helper sense can't work, so food tastes less exciting.
Q3 If you closed your eyes while trying to catch a ball, would it be easy or hard? Why?
It would be very hard. Your eyes (sight) tell your brain exactly where the ball is and when to move your hands. Without sight, you would have to guess — which is much less accurate.
How the ideas connect
Every key idea in this chapter, branching from the core concept — use it to see the whole picture at a glance.
The key facts, visualised
Worked problems, step by step
Follow each solution line by line, then try to reproduce it on paper before moving on.
Example 1Which sense do you use to enjoy music?
- Music is a sound
- Sounds go into your ears
Example 2You smell cookies baking. Which body part did the work?
- Smell is one of the five senses
- The nose is for smelling
Now you try
Work each one out first, then tap to reveal the worked answer.