Our senses
Cambridge Primary English Grade 2 · Unit 4: Feelings · Lesson 11 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Five senses · Joining words
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Lesson idea
We learn how our five senses help us and keep us safe, and we use and, or, then and but to link words.
Lesson vocabulary: senses: the five ways we know the world · smell: to know something with your nose · taste: to know food with your tongue · touch: to feel something with your skin · hear: to know sounds with your ears · alarm: a loud sound that warns us
Key points
- We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our noses, taste with our tongues and touch with our skin.
- Use looks, sounds, smells, tastes and feels with describing words: This smells good.
- Use and, or, then and but to link words and phrases.
Lesson questions (15)
- What do we smell with?
Answer: Our noses - What do we taste with?
Answer: Our tongues - What do we hear with?
Answer: Our ears - How can smell keep us safe?
Answer: It tells us about gas - How does seeing keep us safe?
Answer: We can cross the street - What does touch tell us?
Answer: If a thing is too hot or cold - What can taste tell us?
Answer: If food can make us sick - Which sound can keep us safe?
Answer: A fire alarm - Which sense do we use for music?
Answer: Hearing - Complete: This ___ delicious.
Answer: tastes - Complete: This ___ cold.
Answer: feels - Complete: The kitten is soft ___ fluffy.
Answer: and - Complete: Is the kitten soft ___ spicy?
Answer: or - Complete: The kitten is soft, ___ it isn't spicy!
Answer: but - What must we do when we cross the street?
Answer: Stop, look and listen
About this lesson
“Our senses” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 2 (Unit 4: Feelings) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What do we smell with?” and “What do we taste with?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
What are the five senses, and what do we use for each?
We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our nose, taste with our tongue, and touch with our skin.
How do we describe what we sense?
We use looks, sounds, smells, tastes and feels with a describing word: This smells good.
What do the linking words and, or, but and then do?
and adds, or gives a choice, but shows contrast, and then shows what comes next.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.