The Five Senses
The Five Senses
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The Five Senses
Open with the idea that we learn about the world through our bodies. Keep the examples familiar and concrete for A2 learners.
Our learning goal
I can identify the five senses and match each one to its sense organ.
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Which sense words come to mind when you think of daily life?
Use this as a quick activation. Expect words such as see, hear, smell, taste, touch, eyes, ears, food, music, soft, loud, and colours.
What are the five senses?
The five senses help us notice the world around us.
Sight
Hearing
Smell
Taste
Touch
Use this slide to name all five senses clearly before teaching them one by one.
Sense and sense organ
Sense
Sense organ
A sense organ is the body part that helps us use a sense.
A sense is a way our body gets information.
Keep the distinction simple: sense = what we do, organ = body part that helps us do it.
The five matches
Sight → eyes
Hearing → ears
Smell → nose
Taste → tongue
Touch → skin
Read the pairs aloud more than once so students hear the exact matches.
Why senses matter
Our senses help us every day.
we see objects
we hear sounds
we smell food
we taste what we eat
we feel textures and temperature
Link the lesson to daily life: crossing the road, eating lunch, feeling warm clothes, hearing music.
Which body part is the sense organ for hearing?
tongue
ears
nose
skin
Checks the key match hearing → ears from the first teaching block.
Complete the sense pairs
Our body uses five senses to get information. A sense organ is the body part that helps us use a sense. Sight uses the eyes, and touch uses the skin.
Focus students on the difference between sense and sense organ, then on two key examples from the matching slide.
Sight
Sight helps us see.
The sense organ for sight is the eyes.
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What we notice with sight
With our eyes, we can notice:
colours
shapes
size
movement
light and dark
Give quick examples such as a red bag, a round plate, or a moving car.
Everyday examples of sight
We use sight when we:
read a book
see a traffic light
watch a film
find our shoes
notice a friend's face
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What can we notice with sight?
colours
perfume
music
flavours
Distractors come from other senses: smell, hearing, and taste.
Which organ do we use for sight?
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Hearing
Hearing helps us hear sounds.
The sense organ for hearing is the ears.
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What we notice with hearing
With our ears, we can notice:
loud and quiet sounds
high and low sounds
voices
music
warning sounds
Simple examples: a whisper, a drum, a song, a school bell, a car horn.
Everyday examples of hearing
We use hearing when we:
listen to music
hear the doorbell
talk to other people
hear birds outside
notice an alarm
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Which is an example of hearing?
seeing a traffic light
hearing birds outside
smelling bread
touching tree bark
Checks whether students can identify a hearing example, not just name the sense.
Complete the hearing text
Hearing helps us hear sounds. The sense organ for hearing is the ears. With our ears, we can notice voices, music and warning sounds.
All blanks come directly from the hearing slides and are forced by meaning.
Smell
Smell helps us notice odours.
The sense organ for smell is the nose.
For A2 learners, you may also say 'smells' as a simpler word than 'odours'.
What we notice with smell
With our nose, we can notice:
food smells
flowers
smoke
fresh air
bad smells
Mention that smell can help us enjoy food and also warn us about danger, such as smoke.
Everyday examples of smell
We use smell when we:
smell bread in a bakery
notice perfume
smell soap
notice smoke
smell flowers in a garden
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Which sense organ helps us smell?
skin
ears
nose
eyes
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Which smell example is also a warning sign?
flowers
perfume
smoke
soap
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Taste
Taste helps us notice flavours.
The sense organ for taste is the tongue.
Keep the focus on the tongue as the main sense organ for this lesson.
What we notice with taste
With our tongue, we can notice different flavours, such as:
sweet
sour
salty
bitter
Use familiar food examples like chocolate, lemon, crisps, or dark chocolate if helpful.
Everyday examples of taste
We use taste when we eat or drink.
sweet fruit
salty chips
sour lemon
bitter cocoa
cold milk
You can mention that temperature is usually felt too, but keep the main focus here on taste.
Which flavour is often linked to lemon?
sweet
salty
bitter
sour
Checks understanding of taste examples from the slides.
Complete the taste text
Taste helps us notice flavours. The sense organ for taste is the tongue. We can notice sweet, sour, salty and bitter foods and drinks.
Uses the exact core vocabulary taught in the taste section.
Touch
Touch helps us feel things.
The sense organ for touch is the skin.
Explain that skin covers the whole body, so we can feel with our hands, feet, face, and other body parts.
What we notice with touch
With our skin, we can notice:
soft and hard
smooth and rough
hot and cold
wet and dry
pressure
Use simple classroom objects if needed: a jumper, a table, paper, water bottle.
Everyday examples of touch
We use touch when we:
feel a soft pillow
hold a cold drink
touch rough tree bark
feel warm sunshine
notice rain on our skin
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All five senses together
We often use more than one sense at the same time.
At lunch, you can:
see your food
smell it
taste it
touch it
hear people around you
This slide helps students understand that senses usually work together, not one by one in real life.
Which pair is correct?
touch - skin
touch - tongue
taste - ears
smell - eyes
A final check on organ matching in the touch block.
Complete the lunch example
At lunch, we often use more than one sense at the same time. We can see our food, smell it, taste it and touch it.
Reinforces the key idea from the final content block: senses work together.
Name one time you use two senses together.
Look for one clear everyday situation and at least two senses, for example lunch, crossing the road, or watching a film.
What is one thing you learned today?
Reflection only. Invite short personal responses about the main learning from the lesson.
Which sense was easiest to remember? Why?
Reflection only. Students might mention matching senses to organs, examples, or using more than one sense together.
What part of this lesson felt hardest?
Reflection only. Use answers to see what needs review next lesson.
Five senses glossary
sense - a way the body gets information about the world
sense organ - a body part that helps us use a sense
sight - the sense that helps us see
hearing - the sense that helps us hear sounds
smell - the sense that helps us notice odours
taste - the sense that helps us notice flavours
touch - the sense that helps us feel things
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Sense organs glossary
eyes - the sense organs for sight
ears - the sense organs for hearing
nose - the sense organ for smell
tongue - the sense organ for taste
skin - the sense organ for touch
texture - how something feels, for example smooth or rough
flavour - the taste of food or drink
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