During the preschool years children are developing the ability to observe and discuss the things that they explore, according to the PBS Parents website. Whether you're doing an activity that includes all five senses or crafting a series of lessons in which the students can explore them in a one-by-one fashion, add in objectives for the students to make observations and discuss what they experience. For example, one goal for a lesson on sight might include the objective, "Students can observe different colors through a prism and describe what they see in full sentences." Likewise, a goal for a hearing lesson may go something like, "The students will listen to different recorded sounds -- such as a dog barking or a guitar -- and discuss what they hear."
While some of the students will need help completing five senses activities, they should also begin to act independently. This means that they need to explore the materials without you doing it completely for them. Set a goal for the children to smell, feel, hear, taste and see without requiring full adult assistance. At the same time, you can set an objective for yourself to remain hands-off and let your students experience the sensory activities for themselves. For example, instead of telling the students that you tasted a lemon and it is "sour," let them give the fruit a lick on their own.
During the five senses lessons, your students have the chance to build their vocabularies, learning new words. Set goals for identifying each sense by name as well as objectives for learning and using new vocabulary. For example, new sensory words might include texture, rough, smooth, scent, smell or bumpy. Create specific goals for each sense, such as, "The students will learn and use at least three different texture words -- such as soft, rough and smooth -- for the feeling lesson," or "The students will make a booming clap sound when they hear the word "loud."
Understanding the five senses includes knowing that people experience them using different body parts. Your young learners should understand and identify that they feel with their hands -- or skin -- smell with their noses, see with their eyes, hear with their ears and taste with their mouths. Add a goal or objectives for the students to recognize which sense goes with what body part. For example, "The students will be able to state that they feel with their hands," or "The students will recognize that they smell with their noses and taste with their mouths."