Which senses do we use?

From sight to touch: uncover the senses you rely on! Spin or roll and start exploring.

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1

Player 1 spins the bottle or rolls the dice and ends up on one of the 11 depicted situations (see extra game information).

2

Ask player 1 if he/she can tell which sense you use in this specific situation.

3

Continue the game until all the eleven situation are discussed.

4

Optionally: continue the discussion about the five human senses. Suggested questions:

  • What are the different senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch)?
  • When do you use your senses?
  • Do you need them all?
  • Why do we need them?
  • Do you sometimes use them at the same time?


Extra game information

The game board depicts 11 situations:


2 Listen to the radio

3 Flower smell

4 Eat pizza

5 Watch TV

6 Give a hug

7 Being blindfolded

8 Read a book

9 Have a drink

10 Garbage bin

11 Listening to music through headphones

12 A plate of rotten food


Variations

Play short games about the senses:


SIGHT

  • A player is blindfolded and tries to walk between two lines.


SMELL

  • A player is blindfolded and needs to smell something (e.g. flowers, food, leaves, …). The player guesses what he is smelling.
  • A player eats something without smelling (nose closed). Ask him to identify what he just ate.
  • Discuss with the players that smell can warn you in some cases (e.g. rotten food stinks and is no longer safe to eat).


TASTE

  • The players taste different kind of foods: something salty, bitter, sweet, sour, … Optionally, you can blindfold them.


HEARING

  • The players close their ears. Say something very quietly and let them guess what you have said.


TOUCH

  • Blindfold a player and let him touch something/someone. Let him guess what he is touching.


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