U is for Us

**** tactile learning with vanilla pudding****

This week we explored the human body. We focused mainly on the five senses, but we talked briefly about our anatomy and taking care of our bodies, too.
Since we do school five days a week, we spent one day on each of the senses. On Monday, we reached in a bag and tried to identify objects with our sense of touch. Then we tried the same thing with socks on our hands.
Tuesday, we made musical instruments with rubber bands, bean shakers and wax-paper and comb kazoos. Then we wore blindfolds and guessed different sounds like zippers, doors, crumpled paper etc. We also talked about how our ears help us balance. We spun around in circles and got our ear fluid churning and then tried to stay standing while our brains thought we were still spinning!

Wednesday we used our sense of smell and a blindfold to see if we could identify all kinds of odors—some good and some stinky—without looking. (If anything will inspire you to quit wetting the bed…)
Thursday we tried out several optical illusions we found in a book and then we played a game where we had to remember a set of objects after they are covered with a blanket. We also tried to identify which object had been taken away while our eyes were shut.
Friday it was time for the taste test. First we tasted all the different flavors: bitter, sweet, salty and sour. Then we used a blindfold and identified tastes with and without plugging our noses. Maraschino cherries are just as easy to identify with your nose plugged. I think texture played a part there.
So, in learning all about our bodies, we confirmed our words to remember, as taught in the Bible: God made us wonderful!
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well..”
- Psalm 139:14