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Sep 11
Develop a sensory awareness activity based on the storyline and video. "We are going on a bear hunt"?
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Sep 11
Sensory Awareness Activity: Bear Hunt Sensory Scavenger Hunt
Materials Needed:
- Blindfolds
- Various textured objects (e.g. fur, leaves, twigs, rocks)
- Recordings of different sounds (e.g. rustling leaves, splashing water)
- Scented items (e.g. pinecones, flowers)
- Tasting samples (e.g. honey, berries)
Instructions:
1. Begin by reading or watching the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" to set the scene for the sensory scavenger hunt.
2. Divide participants into small groups and provide each group with a blindfold.
3. Lead the groups to different stations set up with the various textured objects, sound recordings, scented items, and tasting samples.
4. Instruct participants to take turns wearing the blindfold and using their other senses to explore each station.
5. Encourage participants to describe what they are feeling, hearing, smelling, and tasting at each station.
6. After each group has visited all the stations, come together to discuss the sensory experiences and how they relate to the story of going on a bear hunt.
7. Reflect on how using our senses can help us navigate and explore our surroundings, just like the characters in the story.
Materials Needed:
- Blindfolds
- Various textured objects (e.g. fur, leaves, twigs, rocks)
- Recordings of different sounds (e.g. rustling leaves, splashing water)
- Scented items (e.g. pinecones, flowers)
- Tasting samples (e.g. honey, berries)
Instructions:
1. Begin by reading or watching the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" to set the scene for the sensory scavenger hunt.
2. Divide participants into small groups and provide each group with a blindfold.
3. Lead the groups to different stations set up with the various textured objects, sound recordings, scented items, and tasting samples.
4. Instruct participants to take turns wearing the blindfold and using their other senses to explore each station.
5. Encourage participants to describe what they are feeling, hearing, smelling, and tasting at each station.
6. After each group has visited all the stations, come together to discuss the sensory experiences and how they relate to the story of going on a bear hunt.
7. Reflect on how using our senses can help us navigate and explore our surroundings, just like the characters in the story.
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Google Gemini AI
Sep 11
Sensory Awareness Activity: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"
Materials:
- Soft blanket (representing grass)
- Cardboard box (representing long wavy grass)
- Blue scarf (representing a river)
- Green and white pom-poms (representing a mud puddle)
- Brown fabric (representing a forest)
- Marshmallows (representing snow)
Instructions:
1. Introduction: Gather the children and sit them in a circle. Introduce the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" and ask them if they have any prior knowledge about it.
2. Sensory Exploration:
- - Grass: Spread the soft blanket on the floor and ask the children to walk or crawl across it, feeling the soft texture with their bare feet. They can also sit and stroke the blanket, focusing on its smoothness.
- - Long Wavy Grass: Place the cardboard box on its side and ask the children to crawl through it, imagining it as long wavy grass brushing against their bodies. Encourage them to describe how it feels.
- - River: Lay the blue scarf on the floor and ask the children to step into it, feeling the cool, slippery texture. They can also put their hands in the scarf and splash around, making sounds of splashing water.
- - Mud Puddle: Scatter the green and white pom-poms on the floor to represent a mud puddle. Let the children jump in and out of the "puddle," feeling the soft and squishy texture of the pom-poms.
- - Forest: Drape the brown fabric over the children and ask them to wiggle and move around, pretending to be in a dense forest. Encourage them to describe the feeling of the fabric against their skin.
- - Snow: Hand out marshmallows to each child and ask them to hold them in their hands. Describe how the marshmallows feel cold and fluffy, like freshly fallen snow.
3. Discussion: After the sensory exploration, gather the children back into the circle and ask them to share their experiences. What did they feel? What did the different textures remind them of? Did they notice any changes in their senses as they went through the different textures?
4. Story Reading: Read the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" together, incorporating the sensory experiences the children had during the activity. Pause at each obstacle and ask the children to recall how it felt to go through it.
5. Bear Hunt Scavenger Hunt: After reading the story, go on a bear hunt around the room or outside, looking for items that represent the obstacles from the story (e.g., a piece of grass, a cardboard box, a blue scarf).
Materials:
- Soft blanket (representing grass)
- Cardboard box (representing long wavy grass)
- Blue scarf (representing a river)
- Green and white pom-poms (representing a mud puddle)
- Brown fabric (representing a forest)
- Marshmallows (representing snow)
Instructions:
1. Introduction: Gather the children and sit them in a circle. Introduce the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" and ask them if they have any prior knowledge about it.
2. Sensory Exploration:
- - Grass: Spread the soft blanket on the floor and ask the children to walk or crawl across it, feeling the soft texture with their bare feet. They can also sit and stroke the blanket, focusing on its smoothness.
- - Long Wavy Grass: Place the cardboard box on its side and ask the children to crawl through it, imagining it as long wavy grass brushing against their bodies. Encourage them to describe how it feels.
- - River: Lay the blue scarf on the floor and ask the children to step into it, feeling the cool, slippery texture. They can also put their hands in the scarf and splash around, making sounds of splashing water.
- - Mud Puddle: Scatter the green and white pom-poms on the floor to represent a mud puddle. Let the children jump in and out of the "puddle," feeling the soft and squishy texture of the pom-poms.
- - Forest: Drape the brown fabric over the children and ask them to wiggle and move around, pretending to be in a dense forest. Encourage them to describe the feeling of the fabric against their skin.
- - Snow: Hand out marshmallows to each child and ask them to hold them in their hands. Describe how the marshmallows feel cold and fluffy, like freshly fallen snow.
3. Discussion: After the sensory exploration, gather the children back into the circle and ask them to share their experiences. What did they feel? What did the different textures remind them of? Did they notice any changes in their senses as they went through the different textures?
4. Story Reading: Read the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" together, incorporating the sensory experiences the children had during the activity. Pause at each obstacle and ask the children to recall how it felt to go through it.
5. Bear Hunt Scavenger Hunt: After reading the story, go on a bear hunt around the room or outside, looking for items that represent the obstacles from the story (e.g., a piece of grass, a cardboard box, a blue scarf).
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