Washington Dual Language Students Learn About Five Senses

Washington Primary School dual language teacher Jessica Bermudez’s class has been learning about the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, and how we use them in their everyday lives.

“We incorporate Scholastic magazines to support student learning in a fun and engaging way across different subjects,” Ms. Bermudez said.

With the arrival of warmer weather, Ms. Bermudez and her class participated in a nature walk. During this activity, students used their five senses to explore and identify signs of spring in their environment.

Ms. Bermudez is a graduate of General Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown. She holds an undergraduate degree from SUNY Cortland and a master’s degree from Touro College. She has served in positions at both Washington and Jefferson Primary Schools.

“There are five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste,” according to the Live Science website. “The sensing organs associated with each sense send information to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us. However, there are other human senses in addition to the basic five. These lesser-known senses include spatial awareness and balance.”

According to the Spark Innovations website, sensory development in children is especially important for the following reasons:

• Understand the world

• Gives context to experience

• Language development

• Cognitive growth

• Problem-solving

• Awareness

• Prevent sensory overload