Dear Friends: As of Fall 2004 the Greater Phoenix Area Writing Project has been discontinued. This website will be maintained for a time on a limited basis for informational purposes and so that you are able to access the resources provided. All the best to you in your teaching. Monday, June 16, 2003 GPAWP 2003 Summer Institute Web Diary "Touch & Feel"

MaryAnn Kearns Westwood Primary School Phoenix, AZ Presentation Title: "Touch & Feel" Grade Level(s): 1 Book(s) used: My Five Senses by Aliki Feeling Things by Allan Fowler The Sweet Touch by Lorna Balian Touching by Helen Frost Other Resources: Song: "Open . . . Shut Them" [PDF] 95.9KB Worksheet: "Touch Word Recognition" [PDF] 181KB Picture & Word Worksheet: "Touch and Feel" [PDF] 93KB In-Depth Lesson Instructions [PDF] 430KB Presentation Description: Students write a simple sentence that describes the texture of an object. The teacher demonstrates one sentence, then the class does one together. After the activities, students write their own sentence. Activities to further discussion and sentence-writing: sing songs about the five senses, mystery bags (students feel objects and guess what it is, what we do with it and what it feels like), list describing words, send students on a treasure hunt in classroom with baggies (have them find three (3) different objects that have different textures), fill a grocery bag with different objects and have students sort/graph them, have them bring items from home that can fit in a plastic baggie and discuss texture the following day. Note: If you don't see a Navigation Bar on this page, please click here, then click on GPAWP Summer Diary to get back to this page. Back to Web Diary Updated: December 8, 2005