This week when I headed to my local library, I walked out with so many books about the 5 senses that I had to get my husband help me carry them to the car. I wanted to make sure I had a couple books for each of the senses: touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell and I definitely accomplished my goal.

Before you go out any buy a bunch of new books, check your local library. You will probably find all these books and more. BUT, I did make an Amazon List of all the books for you to easily find any books you want to grab for your own 5 senses week. 

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Since I grabbed a couple books for each one of the 5 senses, I thought it might be helpful to break them into categories to help you find exactly what you need!

 

Books about All 5 Senses:

• My Five Senses  By: Aliki
• Let's Explore the Five Senses  By: Candice Ransom
• Look Listen, Taste, Tough, and Smell Learning About Your Five Senses  By: Pamela Hill Nettleton

Everyday I try to start our morning with circle time. I try to read a book that goes along with whatever our theme is and since our theme is the 5 Senses I thought Look Listen, Taste, Tough, and Smell Learning About Your Five Senses  would be perfect to begin our week! This books walks kids through all five sense and even gives activity ideas at the end of the book! 

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Books About Sight:

• Baby Loves The Five Senses Sight! By: Ruth Spiro
• What Is Sight? By: Jennifer Boothroyd (Lightening Bolt Books)
• The Five Senses Seeing By: Rebecca Rissman (Acorn Books)
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? By: Bill Martin Jr/ Eric Carle

I am sure you already have this book in your personal library and if you don't this is one I suggest you buy because we read it all the time! Actually, any Eric Carle Book is a must have!  Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See is a classic but it is perfect for learning about the sense of sight! 

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Books About Touch:

• Baby Loves The Five Senses Touch! By: Ruth Spiro
• The Five Senses Touching By: Rebecca Rissman (Acorn Books)
• Mix It Up By: Heve Tullet
• Press Here By: Heve Tullet
• Jane Brocket's Clever Concepts Spiky, Slimy, Smooth What Is Texture? By: Jane Brocket
• Touch and Feel Books By: Make Believe Ideas (Ex: Never Touch A Dinosaur!)

You Must Never Touch A Dinosaur is our favorite book right now! I have been trying to add all of the touch and feel books to my collection because they are great to keep in your cozy corner since they are so sensory based. Each page has different textures for kids to feel which makes it perfect for learning about the sense of touch! 

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If you want a closer look at what we did for activities to learn about the sense of touch Click here to read more. I detail how I set up simple sensory bins for our touch day! 

 

Books About Hearing: 

• Baby Loves The Five Senses Hearing! By: Ruth Spiro
• The Five Senses Hearing By: Rebecca Rissman (Acorn Books)
• What Is Hearing By: Jennifer Boothroyd (Lightning Books)
• Shhhh... A Book About Hearing By: Dana Meachen Rau
• I Hear A Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) By: Rachel Isadora

I chose to read I Hear A Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) because not only focuses on hearing but also ties back to all five senses which is what we did during our Orange Discovery Center in my 5 Senses Week.

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Similar to the book we learned about how we can hear an orange by dropping it or rolling it. 

Books About Smell

• The Five Senses Smelling By: Rebecca Rissman (Acorn Books)
• What Is Smell By: Jennifer Boothroyd (Lightning Books)
• Whose Nose Is This By: Peg Hall
• Big Smelly Bear By: Brittany Teckentrup
• Baby Loves The Five Senses Smell! By: Ruth Spiro

I absolutely love all the books in the Baby Loves series! I thought these books would too young since it's "baby loves" but they are meant for preschool aged kids! These board books give a little bit of science for your kids with adorable pictures to help explain each of the 5 senses!

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After we read our book about smelling, we did a color and smell activity! I grabbed some scented markers and we make "scratch and sniff" cards but without the scratch part.

If you want to learn more about how I taught the kids about the sense of smell you can read more here.

Books About Taste

• Baby Loves The Five Senses Smell! By: Ruth Spiro
• The Five Senses Tasting By: Rebecca Rissman (Acorn Books)
• What Is Taste By: Jennifer Boothroyd (Lightning Books)
• The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! By: Mo Williams

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My circle time book for the day was  “The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog” by Mo Willems.  In the book, Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog and before he can devour it, a sly duckling comes into the scene asking lots of questions about the taste. 

Obviously we have to eat some yummy treats to learn about the sense of taste! I figured a Jell-O taste test would be easy for me and something the kids would actually eat!

Wondering how to teach your kids about the sense of taste without a huge mess? Click here to read more about our Jell-O Taste Test

 

While I only do 1-2 read alouds each morning, I love to keep books out for when we need a quiet moment or the kids want some alone time! You really can never have too many books around!