Five Senses

Dear Parents,

As you can tell from our posted photos, we all had a wonderful time at the Lincolnwood Fire House. Both boys and girls alike were impressed by the huge engines, noisy sirens, flashing lights and dedicated firefighters. It was a perfect display of how each of our FIVE SENSES helps us learn about our surroundings, and, in this case, stay safe. The firemen (unfortunately, there are no female firefighters in Lincolnwood...yet) are truly interested in teaching the young residents how to react to any fire emergency. They patiently put on all of their equipment in front of us so that the children could see that the friendly firefighter is underneath all of the sometimes frightening apparel.

The repeated mantra was "go to the firefighter if he enters your house to save you. Do NOT run away or hide from him." These are all discussions that should be continued at home.

We continued with our "5 Senses" discussions throughout the week. We made the connection between last week's topic, INSECTS, as we compared the bugs' ANTENNAE to our ability to see, hear, touch, smell and taste by using our eyes, ears, skin, nose and tongue (tastebuds). Almost everyday we used a blindfold and volunteer, of which we always have MANY, to detect a mysterious object, smell, or sound by eliminating our eyesight and using our other senses. They all enjoyed the guessing game and eventually made the connection that each of our senses sends the message to our BRAIN, that ultimately interprets all sensory messages.

Next Week our focus will be our bustling city, CHICAGO. We will include a bit of history, some famous landmarks and a bit of civic info.

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