Yesterday as part of our five senses study we explored the sense of touch. Students worked their way around the room feeling eight every day objects inside bags, using their sense of touch to identify these. We then discussed ways in which our sense of touch helps us and instances when it is particularly important, such as sensing heat. Today we did an experiment that involved an illusion of touch. One bucket was filled with icy cold water, one with hot water, and one with room temperature water. Students put one hand in the ice water and one in the hot water for about a minute. Then they submerged both hands in the room temperature water. Ask them to tell you what they experienced.

Over the last few weeks we have read multiple versions of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten. Today we did our own retelling, which the students will use to make their own Mitten books.