The Five Senses

Your eyes can tell you it is an orange, cone-shaped object with green leaves at the end.

Your tongue can tell you that the frosting is sweeter than the rest of the cupcake.

Your ears can tell you that the siren is a very loud sound that gets softer when the fire engine gets farther away from you. There is often a honking sound, too.

Your eyes can tell you what it looks like, your nose can tell you what it smells like, and your fingers can tell you what it feels like. You can only use your tongue for tasting it if you know it is safe to eat.

You can see and hear cars coming so you won’t be in danger as you cross the street.

Senses are the ways that animals and plants can get information about the world around them in order to meet their needs and survive.

We use our eyes for seeing, our ears for hearing, our noses for smelling, our tongue for tasting, and our skin for touching.

The tiger uses its two eyes to hunt and find food. The spider uses its many eyes to watch for danger. There are many examples and sometimes an animal can use the same sense in many different ways.

The elephant uses its trunk to explore the world around it and find food to eat. Monkeys use their hands and feet to learn about the world around them. Some plants use their sense of touch to get food.

Mice don’t see very well, but they use their good sense of smell to find food and watch out for danger. Pigs also have a great sense of smell and can even find food buried underground.

Rabbits can hear sound from very far away which warns them of danger and gives them time to run away. Because of the shape of horses’ ears, they can hear sounds from different directions.

Animals like giraffes use their tongues to taste the plants they eat to keep from eating something that is dangerous.