JUNIOR

POETRY

Five Senses Words

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I CAN

I can name the five senses

words in poetry

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 PURPOSE

To know the five senses and

describing words in Poetry

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Five Senses Words

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 Can you name the five senses words?

Taste,

Touch,

Sight,

Smell,

And hearing
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EXAMPLE OF A POEM WITH FIVE SENSES

Apple

I see a ripe apple in my apple tree,

I hear a little bird singing with glee,
I feel a drop of dew on my head,
I taste a can of apple marmalade,
I smell an apple pie, fresh made!

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Imagine other different things you might see, hear, smell, taste or touch in your chosen time or place,
and write at least one noun* by each heading.

For example, if I choose ‘Spring’ as my topic, I could write:

I See… blue skies, I Hear… baby birds, I Smell… flower buds, I Touch… new leaves
I Taste… Easter eggs

Now we need a bit more description, so add the next part to each line: ‘The sight is…’,
‘The sound is…’, ‘The smell is…’, ‘The feeling is…’ ‘The taste is…’

Add a word to complete your 5 lines!

I See… blue skies. The sight is…beautiful

I Hear… baby birds. The sound is… chirping
I Smell… flower buds blooming. The smell is… fresh
I Touch… new leaves. The feeling is… soft
I Taste… easter eggs. The taste is… chocolatey

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Putting it Back Together, it will be

Spring

I feel blue skies.

I taste the chirping of baby birds.
I touch fresh flower buds blooming.
I smell soft new leaves.
I hear chocolatey easter eggs.
I see adventure.

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Children compose a poem on ‘an orange’ that starts with each of the senses, just like
the one above.

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“The next poem I have for you describes
one of the five senses. I’ll read it to you,
and let’s see if you can figure out what
sense it describes.”

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 “Brontosaurus” (Gail Kredenser)

If I had a brontosaurus
I would name him Morris or Horace;
But if suddenly one day he had a lot of
little brontosauri
I would change his name to Laurie.

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Identify the sense described in the poem “Brontosaurus”

Hearing

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“Driving to the Beach” (Joanna Cole)
On the road
Smell fumes and tar
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Through the window
Of the car

But at the beach

Smell suntan lotion
And wind
and sun
and ocean

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Identify the sense described in the poem
“Driving to the Beach”

Smell

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 “Surprises” (Jean Conder Soule)

Surprises are round Or long and tallish.

Surprises are square Or flat and smallish.
Surprises are wrapped With paper and bow,
And hidden in closets Where secrets won't show.
Surprises are often Good things to eat;
A get-well toy or A brithday treat.
Surprises come In such interesting sizes -
I LIKE SURPRISES! ​

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Identify the sense described in the poem “Surprises”

Looks

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“Something is There” : Lilian Moore 200

Something is there
there on the stair
coming down
coming down
stepping with care.
Coming down
coming down
slinkety-sly.

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Identify the sense described in the poem
“Something is There

Sight

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“Five Senses Describing Words.”
“We are going to brainstorm a list of words that you
might want to use in your poems. We will think of
adjectives, describing words, for each one of the five
senses.”

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For example, let's say I'm writing about ice cream.

Taste: smooth, cold, melt in your mouth, sweet

Touch: Wet, cold, slimy, frozen
Sight: mounds, white as snow (vanilla), little crevices, puddles
(when it melts)
Smell: sweet, minty (mint chocolate chip)
Hearing: plop, splat (when it falls on the floor)

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Awful Spicy
Booming Bitter Cold
Big Stale
Banging Buttery Course
Blinding Stinky
Humming Burnt Damp
Breathtaking Stuffy
Musical Creamy Dry
Bight Sweet
Noisy Crispy Furry
Clear Burnt
Pounding Crunchy Fuzzy
Cloudy Disgusting
Ringing Delicious Glossy

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“As you are writing describing
poems, you can use the above chart
for ideas.

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Examples of Poems That Use The Five
Senses

Nature's Way Poem The author uses the 5 senses to describe

nature to the readers. Using the 5 senses
Upon a nice mid-spring day,
in writing creates a clearer picture and
Let's take a look at Nature's way.
makes the readers feel a part of the
Breathe the scent of nice fresh air,
setting.
Feel the breeze within your hair.
Five Senses
Breathe the scent of nice fresh air
The grass will poke between your
Feel the breeze within your hair
toes,
Smell the flowers with your nose
Smell the flowers with your nose.
Hear the buzzing of the bees
Clouds form shapes within the skies,
Watch a gentle cold stream flow
And light will glisten from your eyes.

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 Ocean Port
Feel the warmth from the heat
Feel the sand on your feet
Feel the cool of the breeze
Feel the calm
Using the senses to describe the beach
Hear the peace
Hear the waves hit the shore
Feel
Hear the sounds
Hear
Of boat motors roar
See
Taste
See the people in the sand
Touch
See that kite in his hands
See the way the seagulls fly

Taste the air as it passes by

Taste the salt
Touch the wood of the ocean port

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JANUARY
Delightful display
Snowdrops bow their pure white
heads
To the sun's glory.
FEBRUARY
Fresh green buds appear
Indicating spring will soon
Energize us all.
OCTOBER
Red and gold leaves fall,
Crunchy as cornflakes beneath
Feet on a crisp morn.
APRIL
Bluebells stand so proud
Beneath trees so sparsely dressed
Fresh green leaves unfold.
Haiku Year
AUGUST This poem uses some of the
Ripe golden harvest five senses to describe
Burning sun in azure skies aspects of each month.
Labours rewarded.
SOUND:
NOVEMBER Bleating happily.
Frosty webs sparkle Echoes heard amid dense
In the early morning sun trees
Brightly bejeweled. Parks and gardens burst
With sounds
JUNE Crunchy as cornflakes
Parks and gardens burst
With sounds and vibrant SIGHT:
colours Fresh green buds appear
Perfect harmony. Ripe golden harvest
Red and gold leaves fall
Frosty webs sparkle
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 WHAT DID WE LEARN TODAY?

• Five senses words in Poetry

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• Five senses describing words
 Rules
1. List Five Senses and their describing words

2. The winner is the one who writes that largest

number of five senses describing words in 30 seconds

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Let’s play – Five Senses
TASTE TOUCH

SIGHT SMELL

HEAR

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 THANK YOU
AND
KEEP LEARNING!

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