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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}R.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 187px; float: right; " />The Senses curriculum is one of the simplest curricula taught during our internship Every kindergartener in my group could list all five senses upon arriving at Au Sable. But the point was to teach them how to <em>engage</em> all their senses. This is a little trickier. My initial thought was &ldquo;of course I use all my senses to take in my environment, this is nothing new.&rdquo; However, sometimes big kids need kindergarten reminders too.&nbsp;</p>
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	In the Senses program, o<span style="font-size: 12px;">ne of the teaching stations had the students put blindfolds on and use only their sense of touch to match pairs of natural objects (pine cones, rocks, pine needles, sticks) in front of them. We then conduct a little experiment. With the first group, I had shown them what was on the tray before blindfolding them, thinking &ldquo;oh, seeing what they will be feeling will help them.&rdquo; The second group, I simply blindfolded them and explained they would be doing a matching game only using their sense of touch, thinking, &ldquo;I hope this is enough of a description.&rdquo;</span></p>
