5 Senses Worksheets for Preschoolers - Planning Playtime - Free Printable

This is a "5 Senses Sort" worksheet designed to help children learn and identify the five senses: Smell, Touch, Sight, Sound, and Taste. The task is to color the pictures that match each sense.

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🔍 Step-by-Step Solution:

We'll go through each column and determine which images belong to each sense.

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#### 1. SMELL
> Objects or actions related to smelling (using the nose).

Images in this column:
- A flower (flowers have a scent)
- A pie (baking smells good)
- A cake (sweet smell)
- A cupcake
- A perfume bottle
- A bowl of soup (hot food has aroma)
- A car (maybe exhaust? Not really a smell we associate positively; possibly not)
- A trash can (smelly!)

✔ Correct ones to color:
- Flower ✔
- Pie ✔
- Cake ✔
- Cupcake ✔
- Perfume bottle ✔
- Bowl of soup ✔
- Trash can ✔

✘ Car – not clearly associated with smell (unless it's exhaust, but not typical for kids)

👉 Color: Flower, Pie, Cake, Cupcake, Perfume, Soup, Trash Can

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#### 2. TOUCH
> Things you feel with your hands/skin.

Images:
- Cloud (soft, fluffy – imagined touch)
- Balloon (can be touched)
- Ice cream cone (cold, soft)
- Sand (feels gritty)
- Fuzzy ball (texture)
- Car (can be touched)
- Funnel (hard object)
- Glasses (can be touched)

✔ Correct ones to color:
- Cloud ✔ (implied texture)
- Balloon ✔
- Ice cream ✔
- Sand ✔
- Fuzzy ball ✔
- Car ✔
- Funnel ✔
- Glasses ✔

👉 All items here are things you can physically touch, so all should be colored.

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#### 3. SIGHT
> Things you see with your eyes.

Images:
- Magnifying glass (used to see close-up)
- Telescope (for seeing far away)
- Sun (seen with eyes)
- Moon (seen at night)
- Stars (seen in sky)
- Glasses (help you see)
- Apple (seen)
- Car (seen)

✔ All these are visual objects or tools for seeing:
- Magnifying glass ✔
- Telescope ✔
- Sun ✔
- Moon ✔
- Stars ✔
- Glasses ✔
- Apple ✔
- Car ✔

👉 Color all images in this column.

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#### 4. SOUND
> Things that make noise or are heard.

Images:
- Speaker (makes sound)
- Guitar (musical instrument)
- Music notes (representing sound)
- Megaphone (amplifies sound)
- Fireworks (loud boom!)
- Star (not sound-related)
- Moon (silent)
- Night sky (no sound)

✔ Correct ones to color:
- Speaker ✔
- Guitar ✔
- Music notes ✔
- Megaphone ✔
- Fireworks ✔

✘ Star, Moon, Night sky – no direct sound

👉 Color: Speaker, Guitar, Music Notes, Megaphone, Fireworks

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#### 5. TASTE
> Things you taste with your mouth.

Images:
- Lemon slice (sour taste)
- Donut (sweet)
- Apple (tastes sweet/crisp)
- Ice cream (sweet)
- Sandwich (food)
- Cookie (sweet)
- Water (tasteless, but still tasted)
- Popcorn (snack)

✔ All of these are edible and involve tasting:

- Lemon ✔
- Donut ✔
- Apple ✔
- Ice cream ✔
- Sandwich ✔
- Cookie ✔
- Water ✔
- Popcorn ✔

👉 Color all images in this column.

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

| Sense | Images to Color |
|--------|------------------|
| Smell | Flower, Pie, Cake, Cupcake, Perfume, Soup, Trash Can |
| Touch | Cloud, Balloon, Ice cream, Sand, Fuzzy ball, Car, Funnel, Glasses |
| Sight | Magnifying glass, Telescope, Sun, Moon, Stars, Glasses, Apple, Car |
| Sound | Speaker, Guitar, Music notes, Megaphone, Fireworks |
| Taste | Lemon, Donut, Apple, Ice cream, Sandwich, Cookie, Water, Popcorn |

> 💡 Note: Some items appear in multiple columns (e.g., apple, car, glasses), but since they’re in different sections, you only color them in the correct sense column.

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🎯 Teaching Tip:

This activity helps children understand how our body uses different senses to interact with the world. Encourage them to think about how they experience each item — e.g., "Can you smell the cake?" or "Do you hear music from the guitar?"

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