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Ways we notice picture
Draw things people can notice through different senses.
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A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Divide the page into five spaces. Together, name sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste as ways people can notice things.
- In each space, draw something familiar: for example, a color, a favorite sound, a soft blanket, a remembered scent, or a familiar food.
- Choose a picture to describe, point to, or tell a story about. People experience senses differently, and other ways of noticing are important too.
Adult stays beside the child and welcomes different ways of sensing and communicating. Skip any prompt that is uncomfortable; do not taste or smell unfamiliar materials.