These five senses worksheets help young children name their senses and notice how they use them every day. There is a my five senses chart, a matching page, a cut-and-glue sort with ten pictures, an “I can” drawing page and a five senses walk, all drawn for this set and free to print in US Letter or A4. The pages with right answers have answer keys. The five senses worksheets cover sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, one page at a time.
Quick answer: The five senses are sight (eyes), hearing (ears), smell (nose), taste (tongue) and touch (skin, including the hands). This page has 6 free worksheets (PDF) for preschool, kindergarten and grade 1, plus a maker that prints every page in color or black and white.
Five senses worksheets: ready-to-print samples
A few of the PDFs on this page. The full list is under Ready-to-print worksheets.
My Five Senses ChartBody parts and examples.PDFFive Senses MatchingWith an answer key.PDFFive Senses SortCut and glue 10 pictures.PDFI Can Use My Five SensesDraw and write.PDF
The five senses and their body parts
Sense
Body part
Pictures on the sort sheet
Try it
Sight
Eyes
rainbow, book
Name three colors you can see right now.
Hearing
Ears
bell, drum
Close your eyes and count the sounds you hear.
Smell
Nose
flower, perfume
Smell an orange, then a lemon. Are they the same?
Taste
Tongue
lemon, ice cream
Find something sweet and something sour.
Touch
Skin and hands
cactus, teddy bear
Find something soft, something rough and something cold.
The sort sheet asks which sense you use most for each picture. A lemon can also be seen and smelled, which is a good question to talk about once the sort is glued.
Five senses worksheet for preschool
For three- and four-year-olds, start with the my five senses chart. Point to each body part on your own face, say the sense together and look at the example picture. Then do the matching page with your child holding the pencil while you read the sentences aloud. The cut-and-glue sort is a good next step once your child can use child-safe scissors, or you can cut the pictures out in advance.
Five senses worksheets for kindergarten
Kindergarten children can work through the set more on their own: the sort, then the “I can use my five senses” page, where they draw one thing for each sense and copy or write the last word of the sentence. Finish with the five senses walk around the classroom or playground, writing or drawing two things for each sense.
Five senses activities to go with the worksheets
Mystery bag (touch): put a few objects in a bag and let children feel and guess without looking.
Sound guessing (hearing): make sounds behind a screen, such as shaking keys or ringing a bell.
Smell jars (smell): cotton balls with vanilla, lemon or cinnamon in small covered jars.
Taste test (taste): compare a sweet and a sour food. Check for allergies and dietary needs first.
I spy (sight): the classic game, using colors and shapes.
Science standards
The five senses are a common topic in preschool and kindergarten science. In the Next Generation Science Standards they come back in grade 4:
Grade
Standard
How the worksheets help
Grade 4
4-LS1-2
Animals receive different types of information through their senses, process it in the brain and respond
Ready to use the senses outdoors? The nature scavenger hunt has a nature walk page with see, hear, smell and touch prompts.
Finish the five senses worksheets with a simple sense walk, where children name one thing they can see, hear, smell, taste and touch.
Frequently asked questions
7 quick answers
What are the 5 senses?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our nose, taste with our tongue and feel with our skin.
Which body part goes with each sense?
Eyes for seeing, ears for hearing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, and skin, especially the hands, for touching.
How do you teach the five senses to preschoolers?
Use one sense at a time with real objects: a bell to listen to, a flower to smell, something soft to touch. Then use the chart and matching worksheet to put words to what they noticed.
What age are these five senses worksheets for?
Preschool to grade 2. The chart, matching and sort pages suit ages 3 to 6; the drawing page and five senses walk suit ages 5 to 7.
Are these five senses worksheets free?
Yes. Open any sheet in the Ready-to-print list, choose US Letter or A4, and print or save the PDF. No sign-up is needed.
What is on the my five senses chart?
It shows each sense with its body part and an example picture. Point to each body part on your own face, say the sense together and look at the example, which makes it a good first page for three- and four-year-olds.
Which 5 senses worksheet pages suit kindergarten?
Kindergarten children can do the cut-and-glue sort, then the I can use my five senses page, drawing one thing for each sense and writing the last word. A five senses walk around the classroom or playground finishes the set.
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