ETC > NSA Home > Language Arts K-2 > Sensory Details Sensory Details Use Kidspiration as a tool to help your students make observations and use sensory details in their writing. Objectives Students will write observations. Students will use sensory details in their writing pieces. Procedure Take the children to an area of the school in which most or all of the senses can be used, such as the cafeteria, a garden, the playground, etc. In Kidspiration, open a new document and drag over symbols from the library that represent the senses. (The symbols can be found under "Science.") Have them use their senses to observe their surroundings and write specific, descriptive details to describe them under the appropriate clipping. The students can use their web to write a story. Sunshine State Standards LA.B.1.1.1 LA.B.2.1.2 LA.D.2.1.1 VA.B.1.1.2 NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities. Use developmentally appropriate multimedia resources (e.g., interactive books, educational software, elementary multimedia encyclopedias) to support learning. Work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers, family members, and others when using technology in the classroom. Use technology resources (e.g., puzzles, logical thinking programs, writing tools, digital cameras, drawing tools) for problem solving, communication, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories. Materials Kidspiration iMovie Alternatives/Extensions Do the same lesson on or after a field trip. Have the students take pictures of the area and use them to create an iMovie. Have the students write their descriptions as title clips in their movies. Scan items from the area the lesson was done and use them in the students' final stories. Student Movies Wind in our ear Smell pollen on the flowers A flower as soft as a fuzzy ball I see violets Butterfly flowers I see red flowers Beautiful pink and red flowers Return to top of page Return to lesson plans menu

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