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Lesson 4: Sight and smell

Recognising how sight is used to navigate obstacles safely and using their sense of smell to identify mystery scents.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember and name parts of their body. Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and arrange the children in pairs. Ask them to take turns naming the parts of their body. Let them know they should keep going until told to stop.

Allow the activity to run for about one minute.

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In this unit

Assessment – Science Y1: Sensitive bodiesLesson 1: Body partsLesson 2: The sensesLesson 3: Taste and touch
Lesson 4: Sight and smell
Lesson 5: HearingLesson 6: Senses in action
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 2 July 2026

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