I decided that I wanted to share some of my lessons that I've created. This is one of my lessons that I love. This is a science lesson that focuses on the sense of smell. I've noticed that students have a hard time describing smells. They say what something smells like, but not by using descriptive words. With this lesson, I created what I call Smelly Jars. These are small containers that I got from Dollar General. There are 8 in a package for $1. I painted them different colors so that the students couldn't see in them and so I knew what was in each color container. I poked holes in the top of each container for the students to smell through without looking. That part was a little tricky. You can put anything in the jars that you want to. I put lemon slices, mixed herbs, vanilla extract, onion slices, etc. These all have strong oders, so I thought they'd be good to use. The students loved the jars and getting to smell what was inside. They had fun guessing at the contents inside as well. After the activity, I read the book "Sniff Sniff: A book about smells". This book explains the process of how we smell and how it is transmitted to our brains. It's such a good book and is great for explaining in words that kindergarteners can understand. The students seemed to enjoy this lesson & had a great time with all of the different steps that took place. There was more detail in the actual lesson, but this is the jist of it. Below is a picture of the smelly jars and the book that I used for this lesson!