The Sense Of Smell-Fruits And their Aromas

Sensory play to develop the sense of smell, from the differentiation of different fruit flavors.
PEDAGOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The educational content of this material is based on developing the sense of SMELL. To do so, it
makes use of the natural aroma of certain fruits: strawberry, banana, peach, pineapple, orange, apple,
pear, lemon, cherry, coconut, melon and plum. These aromas can be clearly distinguished between
each other and encourage OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION while at the same time enabling the
children to establish, together with the photos, a VISUAL-OLFACTORY ASSOCIATION between
each fruit and its respective smell. There is also the possibility of relating the external appearance of
each fruit with its internal appearance and aroma, enabling the child to build up a comprehensive and
accurate image of the fruit.
This is also an excellent method of DEVELOPING LANGUAGE and extending basic
VOCABULARY by means of describing the smells and images of the fruit in terms of their
intensity, shape, size, colour, flavour, etc. It also enables classifications to be made using these same
criteria.
PEDAGOGICAL OBJECTIVES:
– Developing the sense of smell and improving olfactory discrimination.
– Comprehensive knowledge of fruit (external and internal appearance and smell).
– Enhancing visual-olfactory association and logical thinking.
– Interiorisation and classification of the smell of the fruit.
– Developing observation skills and acquiring the ability to relate objects morphologically.
– Introduction to using abstract thought (acts as a basis for establishing mental associations
and taking the first steps from concrete thought to abstract thought).
– Improving psychomotor coordination by handling the cards and putting them together
correctly.
– Incorporation and development of basic vocabulary.