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Sensorial classroom 4–6 years

Smelling Bottles

15 min
individual
presentation

Overview

The child matches pairs of smelling bottles containing different natural scents (e.g., cinnamon, lavender, lemon, mint, vanilla, coffee). The child sniffs carefully with a specific technique and pairs by smell memory. This develops the often-neglected olfactory sense.

Objectives

What the child gains from this work

Discriminate and match 6-8 distinct smells. Develop careful sniffing technique. Build olfactory memory and vocabulary for scents. Increase attention to subtle sensory differences. Enjoy sensorial exploration of smells.

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