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Introduce the words rough, smooth, hard and soft. Be sure to give examples of each so that the students can begin to associate these words with concrete examples. 2. Place the “feelie bucket on the floor during circle time. Have each student put there hand into the bucket and pull an item out. Ask the children to describe the item they have found. Encourage the children to touch all or the objects.

Assessments: Ask children later in the day to describe the way things feel. Repeat the activity a few days later and see if the children can identify the objects by their appropriate desciptive words. Word Count: 231

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