What is sense?

Sense is how we know what’s happening around us using our body.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy, maybe a fluffy puppy or a bright red ball. When you touch it, you feel its softness or roughness. That's touch, one of your senses. Your eyes let you see the color and shape of the toy, that’s sight.

Your body has special tools called sensors inside it, like little helpers. When you eat a sweet candy, your tongue sends a message to your brain saying “this is sweet!” That’s taste. Your ears catch sounds, maybe the giggles of your brother or the beep of your favorite toy, that's hearing.

Sometimes you feel something moving on your skin, like a gentle breeze, and that’s feeling, part of touch too. All these helpers work together so you can know what’s happening around you, just like how your brain knows when it's time for lunch or bedtime!