ABSTRACT
Children learn about the world by exploring with their senses. They touch and move objects in their hands to process texture, weight, shape, and contour. They move their bodies in new positions to map their body in space in relation to the world around them. Children listen to words and experiment in making sounds of their own. They smell and taste flavors and scents, sometimes using these to self-calm. The sense of vision provides the child with a world of color, shape, dimension, texture, depth, and movement. Our brain maps these senses in such a way that they are linked with one another. For instance, simply looking at an apple calls to mind visual, olfactory, taste, and tactile maps in the brain about the apple’s attributes-the color, form, texture, weight, taste, and smell. Almost every experience is processed through multiple senses.
