Use All the Senses: Reach Every Kid, Every Way 

Sight, sound, touch (and sometimes taste and smell!) — engaging more senses makes learning stick for every type of learner.

Have you ever walked into a room and instantly been transported by a smell? Maybe fresh cookies reminded you of Grandma’s house… or the scent of pine brought you back to Christmas morning. Smell is one of the most powerful and memorable senses we have. That’s why I love this verse:

“For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ…”

2 Corinthians 2:15

What a vivid image — not just that we live for Christ, but that our very presence can carry the fragrance of Jesus into the world. It’s a sensory picture of spiritual truth.

That’s what we want in our teaching too — to leave a spiritual fragrance that lingers long after the lesson ends. And one of the best ways to do that is to engage all five senses in our teaching. When kids see, hear, touch, taste, and maybe even smell the truth you’re teaching, it sticks. It moves from their heads to their hearts — and stays.