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The Amazing Body: Let’s Explore My Body!

The Amazing Body: Let’s Explore My Body!

Suitable for 3 to 6 years old children

The human body is a complex machine. The different parts of our body work together to do many amazing things. Let’s have some fun learning about the human body and how it functions!

LET'S SING!

Tuning-in Song: My Body Song

Tips for Parents:

Explore music and movement with your child based on the human body parts. Point to your own body parts, come up with your own tune, sing, move, and dance. Do not be afraid of being silly or singing off-key. Your child will remember things better when they are said in rhyme or sung to a catchy tune.

LET'S LEARN!

Did you know these fun facts about the human body?

• Your teeth are as strong as a shark’s teeth – but your jaws are smaller, so you can’t bite like a shark.
• Some parts of your body can never be replaced. The enamel on your teeth and the goo inside your eyes will last all your life.
• By the time you were six months old, your eyes were already two-thirds their adult size.
• Fingerprints are not the body’s only unique pattern. You can also be identified by your tongue print, your personal smell, and the pattern in your iris (the coloured part of your eye)

Source: Curious Questions And Answers About….My Body Rooney, A., & Gómez Ana. (2021). New York, NY: Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing. Visit our libraries to borrow the book!

LET'S PLAY!

Give our activity sheet a try! Have your child count and indicate the number of body parts. Through this activity, your child can learn how to identify and spell the names of the body parts.

Here is the answer sheet for the Body Parts activity sheet.

Good job! Here’s another activity sheet about internal organs! Have your child label them. Through this activity, your child can identify, read aloud, and spell the names of the internal organs.

Here is the answer sheet for the Internal Organs activity sheet.

Tips for Parents:

Doing simple activities such as these with your child will help spark an interest on the topic, even for concepts that may seem to be way over their heads. Don’t underestimate how much your child can absorb new information! Once, your child is interested in learning more, you can supplement their knowledge with books from the library!

LET'S READ!

Bodies Are Cool
Author: Tyler Feder
Publisher: New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021

Tips for Parents:

Read aloud and encourage your child to read along with you. Initiate conversations about the story by asking questions like: “What do you see on this page?” or “What do you think will happen next?” Talking to your child will help develop their language and communication skills.

LET'S CRAFT!

Label, Colour and Create with A Human Body Puppet!

Work with your child to make their own human body puppet!

Materials needed

• A4-sized paper
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Tape
• Scissors
• Colouring Pencils
• Chopstick

Instructions

1. Print the activity template on an A4-sized paper.

2. Colour the human body.

3. Label the human body parts.

4. Cut around the human body with labels and attach a chopstick behind with a tape.

LET'S INVESTIGATE!

How does the body work? Let’s Explore with Your Human Body Puppet!

Functions of Different Body Parts

• Arms: Help us keep balance.
• Hands: Help us hold and touch things.
• Legs: Run, walk, and move.
• Feet: Help us stand upright.
• Heart: Pumps blood through our body.
• Brain: Helps us think and talk.
• Lungs: Help us to breathe.
• Stomach: Helps turns food to energy.
• Bones: Help give structure to our body.

The Five Senses

• Eyes: Vision - See the world.
• Ears: Hear - Listen to sounds.
• Nose: Smell - Smell things.
• Mouth: Taste – Explore sweet, salty, sour, or bitter flavours.
• Hands: Touch - Hold and feel objects.

Source: Preschool science activities - The human body. Preschools4All.com. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2022, from https://www.preschools4all.com/preschool-science.html.

Tips for Parents:

You may also ask your child the following questions as they play with their Human Body Puppet.

1. Can you name the different body parts?

2. What are the organs in our body?

3. What are the functions of each body part?

4. What will happen if one of our body parts is missing? For example, what happens if we don’t have our eyes?

Asking open-ended questions will give your child opportunities to think about their answers and express their thoughts. Their answers may not be entirely right so this is where you can encourage and guide them!

LET'S TRY THESE AT HOME

1. Have your child stand in front of the mirror and point to each of their body parts, e.g. their head, their hips, their belly etc. Say the names of these parts aloud and get them to repeat after you.

Repeat this exercise every day and start by first teaching them the upper body parts (parts of the face and shoulders) before moving on to the middle body parts (stomach, arms etc.) and gradually to lower body parts (legs, feet and backside).

Slowly, your child will begin to recognise their body parts!

2. Play a movement game with your child to help them develop their body awareness. Get them to walk in different directions. For example,forwards and backwards, running, jump, balance on one foot like a flamingo and so on.

LET'S WATCH!

LET'S READ!

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