name that body part

 Materials:

        

 Introduction

Children are fascinated about learning about their bodies inside and out and helping them understand how their bodies work and how they are alike and different from other people's bodies helps children develop self-pride and tolerance of differences in others. I was able to obtain x-rays just by asking my family physician, who destroyed an identifying information on the x-rays and was able to give me x-rays of many parts of the human body.

 Objective/Purpose

1. The child will review external body parts (e.g., hands, feet, elbows, neck, chin, etc.)

2. Child will participate in an activity that introduces body parts.

 Procedure:

1. This activity should take place after a lesson about outer body parts.  As a review use the flannel character to review external body parts.

2. Explain that the body also inner parts that we can’t see.  Invite children to feel their ribs, knee bones, the beat of their hearts, etc.

3. Hold up a x-ray and show what the inside of the body looks like.  Point out obvious objects in the x-ray such as bones. See if children can guess what part of the body the x-ray is of.

4. Continue with other x-rays.

5. Complete the skeleton frame worksheet as a follow up activity.

 Questions:  How do you know that is a(n) arm? Leg?

                    Show me where your _____ is.

                    If you were an elephant, how big do you think your arm bone would be?

                    What bones would an elephant have that you don’t have?

                    Who would have bigger bones, a chimpanzee or a tiger?

  Practice & Extended Activities:

Have the children feel their muscles by tensing and relaxing them on demand. Don’t forget to feel those cheeks when they smile. Have the children draw their own skeleton figures.

disclaimer  copyright

             It's been troubling me. Now, why is it that most of us can talk openly about the illnesses of our bodies, but when it comes to our brain and illnesses of the mind we clam up and because we clam up, people with emotional disorders feel ashamed, stigmatized and don't seek the help that can make the difference.  - Kirk Douglas

Revised: 09/24/2008.