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Materials:
x-ray
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
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The child will review external body parts (e.g.,
hands, feet, elbows, neck, chin, etc.)
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Child will participate in an activity that introduces
body parts.
Procedure:
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This
activity should take place after a lesson about outer body parts. As a
review use the flannel character to review external body parts.
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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.
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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.
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Continue with other x-rays.
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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.
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