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More Body Parts We Can Name

Learn the names of body parts including head, neck, shoulders, elbows, knees and ankles. Touch each one on your body and point to them on a board figure while saying the words.

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    1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

    Whole child's body shown plainly, the subject the class will name todayCan you touch your head? What about your knees?

    Today we will learn the names of more parts of our body.

    2 - Body Parts We Will Name ~4 mins

    The child from the start of the lesson, with a coloured ring round each part we name today: head, neck, shoulders, elbows, knees and anklesWatch me. I will touch a body part and say its name. Then you touch the same part and say the name with me.

    3 - Body Parts Game ~8 mins

    Find a spot on the floor or the carpet where you can stretch your arms out wide without touching anyone. That is your space for this game.

    When I name a body part, touch it and say the name with me.

    Ready? Head… neck… shoulders… elbows… knees… ankles!

    4 - Look and Point ~4 mins

    The mirror the children will be handed, shown clearly before useSit with the friend beside you. That person is your talk partner.

    When I name a body part, point to it on your own body and say the name with me. Then whisper the name to your talk partner.

    If I bring a mirror near you, you may look and check. You do not need a mirror to join in.

    5 - Name Them on the Board ~5 mins

    Look at the child on the board. The names are waiting off the figure.

    Help us decide where each name goes. When we place a name, point to that part on your own body and say it with me.

    Our body parts

    6 - Teddy's Check-up ~3 mins

    A teddy sitting with a plaster on his kneeTeddy says, "Ouch! My knee is sore!" Can you be Teddy's doctor?

    A doctor needs to know the name of the sore part. Point to your own knee and say its name. Who can find Teddy's knee?

    A physio helps a sore part get strong again. Let's do a knee exercise for Teddy: bend your knees and stretch them, slowly.

    Now Teddy has another sore part. Can you help him?

    7 - Remember and Tidy ~3 mins

    A whole child aged 5 on a plain background, turning their head to look over one shoulder, with a bright coloured circle drawn round the neck.
    neck joins head to body
    A whole child aged 5 on a plain background, shrugging both shoulders up high, with a bright coloured circle drawn round each shoulder.
    shoulders where arms join the body
    A whole child aged 5 on a plain background, arms bent so both elbows point out, with a bright coloured circle drawn round each elbow.
    elbows the bends in your arms
    A whole child aged 5 on a plain background, bending both knees in a low squat, with a bright coloured circle drawn round each knee.
    knees the bends in your legs
    A whole child aged 5, fully dressed in long trousers, white ankle socks and trainers, standing up on tiptoe, with a bright coloured circle drawn round each ankle just above the shoes, on a plain background.
    ankles just above your feet

    Touch one part you will remember today. Say its name out loud.

    Then help tidy the mirrors and find your space.

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