Lesson plan knowing the human body

Children begin to discover their bodies as babies, but it is around the age of 4 or 5 that they permanently memorize the names of each part of the body.

We have prepared a lesson plan that aims to locate, name and understand the functions of the main parts of the body, such as the head, shoulders, trunk and upper and lower limbs.

This is an introductory class to the subject. Later, it is recommended that a class be used for each specific part.

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Lesson plan – Knowing your body

THEME: knowing my body

SUGGESTED TIME: 1 class of 50 minutes

GOALS:

• Identify parts of the human body;
• Recognize the head, trunk, lower and upper limbs.

MATERIAL REQUIRED:

• Computer and screen projector;
• Video with music about the human body, suggested by Pipaluna available at the link: Pipaluna – I move my body

• Video with music about body parts, suggestion by Bob Zoom available at the link:
  Bob Zoom – Head, Shoulder, Knee and Foot

DEVELOPMENT:

1. Make a circle with students, using only chairs or sitting on the floor.
2. Read the title of the lesson with the students.
3. Tell them to stand up, introduce them to Pipaluna's music and invite them to dance. Use this moment to emphasize the name of the body parts during the game. You can repeat the song if necessary.
4. Ask them to sit in a circle again, talk about the body parts they used during the game.
5. Point once at yourself, then ask each student to point to themselves at their head, lower limbs, upper limbs, and torso.
6. Dance to the second Bob Zoom song.
7. Ask which body parts were used during the song's choreography.
8. Show students on a slide the human body with the parts you studied pointed out.

Lesson plan – What is your body like? – Image suggestion to display human body parts.

ASSESSMENT:

Play undead for a few minutes, asking them to raise their arms in the living position and crouch in the dead position.

Ask students which body parts were used in the game. They must point out at least the lower and upper limbs.

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