-parts that help you move and smile!
head & upper body
- head – the top part of your body
- hair – the things that grow on your head
- face – the front part of your head
- eye / [/=slash] eyes – you use them to see
- ear / ears – you use them to hear
- nose – you use it to smell
- mouth – you use it to eat and speak
- tooth / teeth – hard white parts in your mouth
- neck – between your head and shoulders
- shoulder / shoulders – top part of your arm joins your body
- arm / arms – between your shoulder and hand
- elbow – the middle joint of your arm
- hand / hands – at the end of your arm
- finger / fingers – parts of your hand
- thumb – the short, thick finger
- chest – the front part of your upper body
- back – the rear part of your body
- stomach / tummy – the middle part of your body
lower body
- leg / legs – between your hip and foot
- knee / knees – the middle joint of your leg
- foot / feet – at the end of your leg
- toe / toes – parts of your foot
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What is the function of each body part?
head & upper body
- head: holds your brain and face
- hair: protects your head and keeps it warm
- face: shows your expression and holds eyes, nose, and mouth
- eye / eyes: lets you see
- ear / ears: lets you hear
- nose: lets you smell
- mouth: lets you eat and talk
- tooth / teeth: help you bite and chew food
- neck: connects your head to your body
- shoulder / shoulders: connect your arms to your body
- arm / arms: help you move, hold, and carry things
- elbow: lets your arm bend
- hand / hands: help you touch, hold, and feel things
- finger / fingers: help you hold small things and touch
- thumb: helps you grip things
- chest: protects your heart and lungs
- back: supports your body and helps you stand
- stomach / tummy: digests food
lower body
- leg / legs: support your body and help you walk and run
- knee / knees: lets your leg bend
- foot / feet: support your body and help you walk
- toe / toes: help you balance when you stand and walk
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Answer, one answer correct:
1. What do you use to see?
a) ear
b) eye
c) nose
2. What part helps you to hear?
a) mouth
b) hand
c) ear
3. What part do you use to smell?
a) nose
b) finger
c) foot
4. What do you use to eat and talk?
a) mouth
b) elbow
c) chest
5. What do you use to chew [to move your teeth to break food.] food?
a) knee
b) teeth
c) stomach
6. What connects your head to your body?
a) toe
b) neck
c) arm
7. What part connects your arms to your body?
a) leg
b) back
c) shoulder
8. What lets your arm bend?
a) thumb
b) elbow
c) nose
9. What helps you hold and touch things?
a) hand
b) hair
c) foot
10. What helps you pick up small things?
a) chest
b) mouth
c) finger
11. What helps you grip [to hold something tight with your hand] things?
a) elbow
b) ear
c) thumb
12. What protects [to keep safe] your heart and lungs?
a) back
b) chest
c) stomach
13. What supports [to help hold something up]your body and helps you stand?
a) hair
b) back
c) eye
14. What digests [when your stomach and body change food into energy] food?
a) leg
b) neck
c) stomach
15. What helps you walk and run?
a) hand
b) face
c) leg
16. What lets your leg bend?
a) shoulder
b) knee
c) foot
17. What helps you stand and walk?
a) chest
b) nose
c) foot
18. What helps you balance when you stand?
a) finger
b) hair
c) toe
Answers:
1b, 2c, 3a, 4a, 5b, 6b,
7c, 8b, 9a, 10c, 11c, 12b,
13b, 14c, 15c, 16b, 17c, 18c
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True or false?
- Your eyes help you hear.
- Your neck connects your head to your body.
- You use your teeth to chew food.
- Your fingers help you pick up small things.
- Your back protects your heart and lungs.
- Your knees let your legs bend.
- Your toes help you balance when you stand.
- Your mouth is for smelling.
- Your chest helps you breathe.
- Your hair helps you see better.
- Your arms help you carry things.
- Your stomach holds your brain.
- Your ears help you hear sounds.
- Your shoulders connect your arms to your body.
- Your feet help you walk and stand.
- Your elbow connects your leg to your foot.
- Your thumb helps you hold things tightly.
- Your nose helps you taste food.
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True: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17
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Answer with yes, or no!
- Do your knees help your legs bend? Yes, they do!
- Does your elbow connect your leg to your foot? No, it doesn’t!
- Does your nose help you smell? ____________
- Does your thumb help you breathe? ____________
- Do your eyes help you see? ____________
- Do your fingers help you hear? ____________
- Does your mouth help you talk and eat? ____________
- Does your hair help you see better? ____________
- Does your back help you smell? ____________
- Do your legs help you walk and run? ____________
- Do your feet help you chew food? ____________
- Does your chest protect your heart and lungs? ____________
- Does your neck connect your head to your body? ____________
- Does your stomach help you talk? ____________
- Do your ears help you hear sounds? ____________
- Does your mouth protect your heart? ____________
- Do your toes help you balance when you stand? ____________
- Does your shoulder help you taste? ____________
- Do your teeth help you chew food? ____________
- Does your neck help you pick up things? ____________
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Answers:
- Do your knees help your legs bend?
Yes, they do. - Does your elbow connect your leg to your foot?
No, it doesn’t. - Does your nose help you smell?
Yes, it does. - Does your thumb help you breathe?
No, it doesn’t. - Do your eyes help you see?
Yes, they do. - Do your fingers help you hear?
No, they don’t. - Does your mouth help you talk and eat?
Yes, it does. - Does your hair help you see better?
No, it doesn’t. - Does your back help you smell?
No, it doesn’t. - Do your legs help you walk and run?
Yes, they do. - Do your feet help you chew food?
No, they don’t. - Does your chest protect your heart and lungs?
Yes, it does. - Does your neck connect your head to your body?
Yes, it does. - Does your stomach help you talk?
No, it doesn’t. - Do your ears help you hear sounds?
Yes, they do. - Does your mouth protect your heart?
No, it doesn’t. - Do your toes help you balance when you stand?
Yes, they do. - Does your shoulder help you taste?
No, it doesn’t. - Do your teeth help you chew food?
Yes, they do. - Does your neck help you pick up things?
No, it doesn’t.
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Match each body part to the correct function:
Body parts:
- eyes
- ears
- nose
- mouth
- teeth
- neck
- shoulders
- arms
- elbows
- hands
- fingers
- chest
- stomach
- legs
Functions:
a. help you hear
b. help you chew
c. help you see
d. connects your head to your body
e. help you walk and run
f. help you hold things
g. helps you smell
h. help you bend your arm
i. help you eat and talk
j. protect your heart and lungs
k. help you pick up small things
l. connect your arms to your body
m. between your shoulder and hand
n. helps you digest food
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Answers:
1c, 2a, 3g, 4i, 5b, 6d, 7l, 8m,
9h, 10f, 11k, 12j, 13n, 14e
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Action commands:
- Touch your nose.
- Show your ears.
- Move your fingers.
- Bend your knees.
- Raise your hand.
- Shake your head.
- Wiggle your toes.
- Turn your neck.
- Clap your hands.
- Touch your shoulders.
- Point with your thumb.
- Cross your arms.
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My Day with Tommy
Tommy is my little brother. Today, we play together.
“Tommy, touch your nose!” I say. Tommy touches his nose and laughs.
“Show your ears!” I say. Tommy shows his ears.
“Move your fingers!” I say. Tommy moves his fingers fast.
“Bend your knees!” I say. Tommy bends his knees and jumps.
“Raise your hand!” I say. Tommy raises his hand high.
“Shake your head!” I say. Tommy shakes his head left and right.
“Wiggle your toes!” I say. Tommy wiggles his toes in his shoes.
“Turn your neck!” I say. Tommy turns his neck slowly.
“Clap your hands!” I say. Tommy claps his hands loud.
“Touch your shoulders!” I say. Tommy touches his shoulders.
“Point with your thumb!” I say. Tommy points with his thumb to the sun.
“Cross your arms!” I say. Tommy crosses his arms and smiles.
We have fun! Tommy learns all the body parts today.
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Gap-fill exercise:
- I ______ my knees to pick something up..
a) bend
b) clap
c) wiggle - I ______ my hands to make noise.
a) wiggle
b) clap
c) turn - I ______ my head to say no.
a) shake
b) point
c) cross - I ______ my toes in my shoes.
a) raise
b) wiggle
c) bend - I ______ my neck to look around.
a) touch
b) turn
c) move - I ______ my fingers to grab things.
a) clap
b) bend
c) move - I ______ my arms to fold them.
a) cross
b) bend
c) wiggle - I ______ my hand to ask a question.
a) raise
b) wiggle
c) shake - I ______ my thumb to point.
a) move
b) point
c) wiggle - I ______ my knees to sit down.
a) bend
b) clap
c) shake - I ______ my head to say yes.
a) shake
b) nod
c) cross - I ______ my fingers to write.
a) move
b) raise
c) bend
Answers:
1a, 2b, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7a, 8a, 9b, 10a, 11b, 12a
- I bend my knees to pick something up.
- I clap my hands to make noise.
- I shake my head to say no.
- I wiggle my toes in my shoes.
- I turn my neck to look around.
- I move my fingers to grab things.
- I cross my arms to fold them.
- I raise my hand to ask a question.
- I point my thumb to tell I am OK.
- I bend my knees to sit down.
- I nod my head to say yes.
- I move my fingers to write.
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Fill in, words below:
wave – walks – mouth – teeth – knees – arms – fingers – hears
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One sunny morning, Anna wakes up and opens her eyes.
She stretches her __________ and legs.
She gets out of bed and __________ to the window.
She looks outside with her eyes and _________ birds with her ears.
She smiles with her __________ and brushes her __________.
Then she puts on her shoes and wiggles her toes.
Outside, Anna meets her friend Tom.
They __________ their hands and say hello.
They walk to the park.
In the park, they kick a ball with their feet, throw it with their hands, and catch it with their __________.
They sit on the grass, bend their __________, and rest their backs.
The sun is warm on their faces, and they feel happy.
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Full version:
One sunny morning, Anna wakes up and opens her eyes. She stretches her arms and legs. She gets out of bed and walks to the window. She looks outside with her eyes and hears birds with her ears. She smiles with her mouth and brushes her teeth. Then she puts on her shoes and wiggles her toes.
Outside, Anna meets her friend Tom. They wave their hands and say hello. They walk to the park. In the park, they kick a ball with their feet, throw it with their hands, and catch it with their fingers. They sit on the grass, bend their knees, and rest their backs. The sun is warm on their faces, and they feel happy.
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Another body-story:
I have a body. My body is strong, healthy, and active. I have a head. On my head, I have bright eyes, a small nose, a smiling mouth, and ears. I use my eyes to see, my ears to hear, my nose to smell, and my mouth to talk and eat.
I have a neck and broad shoulders. I have two arms. At the end of my arms, I have hands and fingers. I use my hands to write, draw, touch, and hold things.
I have a chest and a stomach. My legs are long and strong. At the end of my legs, I have feet and toes. I use my legs and feet to walk, run, jump, and explore.
All my body parts are important. They help me move, play, feel, and enjoy life every day!
Vocabulary:
head – the top part of your body
eyes – i use them to see
nose – i use it to smell
mouth – i use it to eat and talk
ears – i use them to hear
neck – connects the head and the body
shoulders – the top part of the arms
arms – i use them to lift and carry
hands – i use them to write, draw, and touch
fingers – at the end of hands
chest – front part of the body, above the stomach
stomach – i use it to digest food
legs – i use them to walk, run, and jump
feet – at the end of legs, i use them to stand and walk
toes – at the end of feet