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Learn about your body

November 26, 2013 By Emma Vanstone 29 Comments

My two little girls love Doc McStuffins, do you watch her on the TV?ย Thanks to Doc they have suddenly become very interested in playing doctors and learning about their body. With that in mind we’ve revisited some of our old posts all about the body and staying healthy. Here are our favourite activities for learning about the body.

Human body science for preschoolers

If you have a big piece of paper or cardboard, get the children to draw around themselves, they can then measure arms and legs, label body parts or even draw in organs.

Learn about the body

Listen to your heart beat, by making your own Stethoscope.

Children testing a stethoscope

Make a model of your brain using playdough.

Learn about keeping your hands clean with this fun glitter activity.

hand washing

For older children

Investigate your heart rate, by recording your pulse rate at rest then doing some exercise and measuring it again.

heart rate

Have some fun finding out how strong your bones are.

Find out why you get dizzy with this great guest post from Red Ted Art.

Learn about your lungs with this fake lung experiment.

Breathing - lets make a lung, Science Sparks

Can you think of any more ideas?

 

Human body science for preschoolers

Suitable for:

Key Stage 1 Science

Animals, including Humans

Identify name, draw and label basic parts of the Human Body.

Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.

Early Years Foundation Stageย 

Physical Development โ†’ Health and self-care โ†’ ELG

  • Children know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe. They manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently.

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Early Years Science, Humans and Health, Key Stage 1 Science, Preschool Science, Understanding of the World Tagged With: activities for learning about the body, Learn about the body, preschool health activities, Preschool science, staying healthy

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  1. Paula T

    November 27, 2013 at 10:34 am

    I would gice this to my Son

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  2. Lynsey Buchanan

    November 27, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    my daughter

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  3. ashleigh

    November 27, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    I would give it to my son!

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  4. laura banks

    November 27, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    my friends son

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  5. Stephanie Tsang

    November 27, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    I would give this to my daughter.

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  6. EMMA WALTERS

    November 27, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    my son ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. sian hallewell

    November 27, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    my granddaughter

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  8. jason wills

    November 28, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    my grandson

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  9. abigail edkins

    December 1, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    Id love to give it to my grand daughter

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  10. katie skeoch

    December 1, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    my boys would share it! (hopefully)

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  11. leanne williams

    December 4, 2013 at 8:09 am

    I would give it to my son!

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  12. iain maciver

    December 4, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    my daughter

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  13. stephen holman

    December 4, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    my niece Yasmin ๐Ÿ™‚

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  14. brenda heads

    December 4, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    I would give it to Lilly she has just started school and it will really help her to learn to read etc.

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  15. Laura Pritchard

    December 5, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    My little boy

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  16. Teresa Lee

    December 5, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    My son

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  17. Karen R

    December 5, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    My dd would love this ๐Ÿ™‚

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  18. cheryl lovell

    December 5, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    My nephew ๐Ÿ™‚

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  19. Micky Ricketts

    December 5, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I would give this to my little one, he would love it.

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  20. Lucy Robinson

    December 5, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    My son and daughter. X

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  21. Tiffany Oconnell

    December 5, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    My Little girl she would love it x

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  22. Robyn Logan Clarke

    December 5, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    My son

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  23. Monika Suchonska

    December 6, 2013 at 12:17 am

    my brothers son- hes 5 x

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  24. Lorna Peppiatt

    December 6, 2013 at 10:02 am

    I would give it to my step-granddaughter

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  25. sarah parker

    December 6, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    my son ๐Ÿ™‚

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  26. joanne holton

    December 6, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    would have to go between my two younger boys, Isaak and Archie!! With the hope that they didnt fight to much, lol least it built for children and quite robust!

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  27. Vicky Robinson

    December 6, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    I would give it to my youngest 3 girls to share & have fun with!

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  28. Hannah

    December 6, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    My son would love this

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  29. Gary Topley

    December 6, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    My daughter x

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