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Preschool, year round

Preschool: My Body

September 26, 2017

A few weeks ago our little daredevil had her first x-ray due to a little jumping on the bed incident. Yup 1 little monkey jumping on the bed, she fell off and bumped her head… broke her clavicle. Well ever since, she has been fascinated with the bones inside her body so there couldn’t be a better time to dive into a unit about our body.

Tons of human body themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes read alouds with comprehension activities, literacy practice, math skills, sensory bins, science and art! Perfect for health and science in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

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Here were our plans for our My Body theme:

Tons of human body themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for a health and science theme in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

And here are the details for each activity:

Practice naming and labeling body parts with these vocabulary cards. Great for a human body theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Body Part Names:

This week we focused on one really great book for our body theme, My Body by Andrea Pinnington. There is so much information inside that we broke it down into a few pages each day. The first day we read about our body parts, hair and skin.  Then we matched the words to the pictures of each part.

Practice naming and labeling body parts with these vocabulary cards. Great for a human body theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Body Part Labeling:

For more fun we took the word labels and stuck them to the correct parts of our body. Then Madelynn chased her sister around and tried to label her but she was not having it!

Learn about the human body and your brain with this awesome nonfiction book for young readers. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Using Your Brain:

Next we read about our bones and brain.  After reading about our brain, we tried out the memory activity in the book.  Madelynn had 1 minute to try to remember everything on the page before I covered the picture and she tried to tell me each item.

Practice naming and labeling body parts with these vocabulary cards. Great for a human body theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Body Part Names:

Next up, we read about various internal organs and what they all do inside our body.  Then we matched each of those words to their pictures.

Practice naming and labeling body parts with these vocabulary cards. Great for a human body theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Body Part Labeling: 

And of course we tried to stick them to our body to show each body parts location as well.

Practice tracking print with these easy readers. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Tracking Print:

We ended the week with the letter X book from Abby’s Alphabet Book Series. Madelynn identified the picture then pointed to each word as she read. I also had her point to the letter x in each word because many of the words ended in x, rather than started with it. we practiced making the x sound and listening for it at the end of the word.

This x-ray sand tray is perfect for letter writing and fine motor practice with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

X-Ray Light Table Letters:

Our first literacy activity this week was writing letters on an x-ray themed sand tray.  Except I couldn’t find black sand at the craft store, so I placed our IKEA tray on top of our light pad then filled it with chocolate sprinkles.  Madelynn used letter cards as a model to write letters with her finger. She chose which letters she wanted to practice and used her finger to write them.

This x-ray sound stamping is perfect for letter, sound, and fine motor practice with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

X Sound Stamping:

Next, for more letter practice we used our dot stampers. We started out stamping inside the letter to make an X. Then Madelynn had to find the upper and lowercase x’s in the x-ray, stamp them and make the x sound each time.

This beginning sound body activity is great for letter sound practice and fine motor practice with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

My Body Beginning Sounds: 

To practice beginning sounds, I made this large body with outlines of the internal organs. First Madelynn named and matched the organs to the right spot in the body. Then we used magnet letters to label the beginning sounds (and sometimes more) for each word.

This x-ray name craftivity is fun for name and fine motor practice with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

X-Ray Name Craft:

This week for our name practice, Madelynn made x-ray letters. First, I printed her name in black on black cardstock, so it was barely visible.  Next, she bent and glued cotton swab “bones” on top of each letter to build her name.

This human body journal writing activity is a great way to show learning, practice fine motor skills and learn about writing. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

All About Me Journal Writing:

For our journal this week Madelynn chose to her skeleton. She looked at the picture from our book as she drew her picture. Then she wrote a few “O”s at the top of the page for the word bOnes. 😉

 This skin color sorting activity is an easy way to practice sorting by color with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

My Body Color Sorting:

This week’s math focus was sorting by one attribute so we started out with this skin color sort. Madelynn has just started noticing that different people have different skin tones, so we talked about skin color a bit and then sorted hand cut outs by color.

This body count & color activity is perfect for number sense and fine motor practice with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

My Body Count and Color:

Each week we continue to focus on numbers and counting so we practiced both with this color by code activity. Madelynn counted each group of dots then followed the directions to make each spot the correct color.

This blood part sorting activity is a fun way to practice sorting by color with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Blood Part Sorting:

After talking about our heart and blood, I created this bin for Madelynn to see that blood has many parts. I used red water beads for red blood cells, white ping pong balls for white blood cells, and yellow glitter pom poms for platelets.  Madelynn used her fine motor tools to grab and sort all of the different parts.  

This roll and grab bones activity is a super fun way to practice number identification, counting, and fine motor skills with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Roll and Grab Bones:

This game was SO simple I might have to pack it up in my purse as a go to game for restaurants and waiting rooms.  First I laid 20 cotton swab “bones” on the table. Then we took turns rolling the die and taking that many bones. the winner is the one that rolls the correct number to take the final bones.

This bone size sorting activity is the perfect way to practice sorting skills with a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Bone Size Sorting:

Our last sorting activity this week was sorting by size. I printed out small, medium and large bones as well a a few headers and Madelynn sorted them into the correct spot.  

We LOVE this build your body sensory bin. Great for learning about the human body in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Build Your Body Sensory Bin:

I found this AWESOME set of Human Body Magnets from Melissa and Doug that I had to have for our body unit. There are pieces for all of the the various body systems showing the skeleton, blood, internal organs and more. Just an FYI that there are very simplified versions of anatomically correct boy and girl parts. I love that this gives me an easy way to talk about how boys and girls are different with my daughter since we have 2 little girls and questions haven’t come up naturally yet.

This build your skeleton activity is a great way to reinforce science vocabulary. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Build Your Skeleton:

Another amazing item I found for this week was this build a skeleton wall decal set. They are super sturdy vinyl stickers that peel and restick easily from walls and windows. Madelynn loved building her own skeleton by putting all the bones in the right place!

This heart rate experiment is a great easy experiment for a human body theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Heart Rate Experiment:

Next we did a very simple experiment to talk about how our heart works and why exercise is important. First I helped count and record Madelynn’s pulse rate at rest, by counting beats on her wrist for 1 minute. (Actually we did 15 seconds then multiplied it by 4, because finding a preschooler’s pulse is hard, but getting them to sit still and quiet for one full minute is even harder!) Then I had her do jumping jacks for 1 minute. Next I immediately recorded her pulse rate again. Finally after resting for 1 minute, I helped to record pulse rate again.  

This build your skeleton activity is a great way to reinforce science vocabulary. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 My Skeleton Craft:

 After her little fall, Madelynn sure does love talking about her bones, so she loved making her own little skeleton with her face for the skull.  I cut cotton swabs in various sizes and Madelynn chose which pieces she needed, then glued them into a skeleton.

We LOVE this build your body sensory bin. Great for learning about the human body in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Inside My Body Sensory Bin:

In this bin: red water beads, organ pieces, body outline Madelynn had to dig in the red blood (okay a little gross I know, but she loved it) to find the organs and match them to the right place in the body.  I used magnet tape on the back of each piece and place the body outline on our large oil drip pan for easy finding and sticking that worked with the wetness of the beads.

Want all of this week’s My Body activities for preschool?  You can grab them here:
On my site : My Body Plans & Printables On TpT: My Body Plans & Printables

Tons of human body themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes read alouds with comprehension activities, literacy practice, math skills, sensory bins, science and art! Perfect for health and science in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

Or you can grab our entire year of themes and plans:
On my site here: Tot School Bundle On TpT here: Tot School Bundle

45 weeks of engaging themed activities and ideas ready to go for your 3-4 year old. Weekly plans include reading comprehension, literacy, math, sensory play, arts & crafts and Science/social studies concepts. Everything you need for a year packed full of Preschool fun and learning.

Then check out the rest of our 45+ themes on the Preschool Curriculum Main Page.

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Comments

  1. Unknown says: January 15, 2018 at 10:34 pm

    Where can I download the printables?

    Reply
  2. Jessica Plemons says: January 15, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    I am still working on finalizing and posting all of my preschool themes. This theme will be available hopefully by the end of the month. You will be able to find it here along with all of the themes currently available:
    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrs-Plemons-Kindergarten/Category/-Preschool-309525

    Hope that helps!

    Reply
  3. Scarlett says: January 5, 2019 at 5:49 am

    Love all your ideas! Will be great if you can share where I can find the printables for the “preschool body part names” activity!

    Reply
    • Jessica says: January 28, 2019 at 3:44 am

      You can find all the printables here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preschool-My-Body-Plans-and-Printables-3682826

      Reply
  4. Bridget says: February 18, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Hi Jessica,

    Can your LO read? I noticed some of this seemed as if the child was reading, and some activities had her matching words to images. What age would you recommend for this Preschool series? TIA!

    Reply
    • Jessica says: April 18, 2020 at 10:03 am

      My daughter was reading at an early kindergarten level around age four so yes she was reading. I recommend my preschool curriculum starting around age 3. I started it with my oldest when she was almost 4, and my next daughter was only 3 and a half and not reading at all, just recognizing most letters and a hanful of sounds. It can work for both levels, you just need to modify the level of support given to the child.

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