Name that body part.
Get busy and creative, turning recycled materials into life- sized images of you. Can you name and label the basic parts of the human body? What about organs like the heart and stomach?
What you need:
- Large piece of recycled cardboard, e.g. a flattened packaging box, or sheet of paper (Top tip: It needs to be as long as the person you are drawing around)
- A person to draw around
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Materials for adding detail to the outline ; e.g. colouring pens and pencils, recycled wrapping paper, construction paper, bits of fabric, ribbon, kitchen foil, buttons, wool, paint
- Glue (Top tip: White craft glue dries clear)
- Optional: Paper for writing labels
What to do:
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Lay the piece of flattened cardboard, or paper, flat on the ground.
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Ask the person you are drawing around to lie carefully down on the middle of the piece card/paper.
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Use a pencil to draw around the outside of their body.
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When you have finished drawing around the person, help them to get back up. (You should see a life-sized outline of them on the card/paper.)
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Decorate the outline with wool, paint etc. Have fun and be creative!
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Display your life-sized image on a door, wall or fridge and use it to develop your science and language skills by asking questions e.g.
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What's this part of the body called?
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Can you point to the knee, elbow...?
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Can you match these labels with the right part of the body?
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Can you point to where some of the body's organs are, e.g. heart, stomach?
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Can you point to where some of the body's muscles are, e.g. biceps, triceps?
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Do you know what the word for, e.g. eyes, is in another language e.g. French, Spanish, Chinese?
Extension Activity:
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Repeat steps 1 to 4.
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Use pens and pencils to draw, and label, organs, muscles and bones inside the life-sized body outline.
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Talk about what you have drawn. Use books and computers to find out more about how your body works.
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