Our bodies have many parts, and each one has a job. Year 1 scientists name the parts they can see — head, neck, elbows, knees — and start to learn about the parts inside, like the heart, lungs and brain.
What your child will learn
- Name the main parts of the human body
- Know where joints like elbows, knees and ankles are
- Know some parts inside the body and what they do
- Know that bones like the skull and ribs protect us
Outside and inside
We can see our head, arms, legs, hands and feet. Joints — like shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and ankles — are where our bodies bend.
Inside, the brain helps us think, the heart pumps blood, the lungs help us breathe and the stomach helps digest food. Hard bones protect the soft parts: the skull guards the brain and the ribs guard the heart and lungs.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. Which part joins your hand to your arm?
- Neck
- Knee
- Ankle
- Wrist
Show answer
Answer: Wrist. Your wrist lets your hand bend and turn.
2. What do we use to chew food?
🦷- Ears
- Elbows
- Teeth
- Knees
Show answer
Answer: Teeth. Our teeth bite and chew our food.
3. What is at the end of your arm?
- Knee
- Foot
- Hip
- Hand
Show answer
Answer: Hand. Your hand is at the end of your arm.
Tips for grown-ups
- Sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and add new parts.
- Feel your heartbeat before and after running on the spot.
- Trace around your child on a big sheet of paper and label the body parts.