Inside Our Bodies

Your Child Will Learn

Names of internal body parts and how they function

Here’s What to Do

1. Cut out the body part pictures (optional: your child can color them first). 
2. Put a piece of tape on each of the pictures. Use a less-strong tape like masking tape or scotch tape.
3. One at a time, ask your child to tape the picture to the right spot on your body (example: the lung picture to your chest). You’ll become a living diagram of body parts!
4. Talk about what all of the body parts do inside our bodies.

Put PEER Into Action

PAUSE

• Find a spot free of distraction to focus on your body part game together. Settled in? We’re ready to go!.

ENGAGE

• “Do you know what this body part is? Where do you think it is in your body?”
• “Can you tape the heart picture close to where my heart is inside my body?”

ENCOURAGE

• It’s typical that children at this age may not know what a lot of organs look like. Don’t worry if they don’t get the answer correct at first!
• “Do you know what our intestines do? That’s okay if you don’t! They help our bodies get what they need from the food we eat, and then to get rid of what our bodies don’t need.”

REFLECT

• Which body parts are your child still learning? Can you keep talking about them to help them understand?

Not Quite Ready

Use the simple anatomy picture here to talk about some of the internal body parts and what they do.

Ready for More

Talk to your child about some of the different body systems (like: muscular, cardiovascular) and how body parts work together.

As Your Child Masters This Skill

They will know internal body part vocabulary and functions of these body parts.

Time to Complete

15 minutes

Materials Needed

Body part printouts, masking tape or scotch tape, scissors, coloring supplies (optional)