A 5-day lesson plan where children explore visible and internal body parts, their functions, and the five senses. Through science experiments, games, and dramatic play, they build self-awareness and healthy habits.
What children learn
- Identify visible body parts and describe what they do.
- Recognise key internal body parts and explore how the lungs and stomach work.
- Investigate the five senses and match each sense to the body part used.
- Observe that fingerprints are unique.
- Describe healthy and hygienic habits, including thorough handwashing.
Key activities
- Exploring Visible Human Body Parts with a doll, charts, and movement games
- Exploring Internal Body Parts at lung and stomach experiment stations
- Investigating Five Senses through a mystery snack and five sensory stations
- Discovering Our Unique Fingerprints with inkpads and magnifying glasses
- Healthy/Hygienic Habits treasure hunt and glitter-germ handwashing demonstration
- Body Tracing Painting and Doctors Clinic dramatic play
You’ll need
dolls and body-part charts, paper and chart paper, markers, paint and brushes, art supplies, flashcards, magnifying glasses, sensory samples and containers, role-play props
Structure: 5 days; each day: Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, Warm-up, Social Studies/Science, Creative Learning, English, Maths