K3L3 Body Adventures

Lesson Duration: 45 minutes

Grade: K3

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Learning Objectives

1. Children will be able to identify major organs in the human body.

2. Children will be able to create a simple model of the human body using various materials.

3. Children will be able to describe basic functions of major organs in simple English.

Lesson Procedure

3 mins - Welcome Time

• Sing the "Hello Song"

• Introduce today's topic: "Today we're going on an amazing body adventure!"

• Show a large picture of the human body with visible organs

5 mins - Discovery Chat

• Ask: "What do you know about our body?"

• Briefly introduce the main organs: brain, heart, lungs, stomach, intestines

• Discuss: "What do these organs do for us?"

10 mins - Hands-On Challenge 1: Body Building Team

• Divide children into groups

• Provide each group with an organ from the human body model

• Invite children to works together to place the organs in the correct positions

• Discuss the placement and basic function of each organ as they complete the activity

10 mins – Hands-On Challenge 2: Clay Organ Art

• Provide each child with an outline of a human organ (brain, heart, lungs, etc.)

• Give children play dough or clay to fill in the organ outline

• As they work, teach simple sentences about each organ:

  - "The brain helps us think."

  - "The heart pumps blood."

  - "The lungs help us breathe."

• Display the finished colorful organ pictures

10 mins - Hands-On Challenge 3: Organ Function Charades

• Teacher prepares organ pieces from the model: heart, lungs, brain, stomach, intestine, and bones/rib cage.

• Introduce each organ one by one:

  1. Heart - "Pumping blood"

     Action: Make a heart shape with hands, then open and close hands to mimic pumping.

  2. Lungs - "Breathing"

     Action: Place hands on chest, exaggerate breathing in and out.

  3. Brain - "Thinking"

     Action: Tap index finger on temple, then open hand above head like an idea popping up.

  4. Stomach - "Digesting food"

     Action: Rub tummy in circular motion.

  5. Intestine - "Moving food"

     Action: Make a squiggly motion with hand in front of stomach.

  6. Bones/Rib cage - "Protecting organs"

     Action: Cross arms over chest and stand tall.

• For each organ:

  - Teacher shows the organ piece from the model.

  - Introduces its function with a simple sentence.

  - Demonstrates the corresponding action.

  - Invites students to repeat the sentence and follow the action.

• After introducing all organs, start with 2-3 organs for the guessing game:

  - Invite one student to come forward.

  - Student draws an organ piece without showing others.

  - Student acts out the function using the learned action.

  - Other students guess which organ it is.

• As students become more familiar, gradually add more organs to the guessing game.

• Encourage students to say the organ name and its function when guessing, e.g., "It's the heart. The heart pumps blood."

• Continue the game, allowing different students to act out the organs.

3 mins - Wrap-Up

• Recap: "Today we learned about the amazing organs in our body!"

• Sing the "Goodbye Song"

Reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gZusuxoFHk