Characteristics of Organisms

Learning About Organs with Timon and

Pumba

By: Meagan Charrier

1st Grade GLE 29

West Baton Rouge Parish Schools

Timon is ready to eat some grub! He’ll have to use his

digestive system to do it.

First, he has to find some food!

Hey, this looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub!

Timon has found some food and will begin to eat it. He also shares his grub with his friend, Pumba. Timon and Pumba use their mouths to chew their food. This is the first part of the digestive tract.

Mouth

Mouth

The teeth in their mouths help them to chew the food.

The saliva in the mouth helps to moisten the food. The tongue helps to move the food to the back of the

throat. Then the food goes down.

Once the food has been chewed, it is then pushed down the esophagus. The

esophagus brings the food to the stomach.

Esophagus Mouth

Next, the food enters the stomach. Here the food is mashed and churned and

turned into a liquid.

Esophagus

Mouth

Stomach

The food then moves to the intestines to help the food break down even more. The nutrients

are absorbed into the bloodstream. The rest of the food

is left in the body as waste.

Stomach

Intestines

Mouth

Esophagus

The food that Timon and Pumba eat gives their

bodies lots of energy. This energy helps their heart to

pump blood throughout their bodies.

Their lungs take in oxygen when

they breathe. The blood

absorbs the oxygen and is

pumped throughout

their bodies.

Lungs

Lungs

Timon and Pumba also have strong bones that give

their bodies shape. These bones help to protect organs

inside their bodies such as their stomach,

heart, and lungs.

Here are some of Timon’s bones!

Bones

Bones

Muscles help Timon and Pumba to move and dance. Muscles allow you to move

your body.

Muscles

Muscles

Which body part pumps blood to all of

you organs?

Which body part protects the organs and

gives the body its shape?

Which organ helps absorb oxygen and

send it to the bloodstream?

Which organ helps to digest food?

Which part of the body helps it to move

and bend?