My body2

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There are a lot of people at the swimming pool. In the changing roomyou put on your swimsuit.

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Listen and read. Where do the stickers go?

Listen and point.

Listen to the “My swimming lesson” chant.

Do you take swimming lessons?Have you been to an indoor swimming pool?

My words

Bones, joints, muscles, swimming pool,changing room, swimsuit, warm up.

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13

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The skeleton

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Listen and read.1

The skeleton is made of bones.An adult human body has 206of them!Bones are hard. They havedifferent shapes, lengths andwidths.

Our skeleton holds our bodyupright and protects ourorgans. Sometimes our bones break.Have you ever broken a bone?

humerusskull

ribs

femur

spinalcolumn

hips

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My world fact

Milk, yoghurt and cheese are good for bones!

We need calcium and vitamin D to stay healthy.

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Now I know

Complete the sentences.

Our skeleton i∫ made of .Bone∫ need and tø stay healthy.Our skeleton our organ∫.

Write the names of the bones.2

Which organs do the skull and ribs protect? Circle. 3

protects calcium bones vitamin D

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Joints

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Listen and read.1 16

Listen, point and say.2 17

neck

shoulder

elbow

wristhip

kneeankle

Joints are the junction between two or more bones. They allow our body to bend and move. They make the skeleton flexible. Without them,movement is impossible.

Complete the sentences. 3

The joint in our leg i∫ our .The joint in our arm i∫ our .The joint between our spinal columnand head i∫ our .

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Label the joints. 4

hips knee neck wrist elbow ankle shoulder

Now I know

Complete the sentences.

are the junction between bone∫. Without them, i∫ impossible.

My world fact

It’s important to warm up your joints and muscles before exercise.

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Muscles

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Write the names of the muscles.2

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Bones don’t work alone. They need help from our muscles. Muscles are attached to bones. They allow us to move.There are a lots of muscles inside your body.

gluteus quadriceps biceps

They move your armYou can sit on them.They move your leg.

biceps

abdominalmuscles

quadriceps

dorsalmusclesgluteus

calf muscles

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Use stickers to label the muscles.3

Write true or false.

Now I know

• Muscles are outside your body. • Muscles allow us to move. • Bones need muscles and joints.

Listen to the “Muscle” chant.4 19

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My turn

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Make a skeleton

Now make your paper skeleton move!

Use paper fasteners for the joints. 2

Cut out the skeleton parts. 1

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Our world

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My friend Daniel

Daniel is my friend and we goto swimming class together.He warms up, just like me.He takes a shower, just like me.He plays games, just like me.He can swim fast, just like me.

Circle the activities Daniel can do. 2

Which of these situations is a problem for Daniel? Circle.4

Mime the sports you can play.3

Can you think of solutions to these problems?5

Listen and read.1 20

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My progress

Match the pictures. 1

Complete the sentences.2

Write the names of the muscles.3

femur ribs skull

Joint∫ are the between twøor more . They allow our

tø move.

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Match the words.4

Listen and touch the correct parts of your body.6

Write true or false.5

• Ribs protect our lungs. • Calves are muscles. • Our knees are joints. • The gluteus is a bone.

Bones

Muscles

Joints

Touch your knees!

spinal column

ankle

calf muscles

wrist

femur

biceps

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