The Human Body Essential Activities for Grade 1

Head, shoulder, knees and toes (knees and toes)! Most of us remember growing up learning this catchy song to learn the parts of the human body. But simple songs like the one mentioned above often leave out important body part names that kids need to know. Here’s a basic anatomy worksheet to help your little learner get started learning about the human body!  With this worksheet, your child will learn:  • Basic, but essential body part names, like chin and neck • To differentiate between body parts to pick the right answer • To recognize and label body parts. Teaching your child vocabulary to identify parts of the body helps him to better communicate when he feels sick, or is injured. This worksheet is perfect to introduce basic anatomy to give your little one the tools he needs to communicate and become self-aware!

If you’re looking for a great way to jumpstart your child’s critical thinking skills and introduce the five senses, you’ve come to the right place! Free printable five senses worksheets are a great way to get started! Here’s a worksheet to review the different senses and work his thinking skills.  This worksheet is great for:  • Practicing critical thinking skills  • Introducing the five senses and reviewing each Work with your child and talk through each image on the page so that your child understands the answer. To supplement learning, find objects around the house to quiz your child after completing the worksheet!

Taking care of our bodies is one of the most basic skills we can learn. When we're practicing reading comprehension, determining an author's purpose helps lead readers to more critical thinking skills. This informative text about how to have healthy bodies is a free worksheet full of facts, and after reading, your child will be able to answer the questions about the author's purpose in writing.

Vitamins make our bodies strong and keep us healthy, so kids should know how to select the most nutritious foods for their growing bodies! This vivid vitamin C worksheet will help your child identify the foods that are highest in vitamin C, using images that will make him or her hungry for a healthy treat!

We learn to read so we can read to learn. Informational texts carry vital facts for us to learn about and apply, so it's important when we're reading them that we know how to pull out details and understand the author's purpose for writing them. This free PDF worksheet tells children about the importance of washing our hands, giving them details about the germs they can encounter and why they want to be careful with hand washing. Then, they'll have the opportunity to apply that knowledge as they answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.