Body Awareness
Submitted by Steve Sanders who is a professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education at Auburn University. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!
Taught By: Chad Ansbaugh
Concept being Taught:
Identification of Body parts
Purpose of Activity:
To help children understand body part names and locations.
Suggested Grade Level:
Preschool through First
Materials Needed:
None
Time:
As much as is needed to acheive goal of students knowing the parts of the body.
Modifications:
Children can tie a scarf to the body part that is called out. Or the kids can place stickers on the body part.
Description of the Activity / Task:
One might think that all preschool children know the parts of their bodies. But this is not true for all children. Even those who can recite the names of various parts might not understand the relationships of those parts and their potential for movement.
A fun beginning activity is simply to ask children to locate with their hands different parts of the body. Children can be sitting on their carpet squares in a circle at the beginning or end of class. This typically would take no more than 2 to 3 minutes. A list of some body parts for children to identify is listed below.
- Head
- Back
- Feet
- Elbow
- Nose
- Wrist
- Ankles
- Shoulders
- Stomach