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Human Body Week 14: Genetics & Reproductive System

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Go Back: Human Body Week 13: Immune System & Germs

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 42-43 (“Genes”)

Additional Reading:

Vocabulary/ Copywork:

Genes are a set of instructions that tell my body how to work and what shape to grow. They are made up of a chemical called DNA.

Activity 1:

“Family Connection” Craft

Activity 2:

Trait Tree

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 44-45 (“Babies”) & pg. 46-47 (“Growing & Changing”)

My Body pg. 17 (“My Reproductive Organs”)

Additional Reading:

Before I Was Born (God’s Design for Sex Series) (Nystrom, Carolyn)

The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made (Christenson, Larry)

It’s So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies & Families (Harris, Robie)

Why Boys & Girls Are Different: For Girls [or Boys] Ages 4-6 (Greene, Carol)

Activity 3:

My Body: Color, cut & paste the appropriate Reproductive Organs (pg. 18) onto your life size body model.

Human Body Week 13: Immune System & Germs

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Go Back: Human Body Week 12: Teeth & Healthy Eating

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 52-53 (“Germs”)

Additional Reading:

Watch:

Germ Smart! Wash Your Hands

Immune System: Human Organ Systems for Kids

Viruses Movie for Kids

Vocabulary/ Copywork:

My immune system defends my body against germs and bacteria that can make me sick.

Activity 1:

Germs Sharing Activity

Activity 2:

A Giant Virus & Battle Inside a Giant’s Bloodstream w/ Play-Doh

Human Body Week 12: Healthy Eating & Teeth

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Go Back: Human Body Week 11: Urinary System

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 34-35 (“Teeth”)

Additional Reading:

Watch:

Kids vs. Cavities: How to Take Care of Your Teeth

Activity 1:

Two Toothy “Eggsperiments” to learn about the importance of good dental hygiene

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 50-51 (“Healthy Eating”)

Additional Reading:

Watch:

Food Group Fun on YouTube

Food Groups Are Rockin’ Tonight Sing-Along

Vocabulary/ Copywork:

The Food Guide Pyramid is a guide to show how much of each kind of food we should eat each day.

Activity 2:

Find a good diagram of the Food Guide Pyramid for children, such as the one in the Human Body Encyclopedia. Using clip art, pictures from magazines, or a grocery store flyer, cut out pictures of foods from each food group. Create your own Food Pyramid on a large piece of construction paper. If you have a large amount of plastic play food, create a life-sized one on the floor.

Activity 3: Worksheets:

Organize the Food Groups coloring page

“My Menu Planner” (pg. 12 of this packet)- Come up with foods to eat each of 5 days to create a full, balanced & healthy meal.

“Switcheroos” (pg. 23)—Come up with a healthy alternative for unhealthy snacks you eat.

Human Body Week 11: Urinary System

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Go Back: Human Body Week 10: Digestive System

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 38-39 (“Water in your body”)

My Body pg. 11 (“My Kidneys” & “My Bladder”)

Additional Reading:

Vocabulary/ Copywork:

My kidneys take waste water and chemicals out of my blood and turn it into urine.

Watch:

Kidneys Have An Important Job

Bladder: Human Body Parts

Activity 1:

Model of the Kidneys & Bladder

Activity 2:

My Body: Add pg. 12 (“My Kidneys” & “My Bladder”) to large wall body model.

Read:

My Body pg. 14 (“My Pancreas” & “My Gall Bladder”)

Activity 3:

Color the Digestive Tract Worksheet- to help remember all those parts!

Activity 4:

My Body: Add pg. 15-16 (“My Pancreas, Spleen & Gall Bladder”), pg. 26 (“My Stomach”), pg. 28 (“My Small Intestine”), pg. 29 (“My Large Intestine”), and pg. 31 (“My Liver”) to the large wall body model.