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Activity 1b Work in pairs. Read and check your guesses. 7 min
Objective: to understand the role of muscles and bones
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to work in pairs. Say: “Read and check your guesses in 1a”.
STEP 2: Elicit feedback, ask the following questions: What’s the main function of our skeleton? (to support the body, protect organs); What’s the main function of the muscles? (to help the body move) STEP 3: Ask the following questions: What happens if you break your leg? (you can’t walk); What happens if you break your arm? (you can’t write); Why do you need to keep your bones and muscles healthy? (you can’t move if they are not healthy, they break)

Activity 1c Look at the words in the cloud and label the skeleton. 10 min

Objective: to understand what the bones and muscles do
STEP 1: Get the pupils to work in pairs. Get the pupils to look at both the skeleton and the muscle groups in the textbook. Get some feedback about what they notice about the skeleton and muscle groups. Remind the pupils that in Unit 2 they learnt that the human body has 206 bones.
Possible comments: a skeleton is made up of lots of bones, we have a lot of bones inside our body, the bones make our shape, the bones are strong; muscles give us strength, they help us to move our body in different ways.
STEP 3: Ask: “Which is the longest bone in the body? (thigh bone); Which is the smallest bone in the body?” (inside ear)
STEP 4: Say: “Look at the muscles in the arm. Why do you think there are so many muscles?” (so we can move our arm in different directions)
STEP 5: Say: “Look at your arm. Move it to the front of your body. Bend your wrist so the fingers and palm come up. Wriggle your fingers. Pick a pencil up. Touch your desk”.
Teaching tip: You are getting the pupils to become aware of their bodies and the way they work. Without a skeleton and muscles they would not be able to move their bodies.