How to Teach Children the Human Bones
As with many aspects of education, children learn more effectively in a fun environment. Teaching children about human bones can be an enjoyable and instructive experience. Children are fascinated about how our bodies function; often the best way to teach them is through hands-on and practical classroom time, combined with fun facts. The human body has 206 bones. To teach children all of these, or all the major bones, is easier with quizzes, puzzles, songs and trivia.
Instructions
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Let your students see a life-size skeleton, whether it's in a museum or the classroom. They will gain practical knowledge and see exactly how the bones connect with one another. Preferably, choose a hands-on skeleton where the children can touch and move the bones to see how the human skeleton really works.
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Quiz your students after a lesson on human bones to see what they have learned. This allows the teacher to see what she might need to expand on next time.
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Use fun trivia about human bones to keep students' attention. There are many interesting facts about bones and students are more likely to be engaged in the lesson if it is combined with fun facts.
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Create a giant skeleton and get the children to piece it together as a puzzle. Try photocopying, then enlarging a skeleton from a textbook. Cut out the bones that you want the children to put together for an easy activity.
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Teach the children a song about human bones. A song will not only be fun but will also help students remember the names of specific bones and where they are in relationship to other bones.
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Print a diagram of the bones in a human body and have the children color them . Make sure the diagram is large enough that it will be easy for the children to color and label the bones.
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Play a skeletal version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Attach a large poster of a skeleton to the wall, then cut out the shape of a large bone, such as an arm or leg. Blindfold the first volunteer and try to get him to pin the bone in the correct place.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't forget to teach your students about the 600 muscles and 100 trillion cells that are vital to the function of our bones. Fun trivia will keep children's attention and help them learn how important muscles and cells are to our skeleton system.
