The Human Body
Young children should certainly begin learning about the human body and can begin acquiring names for its various parts when they are toddlers, while they learn other words. Children can paint or trace their feet and hands and draw outlines of the body, or they can play games that involve the identification of body parts, such as “pin the body part,” with cutouts and a life-size paper figure. The light table or overhead projector can serve as a means for viewing x-rays, and a shadow box will enable children to draw silhouettes. Many teachers measure, weigh, and photograph children regularly and keep a growth chart or book in the classroom as well as a record of lost teeth.