Year 1 Autumn 1 Ourselves Topic

Year 1 Autumn 1 Topic

Read...

Look out for these books in your classroom, in the hall or at Brierfield Library!

Key words...

arm
elbow
eye
foot
hand
head
knee
leg
neck
shoulder

Fun facts...

The human heart beats around 100,000 times every day.

Fingernails grow much faster than toenails.

About 60% of the human body is made up of water.

Acid in the stomach is powerful enough to dissolve some metals.

The brain itself does not feel pain.

Humans are born with 270 bones. Several of these bones fuse together by adulthood making a total of 206 bones in the adult human body.

Explore...

Learn all about the human body with these BBC Bitesize online games and videos.

Click on the picture to join in with the song, 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'.

Learn about senses with this game from BBC Bitesize.

Visit...

Eureka! Children's Museum - Halifax

Do...

Draw a self-portrait. Use a mirror to look carefully at the shape of your face and your ears, eyes, nose and mouth.

Create a family tree. How many members of your family can you name?

In school...

Class book - Peace at Last by Jill Murphy

Class book - On the way home by Jill Murphy

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