A perfect introduction to the human body for a primary child! In this book, the body is explained, literally, piece by piece, as children add body parts to their own body outline! The book is full of reproducible handouts and patterns that tell you what the part of the body does and what color to make the organ. First you should explain the functions of the body part to start out your study. Then you cut, paste, and follow directions to place the body part correctly on each child’s traced body outline. I would recommend only covering one or two body parts in a day. Then there are instructions on how to turn the explanation sheets into a small booklet that they children can keep! With the help of this book, your children will be introduced to the brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, cells, spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, reproductive organs, skeleton, muscles, stomach, intestines, liver, lungs, skin, eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and face. A “personal” approach to studying the human body! 40 pgs, pb. - elise

Customer Review

 
Sue S. from Elkton, MI wrote the following on 10/19/2008:
We used the “My Body” book to learn simple internal human anatomy when my daughter was 4 years old. It made for an excellent, semester-long science program. It would also work well for older children either alone or as a supplement. The basic premise is to make a large human body shape out of paper, then attach parts of the body photocopied from this book. The book gives specific instructions for how and where to attach the pieces to make the human body figure correct, such as placing the gallbladder behind the liver. My daughter colored each body part according to the recommended colors while I read to her a provided page about how that body part functions. We covered one body part per week, or older kids could do more. When our grandmother had a problem with her spleen, my daughter at age 4 knew exactly what the spleen was and why it was important that Grandma go to the doctor! Another time a relative was quite surprised that she knew where her bladder was and all about its function — although I must admit she didn’t pick the best time and place to have a discussion about body functions. The only modification we made to the use of the “My Body” book was to actually trace my daughter’s body outline on a large roll of paper instead of using a generic body shape. She was just the right size for the body parts provided and it really helped bring anatomy to life for her to put the pieces on her own body. We kept the body chart hanging on our wall for two years and used it often as a reference. The price of the book was quite reasonable, especially since we’ll use it again.