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My Body

Kindergartners learn the parts of their body — hands, legs, eyes, ears, and mouth — and the amazing things each part helps them do every day.

KindergartenMy Body25 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name my body parts.
  • ✓Say what each does.
  • ✓Point to my parts.
  • ✓Take care of my body.
Essential Question

Your body has so many parts, and each one helps you do something special! What do your hands, legs, eyes, ears, and mouth do?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Body Part

Project this and match each body part to what it does — tap a part, then tap what it does.

🧍 Match each body part to what it doesTry it
Body Part
What It Does
Now tap what it does!
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — My Amazing Body

3 min

Each part of your body helps you do something — what?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a body part.
  • Ask what it does.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Think.
  • Get ready.
2

Learn — Body Parts

7 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Match the Body Part.
  • Note each job.
  • Point to parts.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Note it.
  • Point.
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Practice — Practice

7 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a part’s job.
  • Point to it.
  • Use it (wave, wiggle).

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Point.
  • Use it.
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Apply — Apply

5 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what your hands do.
  • Move a body part.
  • Explain a part.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Move it.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

3 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a body part.
  • Say what it does.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts about the body.

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PE.2

Understand how the body moves.

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PE.3

Value a healthy body.

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HE.7

Practice caring for the body.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Body-part picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “My ___ helps me ___.”
  • Point along.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with hands and eyes.
  • Point to parts.
  • Match one pair.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more body parts.
  • Say how to care for each.
  • Play Simon Says.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧍A body poster
  • 💻Match the Body Part
  • 🪞A mirror
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

bodyall of youhandsyou hold withlegsyou walk witheyesyou see withearsyou hear withmouthyou eat and talk withparta piece of your bodyuseto do something with
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What do your hands do?
Hold and carry things.
QUESTION 2
What do your eyes do?
See the world.
QUESTION 3
What do your legs do?
Walk and run.

Cool-Down: my body.

Have children point to their hands, legs, eyes, ears, and mouth, and say what each does. A printable body sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ My BodyPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: body, ears, eyes, hands, legs, mouth, part, use
  1. to do something with
  2. a piece of your body
  3. you hold with
  4. all of you
  5. you hear with
  6. you eat and talk with
  7. you see with
  8. you walk with

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What do your hands do?
  2. What do your eyes do?
  3. What do your legs do?
Answer key — Part A: 1) use · 2) part · 3) hands · 4) body · 5) ears · 6) mouth · 7) eyes · 8) legs
Part B: 1) Hold and carry things. 2) See the world. 3) Walk and run.