Learning About the Human Body, Animal Train and Balloon Zipcord!

It's been a busy week juggling between baking for Bites N Delights, taking care of C and the household chores! Glad that C and I still managed to set aside time to do some activities and learn. Here are a few of them:

1. Learning About the Human Body 
- What Makes You Unique
- Organizing our Organs
- 5 Senses
- Digestive System

2. Animal Train
- Learning to read animal names and matching activity

3. Balloon Zipcord!
- Using a straw with a thick string inserted through it,
and attaching it to an inflated balloon
- Learn about how air escaping can create a force in the opposite direction


1. Learning About the Human Body

What Makes You Unique

C learnt that everyone of us has a unique set of fingerprints. We used ink and stamp pads to make fingerprints and patterns on paper. C observed how different hers and mine looked. She then used a sharpie pen to add to the prints and made them into pictures of sea creatures, dragons and a knight!

We also utilized a torch to shine at our eyes (from the side), so we can look at the patterns of our irises (the coloured part of our eye). Each and everyone of us has a different iris pattern! While doing this, C also appreciated how our pupils became smaller when light is shone onto our eyes.


Organizing our Organs

To show C the major organs in our body, I used felt material to make this:

It includes little felt pieces of our major organs - brain, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines. C had fun removing the parts and placing them back again, sort of like a puzzle. A great way to learn about the position of the organs in our body!

If you are keen, I have attached something similar in the free printable below. :)

Another fun way C learnt about the organs of our body was using Pictionary! We used the Pictionary Man version of the game.

From top left, Stomach, Heart, Lungs,
Brain, Liver and Intestines.

C also had a recap on the 5 Senses of Our Body, matching activity also included in the printable.

Digestive System

I thought this was important for C to learn, so she can understand what happens to food we eat.

A magnet, paperclip attached to food picture, and the digestive system.

Here, we printed out a picture of the digestive system and attached a paperclip to a cut out picture (bowl of salad). C then used the magnet to move the "food" through the digestive system, according to the numbers in sequence, so she can visualize the process of digestion. :)

Here are the free printables for:
- Our Organs and 5 Senses
- Our Digestive System

2. Animal Train

In this activity, C learnt to read animal names and match them correctly.

If you are keen, download Animal Train Activity. :)

3. Balloon Zipcord!

This was a fun activity for C! We used:
- a straw
- tape
- balloon
- long thick string (to insert through straw)
- sturdy chair or furniture to secure string

C all ready to let the air out of the balloon!

The first thing to do is to tape the straw onto the inflated balloon.
Next, insert the thick long string through the straw, then secure the string to a sturdy chair so it stretches out.
Release the air from the balloon, and watch it zoom! Here's a short video of the balloon zipcord:

So while C was thrilled to do this over and over again, she also learnt about how air escaping from the balloon in one direction creates a force that sends the balloon zooming in the opposite direction. And this activity kept C busy for quite a while! :)



Meanwhile, hope you have fun with your kids with some of these activities and do check back for more learning ideas!