Human Body | Substitute Teacher
Students explore how the human body moves and how movement can be seen, felt, and described. The lesson connects simple physics ideas like force and motion to familiar body actions such as bending, stretching, and jumping.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| move | to change place or position |
| push | to make something go away from you |
| pull | to bring something closer to you |
| bend | to make a body part curve |
| stretch | to make a body part reach or extend |
Greet students and say: “Today we will learn how our bodies move like little physicists.” Ask students to stand with space around them.
Stand safely in place and copy the teacher’s simple pose.
Explain that physics is the study of how things move. Point to body parts and model one action at a time: bend knees, stretch arms, turn head, jump once.
Watch, name the action, and copy each movement slowly.
Call out movement words and lead students: push hands forward, pull hands in, bend down, stretch up, walk in place, freeze. Remind students to keep hands and feet to themselves.
Perform each movement with the teacher and stop when told to freeze.
Ask: “Which movement was easiest? Which body part did you use?” Record 2–3 student responses on the board.
Turn and share or answer aloud using simple words.
Review the vocabulary by pointing to each word and asking for a quick motion. Say: “Our bodies move in many ways, and we can describe those movements.”
Repeat one vocabulary word and show the matching movement.
Ask each student or the whole class: “Show me one body movement and tell me its name.” Observe participation and correct use of one vocabulary word.
Demonstrate one movement and say a matching word or phrase.
End by having the class take one deep breath, stretch up tall, and freeze. Remind them that their bodies can move in many ways and that physics helps us describe those movements.
Teacher observes students during the movement activities and exit check to see whether they can demonstrate a body movement and use at least one vocabulary word correctly.
At home, students draw themselves doing one movement (jumping, stretching, bending, or walking) and tell a family member the movement word.