Body
Poem
I HEAR with my EARS
and I TAP with my TOES.
My BOTTOM it SITS
and my ARM it THROWS.
My MOUTH it SHOUTS,
and as for my NOSE –
it SNIFFS and it SNORTS
and it TWITCHES and BLOWS!
My LEGS they RUN,
just watch them go,
but let me say something
I want you to know:
some bits do A LOT
but the best bit does NOTHING –
It’s this thing right here,
my BELLY BUTTON!
Next, cut out a selection of paper body parts - heads, bodies, arms and legs. On each piece, write sentences such as:
I.........with my head
I.........with my arm
I.........with my leg
I.........with my body, etc
The children need to stick the pieces of the body together, and fill in the sentences. I wouldn't worry too much if they stick them together the right way, or if they end up making some kind of bizarre monster - it is about creativity as much as anything. And with respect to the filling in of the sentences, this bit may be left out for very little ones, or parents/carers/teachers could act as a scribe. Older KS1 should be encouraged to do it themselves, and perhaps think of several imaginative answers for each body part!
