KS1 Science textbook

Year 1 Science My Body and My Senses: lesson and practice

  • Strand Animals, including humans
  • Level Year 1
  • Practice 89 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 1 science, Year 1. Content: Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body, Name the parts of the head, face, arms, hands, legs and feet, Name the five senses: see with eyes, hear with ears, smell with nose, taste with tongue, touch with skin.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • Name the parts of my head, face, arms, hands, legs and feet
  • Label the parts of a body picture
  • Say which body part I use for each of my five senses
  • Use my senses to find out about things, and keep safe while I do it
  • Draw a face or a hand and label its parts

You should already know

  • Being a scientist: looking closely at things (Chapter 1)
  • Animal groups (Chapter 4)

Where this leads

  • Objects and materials, which we can see and feel (Chapter 7)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 6.1 My head, neck and face · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  2. 6.2 My arms, elbows, hands and fingers · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  3. 6.3 My legs, knees, feet and toes · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  4. 6.4 My five senses · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  5. 6.5 Using my senses to find things out · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and end-of-chapter quiz · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)

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