B is for Body-Lungs

This was a really cool science demonstration to help kids understand how the lungs work.   There is a little tab on the top of the balloon and when you pull  it demonstrates how the lungs fill and release air.  The kids were in awe and each loved taking a turn trying it out!

B is for Body

Miss Amy, my nurse friend came in and taught us all about our major organs, body parts, and about the importance of not spreading germs.  The silly string sneeze demonstration was especially popular with the kids.  She also showed them her stethoscope.  

My Body is Important

We learned all about bodies this week for our Letter B unit.  For art we made body aprons, and practiced cutting by finding foods in magazines to put in our "stomach".  These kids are killing me with their cuteness! 

B is for Body Aprons

 The cutest way to learn body innards ever!!! We added digestive system, brains, hearts and lungs to create these great little outfits.

B is for Body (In-Class visit)

My friend Emily is a Neuroscientist (I believe that was the correct term)  She gets to help with surgeries and so forth, and so she came to our class to teach us a little about the body.  She was so great and brought in some cute little bodies that each child got to do a "surgery" on.  They had all the body parts to put in the proper places and they "washed their hands" and put on their surgical masks first.  They got to determine the brain, intestines/digestive system, lungs, & heart which were all the parts we have been studying this week.  She also taught them about how long the intestines were and how far food had to travel while digesting.  We used ribbon to demonstrate and we all stretched it out and then she showed us how little it scrunches up to fit in our body. 

B is for Body (Lungs)

This week we talked about lungs and how they work.  We talked about how we can't see our breath, but we can in water.  We talked about how air bubbles up in water and how the air that we blew into the straw came from our lungs.  We also took some deep breaths and watched how our chest rose and fell when we breathed in and out.  We made some lungs using sponges  and paint since our lungs look a lot like sponges.