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Keeping our bodies strong

I can explain how bones and muscles make my body strong.

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Keeping our bodies strong

I can explain how bones and muscles make my body strong.

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Key learning points

  1. Our bodies are amazing and can help us do lots of things.
  2. Our skeleton is made up of bones of all shapes and sizes.
  3. Our bones protect organs, provide support and help our bodies to move.
  4. Muscles work together to help us move our bones.
  5. A healthy diet and exercise can help keep our bones and muscles strong.

Keywords

  • Skeleton - a set of bones that are connected together

  • Calcium - a mineral that helps to build strong bones and teeth

  • Protein - a nutrient which helps the body to grow and become strong

  • Exercise - moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy

Common misconception

All exercise is the same.

Different exercises have a different impact on the body. For example, weight bearing exercises can strengthen bones, whereas resistance exercises can strengthen muscles.


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Show pupils some examples of simple exercises that they could do to strengthen their bones and muscles.
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6 Questions

Q1.
To stay healthy, we should have a diet.
Correct Answer: balanced
Q2.
Which of the following can help us to stay healthy?
Correct answer: regular exercise
Correct answer: plenty of sleep
drinking lots of sugary drinks
spending all our time on screens
Q3.
Match the healthy habits with their examples.
Correct Answer:good hygiene,washing our hands and bodies regularly
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washing our hands and bodies regularly

Correct Answer:regular exercise,walking to school every day
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walking to school every day

Correct Answer:being mindful,doing some colouring to calm down
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doing some colouring to calm down

Correct Answer:eating healthily,trying different fruits and vegetables
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trying different fruits and vegetables

Q4.
True or false? We should all exercise for about an hour a day.
Correct Answer: True, T, Yes, Correct
Q5.
Which of these are helpful for making bones and teeth strong?
Correct answer: milk, yoghurts and cheese
meat, fish and tofu
fruit and vegetables
potatoes, pasta and rice
Q6.
Match the following statements to whether they are true or false.
Correct Answer:Children need more sleep than adults.,true
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true

Correct Answer:Screen time before bed improves sleep.,false
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false

Correct Answer:Mindfulness activities help our sleep.,true
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true

6 Questions

Q1.
Humans have a inside their body, which is a set of bones connected together.
Correct Answer: skeleton
Q2.
An adult has fewer bones than they were born with because some fuse together. True or false?
Correct Answer: True, Correct, Yes, T
Q3.
How many different types of muscle are there in the human body?
two
Correct answer: three
four
five
Q4.
Match the types of muscle to their job.
Correct Answer:skeletal,help to move bones at the joints
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help to move bones at the joints

Correct Answer:cardiac,help to keep the heart pumping
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help to keep the heart pumping

Correct Answer:smooth,found in organs, such as the eye, where they control light going in
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found in organs, such as the eye, where they control light going in

Q5.
Our diet should contain enough , calcium and vitamin D to help our muscles and bones to grow strong.
Correct Answer: protein
Q6.
Match the exercise to the part of the body it would strengthen the most.
Correct Answer:sit ups,muscles
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muscles

Correct Answer:climbing,muscles
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muscles

Correct Answer:running,bones and joints
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bones and joints

Correct Answer:jumping,bones and joints
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bones and joints

Correct Answer:lifting weights,muscles
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muscles