Muscles and Bones in our body

Part of our science topic is all about our keeping healthy with food, exercise and lifestyle choices.

We talked about what it would be like without bones. What would our limbs feel like?

• Could we move and, if so, how?
• Could we stand?
• Would our muscles still function?
• How do animals that don’t have bones function
(e.g. octopus, snail, spider)
We depend on bones to give our bodies support and enable us to stand and walk.

• Bones aren’t essential for life but without them it
  limits the size an animal can be. Our muscles are
  attached to our bones and work with them to
  provide support.

Today we were learning about the muscles and bones in our body. We watched this Video about the muscular skeletal system. To help us understand this better, we practised some exercises in the playground to help us think about which muscles and bones we use in certain movement, like throwing, jumping, skipping and balancing. Our pictures show us doing these exercises.

Ask your child:

How many bones are in our body?

How many muscles are in our body?

Which muscles do we use when we run? dance? throw?