Teaching English Parts of the Body in a Spanish Primary School
As an auxiliar de conversación in Spain, my first natural sciences lessons focused on the parts of the body in English. I have heard of many other primary school English teachings working on English body parts with their students, too. In this post, I share the resources I’ve compiled for teaching the English parts of the body with first, second, and third grade students in a primary school in Spain. I use diagrams, games, songs, and other activities in my lesson plans. Here you will find the parts of the human body presentations I used with my classes in Spain. I hope you find it helpful for teaching English body parts to your own students!
If you’re looking for resources and lesson plans for INTERNAL parts of the body in English, check out my post, Teaching English Human Anatomy (Internal Body Parts) in a Spanish Primary School.
Games and Activities:
Label the Body - fun body part vocab word matching activity
Spin the Wheel! Do the Action! - total physical response (TPR) game to practice body parts
Name that Body Part! - multiple choice quiz-style game for English parts of the body
Show Me Your ____! - spin the wheel and call on students to point to different body parts
Simon Says - use this TPR game to quiz students on English body parts
Hangman - play hangman with English vocabulary words
Songs:
The Skeleton Dance - a silly parts of the body song and dance, great for Halloween, too
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes - my students already knew this song, but it’s great for practice with the English parts of the body
If You’re Happy and You Know It - fun song to quiz students on English body parts
Videos:
Complete English Lesson Plan
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