Second Grade Curriculum Resources

Standard of Learning

2.1 The student will identify the major body systems and explain their connection to personal health. Key concepts/skills include:

The student will understand the importance and function of the skeletal system.

The student will:

describe the function of the skeletal system. (the 206 bones in your body give your body support and shape)
describe the skull. (they are the 22 bones in your head and face that protect your brain)
describe the ribs. (the 12 pairs of ribs protect your heart and lungs and support your shoulders and arms)
describe the spine. (26 vertebrae make up your backbone which supports the body and head)
identify the leg bones. (there is one bone in the upper leg - the thigh bone is the largest bone in your body - and there are two bones in your lower leg)
identify the arm bones. (there is one bone above the elbow and two bones below the elbow)
describe the hand, wrist, feet, and ankle bones. (there are 24 bones that make up the hand, 8 bones in the wrist, and 12 bones in your foot and ankle)
describe the function of the skeletal system and why it is so important. (protects your organs, gives your body shape and support, and along with your muscles, allows you to move)

"The Big Story on Bones," "My Body" and "Bones" - http://www.kidshealth.org
"Body Works" from The Learning Company - CD-ROM
The Body – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ -(health & fitness k-2)
Human Anatomy - http://www.innerbody.com
"My Amazing Human Body" from DK Multimedia - CD-ROM
http://www.healthteacher.com
Skeleton System - http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000124.html
Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "The Human Body and Its Development"

The student will:

trace a classmate's body on bulletin board paper and diagram the location of the bones that make up the skeletal system.
using pictures of the bone groups, (skull, rib cage, pelvis, arms, and legs) assemble a human skeleton.