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Lesson 277Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 277: Vocabulary – Body words

Focus: Body words

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of body words and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

muscleskeletonbrainheartlungsstomach

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the muscle.
  • We can see the skeleton.
  • You can see the brain.
  • They can see the heart.

Story time

Max and the Muscle

Max went to the hill. Max saw a muscle and a skeleton.

"Look!" said Max. "The brain is by the heart."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the lungs and the stomach.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Body words adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 square

Meaning: a shape with four equal sides

Example: The window has the shape of a square.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • skeletonA skeleton is something we can talk about or see.
  • brainA brain is something we can talk about or see.
  • heartA heart is something we can talk about or see.
  • lungsA lungs is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

muscleskeletonbrainheartlungsstomach