Wee Steamers: Here in My Heart
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. The human heart is an important muscle inside our bodies! Join Sheila Kerwin for a mini science lesson about hearts: a body heart that beats inside our chest and pumps our blood, and a loving heart, that warms us inside when we are with someone we love and care about.
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CATEGORY:science |
GRADE LEVEL:early childhood |
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Playdough Hearts
Provide playdough and cookie cutters for your budding artists to create their own hearts! Offer modeling clay as a follow-up activity, so that children can paint their hearts after they have dried. When children have had some experience using cookie cutters to create hearts, encourage them to mold hearts freehand.
Feel Your Heartbeat
Help your mini doctors locate their hearts inside their chests; place their palm over the area to feel their heart beating. Talk about the feeling of the heartbeats. Now, have the children jump in place for several seconds, then stand still and feel their heartbeats again. What feels different this time? https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/27281/human-heart-for-kids
See Your Pulse!
Help your mini biologists see their pulse in action! Push a toothpick into a marshmallow, and have children set it on their upturned wrist, marshmallow side down. As they sit still, have them watch the toothpick move up and down with their pulse. Have them jump in place for a few seconds and feel their pulse a second time. Observe the difference! https://www.weareteachers.com/circulatory-system-activities
DIY Stethoscope
Children will love making and trying out their own simple stethoscopes! All you need are three simple items: paper towel roll, plastic funnel, and masking tape. Have children take turns listening to each other’s heartbeat! https://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/homeschool-unit-study-human-body/
Bottle of Blood
Help your future physicians understand the various components of blood by creating a bottle of this important fluid with common food items. Follow the directions on the My Joy-Filled Life website. https://www.myjoyfilledlife.com/components-blood-activity-kids/
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Pump it Up!
Your heart pumps blood to all parts of your body. Create this simple pump with your child to demonstrate the action of a beating heart. To download instructions, click the CRAFT tab.
