This week in Science, Year 3 began their new topic: Skeletons. We learned that our skeleton gives us shape, helps us move, and protects our organs. The children enjoyed naming key bones: the skull, pelvis, femur, ribcage, and spine.
Help at home: help your child practise naming and identifying some of the key bones we have learned in class.
The five bones we are focusing on are:
- Skull – protects the brain.
- Spine – supports the body and protects the spinal cord.
- Ribcage – protects the heart and lungs.
- Pelvis – supports the body’s weight and protects organs.
- Femur – the thigh bone, longest and strongest in the body. It helps us to stand.
You could even make it fun by playing “Simon Says” and pointing to the correct bone on yourself!