The Senses Fill in the Blanks Worksheet gives 2nd grade students word-bank practice completing sentences about sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, plus a sense-to-body-part match. Answer key included for quick, no-prep science review.
While Parts of the Body Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the different parts of the body while listening to catchy lyrics.
This Frog Life Cycle Worksheet has second graders order and name the four stages of a frog's life: egg, tadpole, froglet, and frog. An answer key is included, so grading takes seconds.
While Parts of the Body Song (MP3), students learn about the different parts of the body while listening to catchy lyrics.
This Basic Fish Parts Worksheet asks 1st graders to label six numbered parts on a big, friendly fish using a word box. An answer key is included, so science practice takes no prep at all.
This senses hearing worksheet asks 2nd graders to sort ten everyday sounds into Loud and Quiet columns, then write each word by hand. Answer key included for teachers and homeschool parents.
This Plant Parts Drawing Worksheet has 2nd Grade students match each plant part to its job, then draw and label a whole plant. An answer key is included, so checking plant vocabulary is quick and easy.
This winged bug body parts worksheet has 2nd grade students label the head, thorax, abdomen, wing, leg and antenna of an insect. An answer key is included for quick checking.
This Ant Body Parts Worksheet asks 2nd grade students to use a word box and label six parts on a large ant diagram. An answer key is included, so life science vocabulary practice is ready to print.
Every part has a job
Anatomy is the study of the parts of living things, and second graders explore it across people, animals and plants. They learn that every part has a job: an insect has a head, thorax and abdomen with six legs on the thorax; a fish uses fins to steer and gills to breathe; a plant's roots drink water while its leaves make food. They also connect their own senses to body parts like eyes and ears. The click comes when kids start asking "What is that part for?" about every creature they meet.
Label it, draw it, sing it. These moves make parts and jobs easy to remember.
Kick off with the parts of the body music video and have kids touch each part as they sing. Starting with their own bodies gives them a model for every animal and plant that comes next.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withParts of the Body Song (Animated Music Video)SongsOpen it →Show a big picture of a winged insect and label head, thorax, abdomen, wings and antennae together. Then kids label their own copy. Ask what each part does so labels come with jobs.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withWinged Bug Body Parts WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Bring in a real plant with roots, then have kids draw and label each part. Ask, "What would happen if this plant had no roots?" Drawing from a real object builds careful observation.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withPlant Parts Drawing WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Creatures great and small, part by part.
WorksheetsLabel a fish, then swim around the room using only your "fins" to steer.
Open Basic Fish Parts Worksheet →
WorksheetsLabel an ant's parts, then count legs on bug pictures to see which ones are insects.
Open Ant Body Parts Worksheet →
WorksheetsFill in which body part does each sense, then test it with a mystery bag.
Open Senses Fill in the Blanks Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Senses Fill in the Blanks Worksheet, Parts of the Body Song (Animated Music Video) and Frog Life Cycle Worksheet.
Anatomy is the study of the parts of living things and what each part does. Kids learn the parts of their own bodies, animals and plants.
Insects have a head, a thorax and an abdomen. All six legs attach to the thorax, and many insects have wings and antennae too.
Roots, stem, leaves, flowers and seeds. Roots take in water, stems carry it, leaves make food, and flowers make seeds.
Use real objects, songs and labeling. Let kids touch their own body parts, examine real plants and draw creatures. Asking "What is this part for?" keeps them curious.
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