Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Use a simple practical enquiry to answer questions about the basic parts of the digestive system.

Activities

1. Think about what they know about our digestive systems and will consider what they want to know.
2. Know the basic parts of the digestive system.
3. Begin to understand the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system.
4. Use everyday objects to demonstrate the human digestive system.

Investigation - exploring
Use everyday objects to demonstrate the human digestive system.

Vocabulary
Question, digestive system, nutrition, mouth, teeth, saliva, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, faeces (poo)