Week 07 · Thursday: Muscles and Moving (Body Lab K-2)

Thursday: Muscles get stronger

Rocket swings on the monkey bars. "My arms are tired!"

Raven asks, "What do you notice after lots of play?"

Nova blinks. "Muscles love to be used," she says.

Use them to make them strong

Moving your body is called exercise.

Running, dancing and climbing are all exercise.

Exercise makes your body stronger.

Swinging on monkey bars makes arm muscles strong.

Playing tag makes leg muscles strong.

Stretch and bend

Stretching helps your body bend easily.

A big morning stretch feels good!

Reach up high to stretch.

Touch your toes to stretch.

Move slowly when you stretch.

Try it

Stand up and reach up high.
Now reach down slowly toward your toes.
Stand up again slowly.
March in place ten times.
Which parts of you did you feel working?

Safety first

Clear a space with nothing to trip on.
Stretch slowly and gently.
Stop if anything feels sore, and tell a grown-up.

STRONG MUSCLES

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

What makes muscles stronger?

Which one is exercise?

How should you stretch?

Sentence	True or false?
Exercise makes your body stronger.	?
Playing tag is exercise.	?
Stretching helps your body bend easily.	?
Muscles get stronger if you never move.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEMuscles get stronger when you use them.

EXERCISE MATCH

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Monkey bars make which muscles strong?

Rocket felt tired after play. Was that a mistake?

Draw your favorite way to move.

Word Spot: different, home

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Different: D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.

Home: H-O-M-E.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

These two rocks are ___.

We walk ___ after school.

You moved like a scientist today!

Tomorrow you will help Rocket fix a paper arm.