Our body for kids: body parts, senses and healthy habits
EVS teaches children about their body step by step: naming body parts and the five senses in Class 1, sense organs, inside body parts and good habits in Classes 2 and 3, teeth, food and clean water in Class 4, and bones, muscles, diseases such as malaria and first aid in Class 5.
Class 1: My Body
Learn the names of your body parts and what they do. Discover your five senses!
- Name the Parts: Identifying and naming the main external body parts: head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, legs. Children point to each part on themselves and on a picture.
- What Parts Do: Understanding the function of each main body part: eyes see, ears hear, nose smells, mouth eats and speaks, hands hold and touch, legs walk and run.
- Five Senses: Introducing the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. Matching each sense to its body part.
- Sense Activities: Applying the senses in simple, safe activities: identifying objects by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. Emphasizing safety (do not taste unknown things).
Class 2: My Body and Good Habits
Learn about your body parts, senses, and good habits to stay healthy and strong.
- Outside Body Parts: Name and point to the main external body parts: head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, legs, feet. What each part does (eyes see, ears hear, nose smells, mouth eats and speaks, hands hold, legs walk, feet stand).
- Sense Organs: The five sense organs: eyes (see), ears (hear), nose (smell), tongue (taste), skin (touch). Each sense organ gives us information about the world. Simple activities: close eyes and guess a sound, smell a flower, taste something sweet.
- Inside Body Parts: Introduce three inside parts: bones (hard, give shape, help move), heart (beats, pumps blood), lungs (help breathe). Children can feel their own ribs, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Good Habits for Teeth, Eyes, Ears: Good habits: teeth – brush twice a day, don't eat too many sweets; eyes – don't read in dim light, don't sit too close to TV/screen, wash eyes with clean water; ears – don't put objects in, keep ears dry, listen at low volume.
- Exercise and Rest: Exercise keeps the body strong: running, jumping, playing, yoga. Rest gives the body a break: sleeping, sitting quietly. Both are needed every day.
Class 3: Our Body and Senses
Learn about your body, your five senses, and how to keep yourself clean and strong.
- Body Parts and What They Do: Main body parts: head (think, see, hear, eat), hands (hold, write, touch), legs (walk, run, jump). Left and right hands; using left/right to describe position.
- Our Five Sense Organs: The five sense organs: eyes (see), ears (hear), nose (smell), tongue (taste), skin (touch). Each sense tells us something different about the world.
- Using Our Senses: Observation Games: Using senses to observe: close eyes and name sounds, touch-and-tell bag (identify objects by touch), guess the smell. This builds observation skills.
- Saying Without Speaking: Communicating without words: gestures (waving hello), facial expressions (smile, frown), sign language for basic words. Respect for people who cannot see or hear; they use touch and signs.
- Keeping Our Body Clean: Daily hygiene habits: brushing teeth twice a day, washing hands before eating and after using the toilet, bathing daily, trimming nails. Why each is important.
- Rest, Play and Sleep: The body needs rest, play, and sleep to stay healthy. Play keeps us active, rest gives our body a break, and sleep helps us grow and feel fresh.
Class 4: Our Body and Health
Learn about your teeth, where food goes inside you, and how to stay clean and healthy.
- Teeth and Their Care: Types of teeth (incisors, canines, molars) and their functions; why we have two sets of teeth (milk teeth and permanent teeth); how to care for teeth (brushing twice, avoiding too many sweets, visiting the dentist).
- What Happens to Food We Eat: The journey of food: mouth (chewing and saliva), food pipe, stomach (churning and mixing), small intestine (absorption), large intestine (water absorption), and the waste that leaves the body. Digested food gives energy and helps us grow.
- Clean Food and Water: Why clean food and water are important for health; sources of clean water (tap, well, filtered, boiled); ways to keep food and water clean (washing hands, covering food, washing fruits and vegetables, boiling water, storing water in clean containers).
- Healthy Habits: Daily habits that keep us healthy: brushing teeth twice, washing hands before eating and after using the toilet, eating a balanced diet (including fruits and vegetables), drinking clean water, getting enough sleep, and exercising or playing outdoors.
Class 5: Our Body, Health and Diseases
Learn how your body moves, how to stay healthy, and how to help when someone gets hurt.
- Bones and Muscles: How We Move: The skeleton gives shape and support. Bones are hard, muscles are soft and pull on bones. Joints allow bending. Main bones: skull, ribs, spine, arm (humerus, radius, ulna), leg (femur, tibia, fibula). Muscles work in pairs to bend and straighten.
- Mosquitoes and Malaria: Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. Female Anopheles mosquito carries malaria germs. When it bites an infected person and then a healthy person, it passes the germ. Symptoms: fever, chills, headache. Prevention: no stagnant water, cover water containers, use mosquito nets, wear full sleeves, use repellents.
- Clean Surroundings Prevent Disease: Dirty surroundings attract flies, mosquitoes, and rats that carry germs. Garbage left open breeds flies. Dirty water causes stomach diseases. Keeping surroundings clean: throw garbage in bins, cover food, wash hands, keep water covered, clean toilets. Flies sit on garbage and then on food, spreading germs.
- First Aid Basics: First aid is the first help given before a doctor arrives. For cuts: wash with clean water, apply antiseptic, cover with bandage. For burns: run cool water over the burn, do not apply oil or ice. For nosebleed: sit, lean forward, pinch nose. For insect bites: wash, apply ice. When to call an adult or doctor.
- Healthy Habits for a Strong Body: Healthy habits keep our body strong and prevent disease. Eat a balanced diet (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins). Drink clean water. Sleep 9-10 hours. Exercise and play outdoors. Keep clean (bathe, brush teeth). Avoid junk food and too much screen time.
How to practise at home
- Play “touch your …” games to name body parts in English and in Hindi.
- Try sense games: guess a fruit by its smell, or a sound with eyes closed.
- Build routines together: brushing twice a day, and washing hands with soap before meals and after using the toilet.
- Explain why, not only what: we wash our hands to remove germs we cannot see.
Common mistakes to watch for
- The 'head' is only the face.
- The head is the whole top part of your body, including your face, hair, and ears.
- We smell with our mouth.
- We smell with our nose. Our nose helps us know if something smells good or bad.
- The nose is only for breathing, not for smelling.
- The nose does both: it helps us breathe and smell.
- The tongue is only for tasting, not for talking.
- The tongue helps us taste and also helps us speak.
- The left and right hands are the same; it doesn't matter which is which.
- Left and right are different. Your left hand is on the same side as your heart (usually). Practice by raising each hand.
- We taste with our tongue only, and smell with our nose only, but we can taste without smelling.
- When you have a cold and your nose is blocked, food tastes bland. Smell helps you taste.
- All teeth are the same and do the same job.
- Teeth have different shapes for different jobs: front teeth cut, side teeth tear, back teeth grind.
- Food goes directly to the stomach from the mouth.
- Food travels down a tube called the food pipe from the mouth to the stomach.
- Bones are dead and dry like a stick.
- Bones are alive inside your body. They have blood vessels and can grow and heal if broken.
- All mosquitoes spread malaria.
- Only female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. Other mosquitoes may spread other diseases or just bite.
Try this at home
- Class 1: Point to your head. Point to your hands. Point to your legs.
- Class 1: What do you do with your eyes? (see)
- Class 2: Riya points to her nose and says 'I smell with my nose.'
- Class 2: Meera closes her eyes and hears a bell: which sense organ is she using?
- Class 3: Riya raises her right hand. Which hand is it?
- Class 3: Meera closes her eyes and hears a crow cawing. Which sense organ is she using?
- Class 4: Riya bites an apple. Which teeth cut it first? Which teeth grind it?
- Class 4: Arjun eats a banana. Trace the path it takes inside his body.
- Class 5: Riya feels her skull and ribs: which are hard? Why?
- Class 5: Meera finds a puddle near her house. What can she do to stop mosquitoes?
Quick questions to ask aloud
Let your child answer before you open the answer.
- Which part of your body helps you hear? (ears / eyes / hands)
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Your ears are on the sides of your head. You use them to hear. - Which body part do you use to see? (eyes / ears / nose)
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You see with your eyes. - Which body part do you use to walk? (legs / hands / head)
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Your legs help you walk, run, and jump. - Which teeth are flat and used for cutting food? (incisors / canines / molars)
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incisors. Incisors are the flat front teeth that cut food like a knife. - Which part of your body is hard and gives it shape? (bone / muscle / skin)
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bone. Bones are hard and form the skeleton that gives your body shape.
More help
Frequently asked questions
What are the five senses?
Sight (eyes), hearing (ears), smell (nose), taste (tongue) and touch (skin).
Which healthy habits do EVS lessons teach?
Brushing teeth, washing hands, eating clean food and drinking clean water, exercise, rest and sleep, and keeping our surroundings clean.
In which class do children learn our body?
Class 1: My Body; Class 2: My Body and Good Habits; Class 3: Our Body and Senses; Class 4: Our Body and Health; Class 5: Our Body, Health and Diseases. Each of these units is free on MangoMindz.
Is there a free app to practise our body?
Yes. MangoMindz is free and has no ads. Every unit listed here (Classes 1–5) has picture lessons read aloud, quick checks and a quiz, and parents can follow progress on a PIN-protected dashboard. No credit card is needed.