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Explore the human skeleton and bones with your KS2 class. This resource has slide shows, a classroom display and printable activities to help you pupil understand our skeletal system and its function.

What’s included?

All About Bones Slide Show
A 40-slide presentation to introduce the human skeleton and its functions, the names of bones, invertebrates/vertebrates, and some bone facts. It is suitable to use over several lessons.

Vocabulary Tab Book
Pupils create a tab book with the definitions of 5 words (bones, joints, muscles, tendons, cartilage). Cut and paste definitions are provided.

Vertebrates and Invertebrates Sorting
Students sort 12 animal picture cards into vertebrates and invertebrates.

• Option 1: Print the animals and headings on card. Cut out the headings and have students sort the animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.
• Option 2 (cut and paste): Print the animals and sorting sheet on paper. Students sort the animals on their sheet and glue them in place.

Skeleton Task Cards
20 multiple-choice question cards to print and cut out (colour and black and white options). An answer sheet for students to complete is included.

Label the human skeleton

• Version 1: Skeleton with 10 cut-and-paste labels (on separate page). Labels focus on simple names for bones e.g. thigh, shin, shoulder blade.
• Version 2: As above, but labels use the actual bone names.
• Version 3: This page has the skeleton for pupils to write their own labels/add arrows.

Skeleton Fact Page
A writing page for students to note 4 facts about bones/skeletons. Included with and without writing lines.

Identify the X-ray PowerPoint

Help Dr Bones identify the body parts in his X-ray pictures. A fun and interactive way to build on knowledge of the human skeleton. Pupils see each picture, identify the body part/bones, and see if they were right on the next slide.

Skeletons classroom display
Title, poster and word cards to create a beautiful skeleton display for your classroom.