Early Echoes EVS - UKG
Unit 2: My Body & Keeping Healthy - Interactive Digital Book
Unit 2: My Body & Keeping Healthy
Learning Outcome (As per NCF & NEP ECCE Goals)
Children will:
- Be introduced to basic human anatomy through simple visual sorting
- Build body vocabulary
- Understand protection/growth concepts
Inside & Outside Body
Understand basic difference between inside (bones, heart) and outside (skin, hair) body parts. Build body awareness and vocabulary.
Match the outside and inside body parts to the body
Draw lines to match body parts to the correct area
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Instructions for Child: "Match the outside and inside body parts to the body at the middle in the area it belongs."
Knock on your bones (hard parts inside), touch your skin (soft outside). Let children feel their heartbeat. Say together: 'Bones hold me up, heart pumps blood, skin protects me!'
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Healthy Habits
Hand-washing, Teeth brushing & Bathing
Healthy Habits for Clean Body
Color the healthy pictures green. Cross the unhealthy ones.
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Demonstrate each routine in class with real soap/water. Practice '20 seconds hand-wash' by singing 'Happy Birthday' twice.
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Healthy vs Unhealthy Habits
Choose Healthy Daily Choices
Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy daily choices
Draw arrows to either healthy or unhealthy habits
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Teaches children to recognize and choose healthy lifestyle patterns through visual sorting and discussion.
Instructions for Child: "Look at the pictures carefully and draw an arrow to either healthy or unhealthy habits."
Healthy Habits
Drop healthy habits here
Unhealthy Habits
Drop unhealthy habits here
Eating fruits
Eating junk food
Drinking water
Drinking soda
Playing outside
Watching TV all day
Discuss each choice as a class: 'Why is fruit better than chips?' Use real classroom examples (our snack time, play time).
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Exercise and Rest
Balance Between Activity and Rest
Exercise and Rest are Both Important
Circle children doing exercise. Tick (✓) children who are resting.
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Teaches balance between physical activity and recovery, essential for health understanding.
Instructions for Child: "Look at the 6 children. Circle the ones doing exercise. Put a tick (✓) in the children who are resting."
Draw yourself exercising
Draw in this area
Draw yourself resting
Draw in this area
Before starting, do 30 seconds jumping/marching together, then sit quietly. Ask: 'How do you feel after exercise? After rest?'
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Visit to the Doctor
Medical Tools and Their Uses
Circle the tools a doctor uses
Circle doctor's tools and match them to their functions
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This page demystifies medical visits, reduces health anxiety, teaches vocabulary for expressing illness, and introduces community helpers (doctors) while reinforcing hygiene and care routines.
Instructions for Child: "Recognize basic medical tools and their uses. Match the tool to its function."
Role-play a doctor visit using toy tools. Say: 'Doctor, my throat hurts.' Practice 'Open wide, say Ahh!' Keep it cheerful - doctors help us feel strong!
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My Healthy Day!
Review Healthy vs Unhealthy Habits
Consolidates all Unit 2 learning into practical daily application
Tick (✓) healthy choices for your day
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Review healthy vs unhealthy habits from Unit 2. Make simple choices and understand daily routines.
Instructions for Child: "Tick (✓) healthy choices for your day!"
Go through each choice together first. Ask 'Why is this healthy?' Let children share their real habits.
End of Unit Teacher's Note: Children have learned about their body parts, healthy habits, exercise, rest, and visiting the doctor. Continue reinforcing these concepts through daily routines and classroom activities. Encourage children to practice good hygiene, eat healthy foods, and balance activity with rest.
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