Learning about the human body is not easy as it is complex. There are many organs and bones that compose it, it has many names, each organ has a function, there are many names for the bones and it is not easy to remember everything. It is necessary to know how it works in the human body to, in addition to having this information, identify where physical ailments come from when they occur.
For young children you may think that it is too much information, but fortunately, there are games that help the little ones in the house to grasp these concepts so that they learn about their own bodies and have fun at the same time.
Board games
In this section we are going to tell you about some board games that are ideal for children to play and have fun, and also, the whole family can play.
I learn ... The human body
When children understand how their body works they are able to create a better identity from their earliest childhood. This game is rewarded for children between 4 and 7 years old. It has four puzzles to place and discover the body of a boy and a girl. It also shows the main organs and bones. It also has complementary games and activities for the mobile with an application.
Anatomy lab
This game is for slightly older children, from 8 years old. Includes puzzles of the human body but with more detailed content. It is also usually very interesting for children because it has an X-ray viewer to use with the game material. They also have the opportunity to build a skeleton with the included organs.
bodymagnet
This game is ideal for children between 7 and 12 years old and they can pretend to be teachers to teach their friends about the parts of the human body. They have to recompose the different images of the human body with a magnetic support where they must be placed. Includes four cards with information about the skeleton, organs and muscles of the human body. Children with a vocation as teacher or teacher will really enjoy this type of game.
Operations
This game is very basic but it is fun and children tend to like it because of how it is carried out. It is a classic game that children continue to love generation after generation. It has a playful and educational nature that helps us to identify the parts of the human body, such as some bones and organs. They have to be very precise when removing each part of the body in turn with tweezers because if the machine beeps (when the part touches the edge of the hole)… it will have been lost!
Games to keep learning
In this section we are going to tell you some games that are not tabletop, but that we will enjoy and have fun learning the parts of the human body.
Draw your friend in real size
Children tend to like this activity a lot as they enjoy drawing others. But this one is even more special… it's about having a large wallpaper and having a child lie down on the paper and the other has to draw the outline of the body on the paper.
Once the silhouette has been drawn they will have to draw the parts of the body (face, eyes, mouth) and others. Then the doll is painted and cut into parts like a puzzle. When it's done trimming it will have to be reassembled to see that the children remember how they put the divided parts back together.
What is my appearance
To play this game, your child will have to draw you and you have to pose without moving. Your child will have to draw the parts of the face and the parts of the human body. You will first have to draw the outline and then complete it with the rest of the parts. Once this is finished, the child will have to paint the drawing, looking at the color of the eyes, hair, face ... everything.
Riddles
Riddles always like children because they have to guess things. It is a classic game that can also help teach the parts of the human body and is a way to re-engage children's attention on the subject. The ideal is to play with the children with questions so that the children can say the parts of the body with the intention of discovering the answer to the riddle. Examples of easy questions: Where is a scarf placed? Why?
If you use clothing items to make this game and loan them to children to use, they will have more fun and pay more attention to what you are saying.
Puzzles
Puzzles about the human body are also a great invention for children and for them to discover what are the parts of their own body as they complete the puzzle with the correct pieces. It can be done with puzzles that are created for this function and creating their own puzzles of the human body by drawing and cutting out the parts.
As you can see, there are many games that children can choose to learn the human body. If you have young children you can adapt the games to their age or even sing songs so that they remember through rhymes and dances and that in this way, begin to internalize the parts of the human body.
Learning does not have to be tedious and with games and good work, children will enjoy learning. Without realizing it you will be learning about something as important as the human body and also, they will be able to understand concepts that when they work on them in school will be much easier for them. These games are good for children, not only because of the learning itself, but because they understand that learning does not have to be boring, far from it. Depending on your approach to concepts, children can really enjoy discovering new things.