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Body Stories

Lesson Plan

Body Stories Guide

Help the student identify and celebrate their body’s amazing abilities through drawing, journaling, and narration, building self-awareness and a positive body image.

Cultivating a healthy body image and expressive skills early supports confidence, self-awareness, and social-emotional growth in young learners.

Audience

2nd Grade Student

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive slides, drawing, journaling, narration

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Greet the student warmly and explain: “Today we’ll explore the amazing things your body can do!”
  • Display Slide 1 from Body Stories
  • Ask: “What’s one thing your body does really well?”
  • Listen and affirm the student’s response
  • Use sentence starters from Encouraging Narration Script as needed

Step 2

Explore Slide Deck

10 minutes

  • Advance through Slides 2–5 in Body Stories
  • Discuss each slide topic (heart beating, muscles moving, lungs breathing, brain thinking)
  • Ask guiding questions: “How does your heart help you when you run?” “What’s your favorite way your muscles help you?”
  • Encourage the student to point to or name body parts on a simple body outline
  • Offer prompts from Encouraging Narration Script to support responses

Step 3

Drawing Activity

8 minutes

  • Hand out Draw-Your-Story Activity Sheet
  • Prompt: “Draw a picture of your body doing something amazing and label the body part you used”
  • Encourage creativity—stick figures, colors, labels
  • Circulate and offer praise: “Great job labeling your muscles!”
  • Provide a word bank for common labels if needed

Step 4

Journaling & Narration

5 minutes

  • Give the student My Body’s Superpower Journal
  • Read the prompt together: “My body’s superpower is…”
  • Invite the student to write or draw their answer
  • Use Encouraging Narration Script to guide them: “Tell me more about how your lungs help you…”
  • Accept drawing-only entries for emerging writers

Step 5

Closing Reflection

2 minutes

  • Review the student’s drawing and journal entry
  • Ask: “What’s one new thing you learned about your body today?”
  • Celebrate their discoveries: “I love how you described your strong legs!”
  • Encourage them to share their body story with a family member
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Slide Deck

Welcome to Body Stories!

What’s one thing your body does really well?

Greet the student warmly. Say: “Today we’ll explore the amazing things your body can do!” Then ask: “What’s one thing your body does really well?” Listen and affirm their response.

My Beating Heart

My heart pumps blood to keep me alive and gives me energy when I run.

Explain that the heart is a pump that moves blood and gives us energy. Ask: “How does your heart help you when you run?” Use prompts from the Encouraging Narration Script if needed.

Mighty Muscles

My muscles help me move, jump, and play!

Describe how muscles work in pairs to help us move. Ask: “What’s your favorite way your muscles help you?” Encourage the student to point to or name a muscle.

Breathing Lungs

My lungs take in air so I can breathe, play, and grow strong.

Talk about how lungs take in air and give our body oxygen. Ask: “How do your lungs help you when you’re active?” Offer sentence starters as needed.

Thinking Brain

My brain helps me learn new things, remember ideas, and solve problems!

Explain that the brain is like a computer that helps us think, learn, and remember. Ask: “What’s your favorite thing your brain helps you do?”

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Journal

My Body’s Superpower Journal

My body’s superpower is:




Draw your superpower in action!













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Activity

Draw-Your-Story Activity Sheet

Instructions:

  1. Use the blank outline below to draw a picture of you doing something amazing with your body.
  2. Label at least three body parts that helped you do this activity (for example: arms, legs, heart, lungs, brain).
  3. Use the word bank for spelling help.

[Draw your body story here: use this space to sketch and label]
















Word Bank:
heart muscles lungs brain arms legs

Label Lines:

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Script

Encouraging Narration Script

General Sentence Starters:

  • “Can you tell me more about that?”
  • “That’s very interesting—why do you think that happens?”
  • “I’m curious: how does that feel in your body?”
  • “Great idea! What made you choose that?”

Heart Prompts:

  • “My heart pumps blood. How does your heart help you when you run?”
  • “What do you notice about your heartbeat after jumping?”
  • “Why do you think your heart is so important?”

Muscles Prompts:

  • “You labeled your muscles—what can they help you do?”
  • “What’s your favorite way your muscles help you play?”
  • “How do your muscles feel when you lift or push something?”

Lungs Prompts:

  • “My lungs help me breathe. How do your lungs feel when you take a big breath?”
  • “What happens in your body when you run and your lungs work hard?”
  • “Show me how you take a deep breath—what do you notice?”

Brain Prompts:

  • “My brain helps me think. What is something your brain helped you learn today?”
  • “How do you feel when your brain solves a tricky problem?”
  • “Can you share a time your brain helped you remember something fun?”

Reflection & Extension Prompts:

  • “What’s one new thing you learned about your body today?”
  • “Why is that body part special to you?”
  • “How would you tell a friend or family member about your body’s superpower?”
  • “I love your ideas—what else can you add?”
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