Since many classes did not have much time to play volleyball, Mrs. Hitchcock decided to continue the popular volleyball unit. BUT…classes really needed to start their bones/skeleton system unit also so, she mixed the two! 2nd and 3rd graders had the chance to start the unit, first by playing a volleyball game then learning some upper body bones. After that, they had the opportunity to use balloons and their bones to play “volleybones”. Mrs. H would shout out a bone and the students had to try and keep the balloon in the air while using that bone only. Some of the favorites (and funniest to watch) were the ribs, spine and carpals. Fun was had by all and at the end of class, ALL students were assessed on the bones by asking each one to name a bone they learned today. Most bones were pronounced correctly however, a few were called “carnivals”, “phanges” and “clavica”. Here is a list of the bones learned so far:
-Skull
-Spinal Column
-Clavicle (collar bone)
-Rib Cage
-Humerus
-Radius
-Ulna
-Carpals
-Metacarpals
-Phalanges
Learn all about your bones here!
