Body Parts Names Worksheets

Body parts are some of the first nouns children learn to read and spell, and they are easy to link with actions. This worksheet gives each word its own line: head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and more, with dotted letters to trace and three-line guides to write on.

Page one has ten common words (head to foot). Use the Quick Layout buttons to print all 20 words on one page (smaller letters) or on two pages (bigger letters). Edit the list to match your lesson. The words are in lowercase because they are common nouns, but you can type capital letters if you prefer them.

Activities to Go With the Worksheet

Play Simon Says and touch each body part as you say the word. Draw a simple person on a sheet of paper and let your child label it with the words they have traced. Singing a head-and-shoulders action song is another easy way to make the vocabulary stick.

Short words such as arm, leg, ear and toe are great for early spelling because they are easy to sound out. Start with those, then move on to longer words like shoulder and finger.

Spelling Patterns in Body Words

Many body words are short and easy to sound out, such as arm, leg and neck. A few have trickier spellings: knee starts with a silent k, and tongue ends in ue. Some have unusual plurals, like one foot and two feet, or one tooth and many teeth. Tracing the word slowly helps these spellings stick.

Labelling Activities

Ask your child to draw a picture of themselves and label the head, arms and legs with the words they have traced. For a game, call out a word and let children touch that body part and then find the matching line on the worksheet.

Topic Links for Teachers

These words fit well into a My Body topic, a five senses lesson or a health and hygiene unit. Edit the list in the text box to match your lesson, for example by adding eyebrow, wrist or ankle.

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