A Year 3 science labelling sheet on the human skeleton, matched to the England National Curriculum. A front-view diagram of a full skeleton has six leader lines, lettered A to F. Pupils write a bone name on each line from a word bank of six: spine, femur, skull, pelvis, humerus and rib cage. The answer key gives A as the skull and F as the femur, with the rib cage, humerus, spine and pelvis between them.
Animals, including humans
“Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.”
Pupils name six bones of the human skeleton. Muscles, other animals and what each bone does are not on the sheet.
A word bank of six bones and a skeleton diagram with leader lines A to F. Pupils write each bone's name on its line.
A skull, B rib cage, C humerus, D spine, E pelvis, F femur.
After a model
Put a classroom skeleton or a poster next to the board, then let pupils label their own copy.
Feel your bones
Ask pupils to find their own femur and humerus before they label the diagram. The longer words stick better.
Extension
Ask pupils to write beside each label what the bone protects or holds up, for example the skull and the brain.
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