Let's Draw Skeletons

Halloween is just around the corner. Spooky decorations are out and all around us. One of which is particularly interesting i.e. the skeleton! It's a perfect time to learn more about the incredible human skeletal system.

This printable activity is aimed at helping our kids and students learn more about the human skeletal system and its various boney components.

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Printable & Activity Objectives

In this activity, your child will research and learn more about the basic human skeletal system (components and purpose) and also draw them in a set of fun printable worksheets.

It will help your child or student:

• Develop a better understanding of the importance and functions of the human skeleton.
• Improve their research skills by carrying out fact-finding about the human skeletal system.
• Develop their drawing/sketching skills by copying a mirror image of a human skeleton.

Let's get started!

Classroom Resources

Simple steps to start:

• Research and find out more about the human skeletal system. Here's a fun and entertaining (halloween appropriate) video about how bones and skeletons work:

Here's another informative video describing the function of the key bone structures in our skeleton:

Here's an interesting video about how old and ancient bones provide scientists clues about the people who lived in the past:

• Start working on the printable worksheets!

What's in the Printable Worksheet Pack

This printable pack consists of 3 printable learning challenge worksheets for your child or student to learn about the human skeletal system. Here are what they comprise:

• 1 printable human skeleton functions sheet.
• 1 printable human skeleton labelling sheet.
• 1 printable human skeleton drawing/sketching sheet.

Click on the download link below to get started. Please note that this printable pack is only for paid members.