stages of life

Your body grows and changes throughout your life.
There are different stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.

CHILDHOOD

First stage of life. Since you ar born until about 12 years old. Many changes take place. Babies do not have teeth, they do not know how to walk or talk. At this stage the milk teeth appear, which become definitive when they are 6 years old.

They learn many things about the world around them.

ADOLESCENCE

Between 12 and 16 years old. Your body and your mind change and prepare for adulthood. Boys and girls have different changes. In boys, their facial hair grows and their voice get deeper. The girls develop the breast and its shape changes.

Adolescents are becoming more independent and making their own decisions.

ADULTHOOD

When you are an adult your body is fully developed. Adults stop growing and their changes are slower. In this stage people are ready to take responsibility. They work, take care of children and are an active part of society.

OLD AGE

It is the last stage. Our body is weaker. Our skin has wrinkles and our hair is gray. People have more knowledge, experience and memory. We can learn a lot from people at this stage.

Fichas de repaso: villages, towns and cities.

Material fotocopiable de Santillana

Etapas de la vida

CROSSWORD: villages, towns and cities.

SONG AND WORKSHEET, PARTS OF THE BODY.

CROSSWORD: your body.

Reading: the process of reproduction and the process of sensitivity.

The process of reproduction

When we are adults, our body is ready to have children. The process of reproduction alloww us to have offspring similar to ourselves, for this reason children look like their parents.

alphabet soup: villages, towns and cities

alphabet soup: your body

Worksheet. village or city?

local councils/corporaciones municipales. Read and learn.

municipal services

Read, watch and learn: the process of nutrition

You need energy to play, walk and think, and besides to grow and be healthy. We get energy thanks to nutrition process.

NUTRITION PROCESS:

1. We take in food.
2. Our body absorb the necessary nutrients.
3. The nutrients travel through our body.
4. Our body expels waste.

Conoce el proceso de nutrición en español en el siguiente vídeo:

skin - la piel, nuestra piel

The skin is an elastic organ which covers and protects your body. You can feel heat, cold or pain through your skin. The skin on your head has got a lot of hair. The skin that covers other parts of your body has got shorter, finer hair. Skin contains a substance called melanin. Melanin protects your body from sunlight. It makes your skin darker when you sunbathe.

Conoce tu piel - video

Parts of the body, complete: