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Digestive Journey Story-Map

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Digestive Journey Story-Map

Digestive Journey Story-Map

Digestive system diagram

🍎 Part 1: Vocabulary Check

1. Match each digestive system part with its function:
1. Mouth
2. Oesophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
A. Absorbs water and forms waste
B. Churns and breaks down food
C. Chews food and mixes with saliva
D. Food tube that moves food down
E. Absorbs nutrients into the blood
2. Circle the correct spelling of these digestive system words:

oesofagus
oesophagus
esophagus

stomac
stomach
stomache

intestines
intestins
intesteens

🗺️ Part 2: Story-Map Creation

3. Draw and label the digestive journey. Show the path food takes through your body:
4. Fill in the blanks to complete the digestive journey story:

First, food enters the __________ where it is __________ by teeth and mixed with __________. Next, the food travels down the __________ (food tube) to reach the __________. In the stomach, food is __________ and broken down further. Then, the food moves to the __________ intestine where __________ are absorbed into the blood. Finally, waste moves to the __________ intestine where __________ is absorbed before leaving the body.

📝 Part 3: Sequencing the Journey

5. Number these stages in the correct order (1-6):

_____ Food is churned in the stomach

_____ Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine

_____ Food is chewed in the mouth

_____ Water is absorbed in the large intestine

_____ Food travels down the oesophagus

_____ Waste leaves the body

6. Choose the best sequencing words to complete each sentence:

__________ the food is swallowed, it travels down the oesophagus.

First
After
Finally

__________ the stomach churns the food to break it down.

Then
Before
Last

__________ waste is removed from the body.

Next
Finally
During

🎭 Part 4: Retelling Practice

7. Write your own digestive journey story using the words in the box:

Word Bank: mouth, chew, swallow, oesophagus, stomach, churns, small intestine, absorb, nutrients, large intestine, waste

8. Why is digestion important for our health? Explain in 2-3 sentences:

🤔 Part 5: Think and Reflect

9. True or False? Circle your answers:

Food goes straight from the mouth to the intestines.

True
False

The stomach churns food to help break it down.

True
False

Nutrients are absorbed in the large intestine.

True
False

Saliva helps start the digestion process.

True
False

10. What questions do you still have about digestion? Write one question you'd like to learn more about:
11. Self-Assessment: Tick the boxes that describe your learning today:

I can name the main parts of the digestive system

I can describe the journey food takes through the body

I can use sequencing words like "first," "next," "then," "finally"

I can explain why digestion is important

I can use new vocabulary words correctly

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