Anatomy for Children-Skeleton

Basic knowledge of bones, skeleton, what they are and all the work they do for us, and maintaining bone health is something every child not only needs but yearns to know.
Here are 4 interactive animated stories where the character called Bonnie explains all of this and much more in four exciting stories to two inquisitive children.

BONNIE - 1
YOU WERE BORN WITH BONNIE

Bonnie introduces children to the ideas:
• That there is a framework called skeleton inside them
• Their skeleton is made of bones
• There are ‘many’ bones inside them
• The bones are of different sizes, shapes and strength
• These bones are ‘growing’ from childhood
• Encourage the child to think of skeletons in humans and animals

BONNIE - 2
BONNIE MY SKELETON

Bonnie explains the basic ideas regarding:
• The skeleton inside them
• What the skeleton does
• Skeletons in other animals
• Different types of skeleton
• Animals that do not have skeleton
• Joints in the human body and what they are meant for
• How the skeleton help us to move

BONNIE - 3
BONES HAVE NAMES

Bonnie talks to children about:
• The various bones in their body
• Names of important bones in the body
• How bones connect the upper and lower parts of the body
• How bones protect important organs and what they do
• Where the strongest & biggest bone and the tiniest bone are in the body
• Fracture, and how it can happen
• How broken bones heal

BONNIE - 4
BONNIE THE SOLDIER

Bonnie tells to children about:
• The mechanical jobs of the skeleton
• Other important functions of their skeleton
• How bones produce blood
• How bones store important minerals
• The importance of calcium for bones
• Why they need Vitamin D for their bones
• Bone health
• How the terrible disease called rickets can occur if bone health is neglected in childhood