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Korean Body Parts

Fourth graders learn the parts of the body (몸, mom) in Korean — 머리 (meori, head), 눈 (nun, eye), 손 (son, hand). Short, simple words make body parts a perfect place to build vocabulary and play games like Korean “Simon Says.”

Grade 4Body Parts40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name body parts.
  • ✓Point and say.
  • ✓Understand mom.
  • ✓Play a body game.
Essential Question

Point to your head, your eyes, your hands! How do you name the parts of the body in Korean?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Korean Body Parts Check

Project each item and have students answer about Korean body-part words.

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Answer each question about Korean body-part words.
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Point and Say

5 min

Point to your head, eyes, hands — how do you name them in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Touch your head.
  • Ask the Korean word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Touch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Body Parts

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Korean Body Parts Check.
  • Note meori, nun, son.
  • Point & say.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Point.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to your eye, say “nun.”
  • Point to your hand.
  • Name three parts.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Point.
  • Name it.
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Speak — Speak

9 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play “Simon Says” in Korean.
  • Touch & name parts.
  • Play with a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Play.
  • Touch.
  • Play.
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Reflect — Reflect

4 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a body part.
  • Point and say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Point.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Low).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand body words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to science (the body).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare body vocabulary.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: play a body game.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Body picture with romanization.
  • Point and repeat.
  • Use a doll or diagram.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with meori, nun, son.
  • Point together.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add eokkae (shoulder) & mureup (knee).
  • Play a faster game.
  • Label a body diagram.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧍A body diagram
  • 💻Korean Body Parts Check
  • 🪞A mirror (optional)
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

몸 (mom)body머리 (meori)head눈 (nun)eye (also “snow”!)귀 (gwi)ear코 (ko)nose입 (ip)mouth손 (son)hand발 (bal)foot
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “head” in Korean?
머리 (meori).
QUESTION 2
What does 눈 (nun) mean?
Eye (and it also means “snow”!).
QUESTION 3
How do you say “hand”?
손 (son).

Reflect: body parts.

Have students point to and name three body parts in Korean (like meori, nun, son). A printable Korean body sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Korean Body PartsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 귀 (gwi), 눈 (nun), 머리 (meori), 몸 (mom), 발 (bal), 손 (son), 입 (ip), 코 (ko)
  1. body
  2. mouth
  3. ear
  4. eye (also “snow”!)
  5. foot
  6. nose
  7. hand
  8. head

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “head” in Korean?
  2. What does 눈 (nun) mean?
  3. How do you say “hand”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 몸 (mom) · 2) 입 (ip) · 3) 귀 (gwi) · 4) 눈 (nun) · 5) 발 (bal) · 6) 코 (ko) · 7) 손 (son) · 8) 머리 (meori)
Part B: 1) 머리 (meori). 2) Eye (and it also means “snow”!). 3) 손 (son).