* NEW * Listen to Your Heart Activity Sheet

In this activity children will learn how to listen to their heart, through a simple experiment. Children will have the opportunity to use simple everyday objects to create a simple stethoscope to use to listen to a heart beating. A lovely pair, small group or independent worksheet for your Physical Education lesson and classroom.

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