Category: Health and the Physical Body

Grades K–2

The Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book is an engaging science learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about the cells, organs, and systems of our amazing human bodies! With fun activities—including mazes, coloring, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, beautifully illustrated activity books are a valuable addition to family-style science or a wonderful resource to kick-start your child’s scientific learning.

  • 35 pages
  • Black-and-white illustrations
  • Paperback; saddle-stitch binding; 8.5”x11”

Each book in the Science Activity Books series correlates to a Good and Beautiful grades 3–8 science unit, with every two-page spread in the activity book corresponding to a lesson in the science unit. However, the activity books are not integrated into the unit and can be used independently.

Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book can be purchased in PDF form here.

Note: Colored pencils are not included.

Original Publication Only Available from The Good and the Beautiful

Health and the Physical Body Science Activity Book

$6.49

Two full-color, interactive books included in the optional Health and the Physical Body Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Health and the Physical Body study.

Have you ever caught a cold and wondered what it is, where it came from, how to treat it, and where it goes after you feel better? Learn the answers to these and many more questions in The Story of a Cold. Follow a Finnish girl named Ada who learns firsthand the science behind catching a cold when she herself becomes sick. (32 pages, full-color, 11″x8.5″)

50 Amazing Facts About Bones is a comprehensive book about bone anatomy and physiology. Full of illustrations, diagrams, sketches, and X-ray images, this book is thorough enough to engage a curious first-time bone explorer and enrich a student’s current skeletal study. (29 pages, full-color, 11″x8.5″)

These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful and are designed to appeal to children in grades K–8. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.

Original Publication Only Available from the Good and Beautiful Bookshop

Health and the Physical Body Read-Aloud Book Pack

$15.98
Level 7

By Boone Jenkins

Sometimes the impact a person has on the world isn’t seen for years to come, and that was the case with Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Though faced with discrimination and financial hardship, Dr. Williams pursued a degree to help provide quality medical care for African American people. In July 1893, Doctor Dan’s life changed forever as he found himself facing an enormous decision, one that could end his career and ruin his reputation forever but might just save the life of his ailing patient.


This book is suggested to accompany our Health and the Physical Body science unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7–8.

Original Publication Only Available from the Good and Beautiful Bookshop

The Story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Health and the Physical Body Grades 7-8 Extension

$6.99

50 Amazing Facts About Bones is a comprehensive text about bone anatomy and physiology. Full of illustrations, diagrams, sketches, and X-ray images, this book is thorough enough to engage a curious first-time bone explorer and enrich a student’s current skeletal study. Learn all about bone basics, growth, structure, movement, composition, and healing as you take a look at the incredible human skeleton.


This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Health and the Physical Body Science Unit and is included in the optional Read Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

Original Publication Only Available from the Good and Beautiful Bookshop

50 Amazing Facts About Bones by Jessica Jung

$7.99

Have you ever caught a cold and wondered what it is, where it came from, how to treat it, and where it goes after you feel better? Learn the answers to these and many more questions in this book about a Finnish girl named Ada, who learns firsthand the science behind catching and treating a cold when she herself becomes sick.


This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Health and the Physical Body Science Unit and is included in the optional Read Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

Original Publication Only Available from the Good and Beautiful Bookshop

The Story of a Cold by Heather Horn and Elizabeth Thuernagle

$7.99

PDF for self-printing

The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Health and the Physical Body science course. Hands-on activities, vocabulary words, access to captivating videos, mini books, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple lesson supplies, the lessons are open-and-go. Just turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course is taught family-style and only one Course Book is needed per family. 

A Student Journal for each child is also needed to complete this course.

Health and the Physical Body Course Book (PDF)

$19.99

PDF for self-printing

Each student grades 3–6 needs their own copy of the Health and the Physical Body Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

Health and the Physical Body Student Journal Grades 3-6 (PDF)

$9.99

PDF for self-printing

Each student grades 7–8 needs their own copy of the Health and the Physical Body Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8  journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

Health and the Physical Body Student Journal Grades 7-8 (PDF)

$9.99

The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Health and the Physical Body science course. Hands-on activities, vocabulary words, access to captivating videos, mini books, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple lesson supplies, the lessons are open-and-go. Just turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course is taught family-style and only one Course Book is needed per family. 


A Student Journal for each child is also needed to complete this course. Purchase on the Health and the Physical Body Course Set page.

Health and the Physical Body Course Book

$19.99

Each student grades 3–6 needs their own copy of the Health and the Physical Body Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

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Health and the Physical Body Student Journal Grades 3-6

$6.49

Each student grades 7–8 needs their own copy of the Health and the Physical Body Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8  journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

Health and the Physical Body Student Journal Grades 7-8

$6.99

PDF for self-printing

The Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book is an engaging science resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with  their older siblings and learn about the cells, organs, and systems of our amazing human bodies! With fun activities—including mazes, coloring, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, beautifully illustrated activity books are a valuable addition to family-style science or a wonderful resource to kick-start your child’s scientific learning.


Each book in the Science Activity Books series correlates to a Good and Beautiful grades 3–8 science unit, with every two-page spread in the activity book corresponding to a lesson in the science unit. However, the activity books are not integrated into the unit and can be used independently.

Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book can be purchased in physical form here.

*NOTE: Downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.

Original Publication Only Available from The Good and the Beautiful

Health and the Physical Body (PDF) Science Activity Book

$9.99