Skeleton Cut and Join Worksheet for Kids

How to use this worksheet

Help your child cut out each bone shape carefully, sorting the pieces so none get lost along the way. Lay a blank piece of paper flat and have your child arrange the bones into a body shape before gluing anything down, starting with the skull at the top. Once the layout looks right, glue each bone into place one at a time, checking that the arrangement still makes sense as you go. Let the finished skeleton dry flat before displaying it.

Materials needed

• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil or Marker

Extension activities

• 1Label the different bones of the skeleton with simple words.
• 2Color the skeleton after assembling it, using white or bone-colored crayons.
• 3Research the function of different bones, like how the ribs protect the heart.
• 4Feel your own bones through your skin and compare them to the finished picture.
• 5Make up a Halloween-themed skeleton dance to act out how the bones move.