--- title: "Reception - Science - Exploring Skeletons!" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-13-reception-science-exploring-skeletons" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Reception - Science - Exploring Skeletons! ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/788a7df7-c1fa-4d9c-9543-871d6873ee98.jpeg) 13 October 2025 In Reception, we’ve been exploring skeletons as part of our learning linked to Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The children were fascinated by real X-rays and loved discovering what our bones look like inside our bodies. We worked together to draw around each other on large paper, then named and labelled the different bones — from our skulls and ribs to our arms and legs! This hands-on learning helped the children make links between the story and their own bodies, while developing their understanding of the world (EYFS science). It’s been a brilliant mix of curiosity, creativity and teamwork — and we’ve learned that there really are skeletons inside everyone!![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/788a7df7-c1fa-4d9c-9543-871d6873ee98.jpeg) [Reception](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Science](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-10-09_12_43_29.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-12-year-2-maths-adding-and-subtracting-1s) Previous ### [Year 2 - Maths - Adding and Subtracting 1s ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-12-year-2-maths-adding-and-subtracting-1s) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/24108bad-915b-48ea-bcd8-dc2eafc55df0.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-year-4-science-presenting-data) Next ### [Year 4 Science - Presenting Data](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-year-4-science-presenting-data) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)