I Am the Skeletal System  

I am the supportive, movable, and protective skeletal system. 

I wonder what my body will accomplish today – maybe I will run a marathon, travel across the ocean, or hike up a majestic mountain?

I hear the blood pumping all around bringing new cells and minerals to my bones.

I see the muscles attached to my bones, contracting to help my skeleton move.

I want my yellow bone marrow to store extra fat and energy, while my red marrow makes new blood cells and platelets to help stop my body from bleeding.

I am the supportive, movable, and protective skeletal system. 

I pretend that I am a ballerina jumping high or a gymnast doing flips in the air.

I feel my joints move in all directions – my pivot joints move like a compass, my hinge joints resemble a door hinge, and my gliding joints remind me of a sliding glass door. 

I touch the cartilage that prevents my bones from grinding together.

I worry that my bones will deteriorate or eventually crumble beneath my weight. 

I cry out for extra calcium to keep my bones healthy and strong.

I am the supportive, movable, and protective skeletal system. 

I understand that the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and nervous system all have important functions.

I say, but without me, you couldn’t move, stand up, or protect your vital organs!

I dream of the day when my 206 bones will work together to accomplish something great. 

I try to name all the bones that make up my skeleton – the largest bone is the femur and my smallest one is called the stirrup. 

I hope to avoid breaking any bones or dislocating a ball and socket joint like the ones at my shoulder and hip. 

I am the supportive, movable, and protective skeletal system.