The Digestive Journey
Trace the journey of food through the digestive system: food enters the mouth where teeth break it down and saliva begins digestion, travels down the oesophagus to the stomach, passes through the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed, and waste moves through the large intestine
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“The Digestive Journey means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- A simple body outline printout or drawing
- Pencil and labels
Extra for the adult
Worked example. The brain sends signals so muscles know when to move.
Optional challenge. For The Digestive Journey, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples The Digestive Journey, not mastery.
Share and support
Family records and proof options
Keep a record of your learning
Save photos, notes, and attendance. Export a proof packet for compliance or portfolio reviews.
Practice this concept
Start practiceThe Digestive Journey practice
Practice key ideas from The Digestive Journey.
Free · no login · no ads · Practice answers and completion are not saved. Parent observation remains the lesson record.
Learning resources
Extra practice links — they do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
KidsHealth · Practice link — not the full lesson
Your Digestive System
Before you open · source notes
Your Digestive System supports The Digestive Journey. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
Free educational page, no sign-in required for the tested path.
Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
Source, access and review notes
Public KidsHealth page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
KidsHealth. “Your Digestive System.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
Unknown — link only
Check understanding
- List the organs in order: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
- Describe what happens at each stage (teeth chew, stomach churns with acid, small intestine absorbs nutrients)
- State that the small intestine is where most nutrients pass into the blood, and the large intestine removes water from waste
“If your child ate a sandwich, could they describe the journey it takes through their body — from mouth to stomach to intestines?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- The Human Body
- Age range
- Ages 7–9