In primary education, moral and legal courses are an important way to cultivate students' good moral qualities and legal concepts. Integrating life elements into curriculum teaching can not only make teaching more closely related to student life, help students learn moral norms and legal knowledge in familiar life scenarios, but also stimulate students' interest in learning and help them better apply the knowledge they have learned in practical life. In this regard, the article elaborates on the significance of integrating life elements into primary school moral and legal education, analyzes the current situation of integrating life elements into primary school moral and legal education, and explores strategies for integrating life elements into primary school moral and legal education, in order to enhance students ' practical ability and sense of social responsibility.