Our human body project is over. I still can’t believe it! This is a quick run down of all the printables we used while learning about the human body. I will break down the post by systems/sections of the body. This post has materials for the body chart only- so if you want to do some of the science experiments, click on the title of each section. It will take you to the blog post on that specific topic where you can get more ideas for science experiments, videos, and more.
Before starting, trace your child’s body on a large piece of butcher paper. I used packaging paper from Amazon- we got a ton since we did a lot of online Christmas shopping. After tracing the body- cut out two copies. MAKE SURE that all three body outlines line up. Learn from my mistake! FYI- I will be referring to these cutouts throughout this post as “body charts”.
Skeletal System (click on this link for more ideas)
Materials:
- body chart
- child-size skeleton printout from eSkeletons. (I had to make some adjustments- my daughter isn’t quite that tall yet, so I shrunk the size a bit before printing. Due to size issues, I also had to add a different pelvic bone (found here), ribs (found here), and I ended up drawing a skull.
- body chart
- paper cut out of the brain (I did a google search and came up with this one, but there are a ton available!
- body chart
- green embroidery floss (lymph vessels)
- green and white paint (to be used as the lymph nodes and white blood cells)
- green paper for a spleen
- body chart
- lungs (clipart from Kidopo)
- bubble wrap (air in our lungs)
- blue paper for a diaphragm
- body chart
- red and blue embroidery floss (arteries and veins)
- heart (clipart from Phillip Martin)
- body chart
- white, pink, and blue straws (upper throat, esophagus, and trachea)
- digestive system cutout (I think this is the one I used, but I am not sure…. I did print it in black and white)
- body chart
- yellow paper for a bladder, urethra, ureter, kidneys
- body chart
- red plastic tablecloth (from dollar tree)
- body chart
- clear plastic sheet protector (glue on top of the eye as the cornea)
- white, black, and blue (or whatever color your child’s irises are) paper
- body chart
- 2 copies of your body chart (one for the skin, one for the clothes- just cut off the head, hands, and feet)
- yarn (hair and eyebrows)
- construction paper, material for clothes
- red paper for lips
- paint for skin