We all have one! We use it every moment of every day-- your incredible human body! What a personal and relevant topic of study for any child!
For the younger students, your study may focus primarily on anatomy, so you will explore the body's organs and body's systems. For older students you may extend the study into physiology and add in the functioning of the human body, including its systems, tissues, and cells.
Browse the ideas and links here to plan your human body lapbook, notebook, or unit study.
Photo credit
Human Body Lapbook Photos
For human body lapbook pictures, visit
- Mad House Academy's Pictures
- WellybootsMum
- Just Some Stuff blog
- 1+1+1=1 blog
- Homeschooling in Heels Human Body Lapbook Here you can find not only photos but free printable minibook templates! Look in the right sidebar for the links to the freebies.
- Marine Corp Nomads If you're considering buying the Hands of a Child human body lapbook kit, be sure to visit this blog for a preview. Even if you want a DIY lapbook, you're sure to get some great ideas from these photos.
These photos show the human body lapbook made by my daughter during her first grade year when we used Sonlight Science 1. I hope that they will give you inspiration to create your own lapbook! (Many of the graphics and ideas came from the Scholastic Easy Make and Learn Projects book linked below.)
The Body Systems
There are eleven major body systems. By covering each of them, you will create a balanced unit study.
Clicking on the linked systems will take you to the part of this page where you can find free printables and other resources!
circulatory or cardiovascular- respiratory
- skeletal
- muscular
- nervous
- reproductive
- digestive
- urinary
- immunne or lymphatic
- endocrine
- integumentary system (Skin, hair, and nails)
Easy Make and Learn Projects Human Body
Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body (Grades 2-4)
Amazon Price: (as of 11/09/2009)
I own this fantastic book! I recommend it highly for the creative reproducibles it offers. Many of the crafts are very easily adapted to lapbooking. Here is a free exerpt -- a shape book covering several body systems.
Free Coloring Pages, Notebooking Pages, Lesson Plans, and Games
- Drawings of Parts of the Human Body
- A nice drawing of the inner ear, the digestive system, a cross-section of the heart, and more.
- Crayola's Human Body Coloring Pages
- Pages include human eye, a cell, human organs, and human skeleton.
- Human Body Coloring Book Pages
- These are mostly outside body parts -- ear, nose, hands, etc. But there is also a diagram of the lungs and a boy with an x-ray over his torso, showing his bones.
- Anatomy Coloring Pages
- A handful of technical drawings like something out of a medical textbook.
- Homeschool Helper Online
- Free notebooking pages include Bones, Fetus, Heart, Skull, and Tooth & Toothbrush.
- Pasco Partners Human Body Unit Study
- This PDF unit study incorporates language, math, and science all around the theme of the human body. Not only will you find great lesson plan ideas and activities, but this PDF has some great reproducible one page outlines of organs.
- Science With Me Worksheets
- Although you'll have to sign up with this website (it's free), it's worth the hassle. Not only will you find quaility printables, you'll also have access to some great animations about the human body. Take the time to explore this fantastic website. You will find a lot to use.
- Science Project Room
- Two word puzzles (samples from a book by Teacher Created Resources) in PDF format.
- Make an Anatomy T-shirt
- This free pattern can be printed onto iron on transfer paper and then used to create your own very fun craft idea that teaches about the major organs!
- Body Bingo
- Print and play this classic game to learn the organs of the body.
- Homeschooling in Heels Free Human Body Lapbook
- Look for the link in the sidebar under Curriculum to Share.
Amazon Spotlight
Nonfiction Read & Write Booklets: Human Body
Nonfiction Read & Write Booklets: Human Body: 10 Interactive Reproducible Booklets That Help Students Build Content Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Skills (Best Practices in Action)
Amazon Price: $8.07 (as of 11/09/2009)
This is a reading comprehension booster with a human body theme to each of the minibooks. This resource could draw in a language arts component to your unit study.
Adorable Wearables
Adorable Wearables Human Body: Reproducible Patterns for "Hear" Muffs, Vision Goggles, and Other Easy-to-Make Paper Projects That Kids Can Wear
Amazon Price: $8.63 (as of 11/09/2009)
This book is so fun! Reproducible patterns for making learning styled costumes!
Human Body Reference Books
Nervous System Free Resources
online goodies
- Neuroscience Coloring Book
- Nice line drawings of organs that are part of the nervous system as well as detailed diagrams of neurons.
- Brain Bottom View
- A realistic diagram of the brain from a bottom view.
- Brain Top View
- The complement to the above coloring page -- the brain viewed from the top.
- Neuroscience for Kids
- This site holds a wealth of information about the nervous system, all on a basic level that children can understand.
- Bodyology, Brain & Nervous System
- Coloring pages, activity ideas, online games, and articles can be found here. This is a great webpage!
- Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop
- This is so fun! You've got to print out and make this free cut-and-assemble brain hat that teaches the sections of the human brain. Adorable idea! Pair it with this printable brain game for extra fun!
Muscular System Free Resources
online goodies
- Muscles Mini Poster
- These images would make great graphics for a minibook of muscles of the body.
- Bodyology, Muscular & Skeletal Systems
- You will find some well made online games, interactive diagrams, activity ideas, and blackline masters here. (This site is also linked in the Skeletal System Resources due to subject overlap.) Printables (blackline masters) include a muscle chart, arm muscles with labels, and important muscle names.
Bones
X-rays are intriguing! Call your local hospital or orthopedic office to arrange a field trip to a radiology lab to see x-rays close up!
Skeletal System on Amazon
Skeletal System Free Resources
online goodies
- Human Skeleton
- Here is the link for the graphic in this module --a great JPG file of a realistic (not scary) skeleton. This could be a graphic or a coloring page.
- Bodyology, Muscular & Skeletal Systems
- Wow! This page offers some great online games, interactive diagrams, and printables! Look especially for the Arm Muscles and Bones Blackline Master for a great minibook printable!
- Skeleton Vocabulary Pages
- Four page, notebooking document with skeleton related words.
- EdHeads Virtual Hip Replacement Surgery
- No printables here, but a really fascinating online (not gory) virtual surgery. Look at the Choose an Activity menu at the top to find the virtual knee replacement.
- The eSkeletons Project
- Want a big project? Print out a life-sized model of the human skeleton! This site offers printables in adult and juvenile sizes. Look on the left side of the page. Scroll down to "Teaching resources." That's where you can find the printable skeltons. Just 21 pieces of paper can make a life-sized adult skeleton! There are also some printable skeleton jigsaw puzzles on this page.
- Human Skeleton Science Coloring Page
- Use this freebie from Home Training Tools to identify, cut out, and color the major bones that make up the skeleton.
- Bones: An Exhibit Inside You Curriculum Guide
- This museum visit curriculum guide could certainly be used without visiting the exhibit. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page for the link to the PDF file.
- Skeleton Game
- This free printable Skeleton Game is played like "beetle". You will need a die and a copy of the print-out for every player (preferably on card). A great way to learn about bones!
Circulatory System Free Resources
also called cardiovascular system
- Bodyology, Heart and Circulatory System
- This is a must-visit page. You'll find not only great printable coloring pages, but also articles, interactive diagrams, and activity ideas.
- Cross-section of the Heart
- This coloring page would be great for studying the way blood is pumped through the chambers of the heart.
- Circulatory System Printable
- A lovely PDF from the American Heart Association showing the circulatory system and some facts.
- About the Heart Printable
- Another nice PDF, full color printable from the American Heart Association.
- Human Blood Notebooking Page
- This attractive page can be filled in and used as a notebooking page or adapted for a minibook.
- The Human Cardiovascular System - Links for Montessori Unit Study
- Printable diagrams, activities, and booklets.
Respiratory System Free Resources
online goodies
- Bodyology, Lungs and Respiratory System
- This page has links to two resources -- one is a great printable PDF diagram of the respiratory system. The other is a movie demonstrating what happens during an asthma attack.
- Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System
- The Canadian Lung Association offers printable teacher resources at three levels: grades 1-3, 4-6, and 7-12. Especially look for the How We Breathe PDF in the 4-6 grade section. It shows how humans breathe and the different parts of our respiratory system.
Digestive System Free Resources
online goodies
- Black & White Digestive System Numbered Diagram
- An outline of the entire digestive system has lines for the student to label the body parts. Answers are included on the page.
- Full Color Digestive System Diagram
- This is a full color JPG image with the names of the parts labeled. For the unlabeled version, click on the graphic in this module.
- Human Digestive System Images
- Free black and white clip art images from old books that are free for educational use.
- Open Wide and Trek Inside
- A National Institute of Heath lesson plan for grades 1-2. Online activities and printables are both available for this unit study all about the mouth and teeth.
- Bodyology, Digestive System
- This is a treasure -- articles, activities and coloring pages!
- Break Down that Food!
- A color diagram and numbered steps explaining the process of digestion.
- How to Learn About Digestion According to a First Grade Boy
- This blog post is so cute and has some truly great ideas for learning about digestion.
Reader Feedback
I welcome your thoughts.
Jessica wrote
Wow, what amazing lapbooking resources you offer here! I was thrilled to see a link to my blog and even more thrilled to discover many great new ideas to use in our homeschooling.
Many thanks! :)
Jessica
Homeschooling in Heels
Posted October 11, 2009
Joan4 wrote...
Again, your lens amazes me! I always want to do lapbooks for the grandchildren. Maybe I will start a few that we can work on when they visit. Such a wonderful idea! Blessed by a joyful SquidAngel!
Posted September 04, 2009
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Hello! I am a homeschooling, stay at home mom who loves to teach and learn. I enjoy cooking from scratch, blogging, photography, and traveling, but I...
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