These printable human body playdough mats let kids build organs right on a body outline, from the brain and heart to the lungs and stomach. It’s a hands-on way to learn the body systems.
Body system cards cover the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, muscular, lymphatic and urinary systems. The body mats come in three skin tones with boy and girl versions, so every kid can see themselves.
How to Use Human Body Playdough Mats
Human Body Playdough Mats
Get the printablePlaydough in red, pink, brown and other colors
Laminator or page protectors
Print and laminate
Print the body mat and the cards for the system you’re studying, then laminate them.
Pick a body system
Choose a system card, like the digestive or respiratory system.
Build the organs
Kids look at the organ cards and build each organ with playdough right on the body outline.
Talk about the job
Talk about what each organ does: the lungs help us breathe, the stomach breaks down food.
📝 Teacher tip
The reproductive system cards are on their own pages, so you can easily leave them out for younger kids.
Human Body Systems for Kids
- Digestive system: breaks down food so the body can use it.
- Circulatory system: the heart pumps blood all around the body.
- Respiratory system: the lungs bring in oxygen when we breathe.
- Nervous system: the brain and nerves send messages all over the body.
- Skeletal and muscular systems: bones hold us up and muscles help us move.
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Build organs one at a time with the anatomy task cards. Kids make the brain, heart, lungs and more.
Human body mats include
- Body outline mats in 3 skin tones, boy and girl versions
- Body system cards: digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, muscular, lymphatic, urinary and reproductive
- Organ cards from the brain to the teeth
- Full color and black and white versions
- Instant PDF download, nothing is shipped
Perfect for
- Human body units
- Pre-K through 2nd grade
- Science centers
- Homeschool
- Health lessons
Human Body Playdough Mats FAQ
Body outline mats where kids build organs out of playdough to learn the body systems.
Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, muscular, lymphatic, urinary and reproductive.
Yes. Those cards are on their own pages, so they’re easy to skip.
About pre-K through 2nd grade.
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