February is American Heart Month and a great time for a unit study of the human heart and circulatory system! You could just put out a few heart activities in honor of the month, or your heart unit could be part of a thorough study of anatomy.
Here are some great Montessori-inspired resources for a heart and circulatory system unit:
Montessori-Inspired Heart and Circulatory System Resources
Parts of the Human Heart (Image from Montessori Helper)
Parts of the Human Heart Cards for ages 3-6 (available for purchase) from Montessori Helper.
Circulatory System Work (Photo from The Homeschool Den)
Human Body Unit: Heart and Circulatory System Activities(Photo at the top of this post) from The Homeschool Den
Sorting Blood Cells Activity (Photo from Discovery Days and Montessori Moments)
Human Body Week 1 (Circulatory System) from Discovery Days and Montessori Moments
Life Science Lab (Photo from Barefoot in Suburbia)
Life Science Lab from Barefoot in Suburbia
Free Circulatory System and Heart Control Charts from Montessori Materials
The Human Cardiovascular System – Links for Montessori Unit Study (K-12 unit) from American Montessori Consulting
Interactive Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology Links from American Montessori Consulting
Human Body Unit Study Pinterest Board
I have a Human Body Unit Study Pinterest board with a number of resources of all types and for many different levels. I’ll be adding to it as I come across new anatomy resources.
Have you and your child done activities related to the human heart and circulatory system?
(Note: For lots of Montessori-inspired activities related to Valentine hearts, check out last week’s Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities.)
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I love any hands-on activity, but I feel like this sort of concrete work is more important in the sciences than most anywhere else. These are fantastic ideas!
Thanks, Melissa! I totally agree about the sciences … I wish my science education would have been hands-on. I’m sure I would have enjoyed science much more. 🙂
So many wonderful activities to keep in mind for our body study–thanks.
Thanks, Tammy! I love the creative ideas available online … have fun! 🙂
Wow, I love your circulatory system activities!! Thanks for the link-up!
Thanks so much … I had fun finding these! And I always love when you link up! 🙂
Nice ideas and activities. I am definetly going to be pinning. It looks like Montessori Monday is attracting more blogs. Woot! Thank you so much for hosting:)
Thanks, Discovering Montessori! It’s exciting to see new blogs linking up along with the regulars that I love (like yours)! I LOVE to see the growth of Montessori education! 🙂
Hi Deb,
I popped by this evening to link up to Montessori Monday and was surprised to see our photo right at the top. Thanks so much for including our heart/circulatory activity! My kids really had a great time with that activity-racing the blood around and flipping the tiles from blue to red and back again as oxygen was gained and lost. They still talk about it!
Thanks for all the hard work you do putting these posts together for all of us. ~Liesl
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Liesl! I LOVE your activities – happy to feature them! 🙂
Great post Deb! I’m going to pin it.
Marcia 🙂
Thanks so much, Marcia! I appreciate it! 🙂
The model of the circulatory system is just wonderful.
Thanks for your comment! That is awesome, isn’t it?! Have a great week! 🙂