Heart Anatomy For Kids | Printable & Resources

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Last month we did our first mini unit study on space, and it was so fun to have that common theme to come back to. So this month I thought it would be fun to do an anatomy theme. And since February is the month of love, why not start with heart anatomy?!

It actually sounded like kind of a big subject at first. It felt complicated and a bit overwhelming. But the more I looked into it, and started gathering age appropriate resources, the more excited I got about this theme.

In true homeschool mom fashion, I wanted to get all the books, all the games, all the things! But I worked hard this time to pair it back and remember Squeaks is in kindergarten, not pre-med.

So with that in mind, I put together a small selection of resources for a heart anatomy study.

To give our lesson a little more hands on fun, I created a fun printable heart anatomy activity.

With moveable pieces, clear labeling, and bright colors, this activity makes learning about the heart easy and fun! Squeaks loved adding each piece and reading the descriptions (the facts page can be printed on the back of the game, or on a separate page) along with me. As with most of my games, laminating and adding Velcro dots to hold the pieces in place makes the activity durable and easy to use over and over. Click here for a list of my tried and true favorite supplies for putting my games together.

I chose two books to focus on (three if you count our regular curriculum, but I’ll get to that in a minute). They are age appropriate and super cute! First is Human Body Theater: A Non-Fiction Revue. It’s written in comic-strip-style, introducing and explaining human anatomy in such a relatable and fun way. Heart anatomy is only a small part of this book as it covers the whole body (including puberty, so watch out for that if you decide your little ones aren’t quite ready for that). I highly recommend this book as a supplement to your science curriculum. Funny, clever, and easy to read.

The second book is from Usborne, Look Inside Your Body. Like Human Body Theater, this book covers the full body in language and style kids can relate to. It’s perfect for my four and six year old, and even my two year old enjoys lifting the informational flaps and doors throughout the book to read the information inside. Another perfect way to add fun and a little deeper look into an anatomy study. It’s a book we come back to often.

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We were fortunate to find an awesome science curriculum at the beginning of the year as well. Masterbooks, God’s Design For Life: For Beginners. It’s split into three sections- plants, the human body, and animals. Up until this point we had been focusing on the animal lesson as Squeaks is determined she will be a veterinarian some day. This book is so gentle and user friendly though that it allowed us to switch easily over to the human body section for this heart anatomy lesson. It’s a very flexible curriculum and it’s easy to work into other topics when desired. As a side note, we’re also using Masterbooks math curriculum this year for Squeaks, and loving it! (See our Kindergarten curriculum picks here.)

These resources have been so helpful in our study of the human heart. We will continue to review and build on this lesson throughout the month, and I look forward to seeing how it inspires conversation and learning in my little ones. I heart this subject! 😉

Get your Human Heart Anatomy activity here!

What’s your favorite way to introduce a new anatomy study in your homeschool? What resources have you found helpful?