Nervous System Game
Supplies Needed:
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Large sheet of paper
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Marker
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Scissors
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String
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Tape
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Printables
Instructions:
1. Trace your child on a large sheet of paper.
2. Start placing the parts of the nervous system by taping the brain in place. Next, add a piece of long string to
represent the spinal cord. From the spinal cord, attach other strings to represent the nerves.
3. Add the remaining body organs and parts where they should go.
4. Next, have your child pick a card from the “Messages.” Discuss where the message would start and how the
nervous system carries that need to the brain and then to the part of the body needed to complete the task.
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Nervous System Game
Message Cards
Eating - I’m hungry!
Smell - I need to sneeze!
Sun - I need to blink!
Itch - I need to scratch!
Walking - I need to walk!
Potty - I need to go!
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Air - I need to breathe.
Bandage - I have an OUCHie!
Reading - I want to read a book.
Nervous System Game
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Nervous System Game
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Nervous System Game
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Nervous System Game
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Nervous System Game
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