Playdoh Brains!

 

Here is a fun way to teach the brain and it's lobes.  I LOVE using playdoh in my activities.
Students of all ages enjoy creating and making colorful playdoh models-I did!

 

 

I took a basic profile and tweaked it so that the inside of the head would be empty. 
I then cut it out to fit perfectly on the inside of a square paper plate that I purchased from
the Dollar Tree.  I taped it down on both sides of the head cut-out so that it wouldn't move around while we were working.   We went one lobe at a time, creating our complete brain.  Making sure the lobes are in the correct location and added the brain stem too.

Here is a list of the lobes that color coordinates with the playdoh lobes for use as a guide/key.
This was really fun and was a great take-home project. 
Click here for the profile printable.
And here for the color coded lobe guide. 
:-)