Mat Man

Mat Man can be used with young children to teach them about body parts. The pieces can also be used to build letters. I did not create Mat Man, I just created the 3D model to replace the paper version.

I believe Mat Man was created by Learning Without Tears, and they have some free pdf printables and some additional resources for sale. https://www.lwtears.com/mat-man-downloads 

Learning Ideas:

• Assemble Mat Man while listening to the song (or while singing it)
• Sing the song while pointing to the child's head, eyes, etc. 
• Sing the song while pointing to a pet's nose, ears, etc.
• Draw Mat Man while singing the song (you can do a circle for the body and the hands)
• Use the pieces to create capital and lower case letters. 
• Build a letter and then have the child try and write it

You will need:

• 2 large half circles for the head
• 3 small half circles (mouth and ears)
• 2 tiny circles for eyes
• 1 tiny oval for a nose
• 1 large rectangle body (with or without heart cutout)
• 4 long rectangles for arms and legs
• 2 short rectangles for feet (print 1 extra for a better capital E if you're doing letters)
• 1 Right Hand
• 1 Left Hand

Mat Man song on YouTube: