TumbleTA · Grades 3–5
Follow a Body System
How does the digestive system help the body use food?
Draft organizer · use with teacher-selected, checked passages.
Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Draw, tell or write your response. Ask someone to write your words if that helps.
Mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
Every arrow means “food moves to.” Draw the journey and add the jobs you can support.
Mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
Label every arrow: food moves to
Grades 3–5: nutrients enter blood / waste continues
Evidence and explanation
Before you finish
Explain digestion, absorption and waste removal as different jobs.