Hands

Gathering Time:

Read

“Hand, Hand Finger Thumb” by Al Perkin

Count how many fingers we have on each hand

Talk about why we wash our hands

Open Them, Shut Them (finger play)

Sing “The Itsy, Bitsy Spider” using the hand actions

"I Have Ten Little Fingers" by Annie Kubler (do actions)

Sing “Fun with Hands”  Tune of Row, Row, Row your Boat

Focus Activities:

Make a heart shape out of our hands- finger paint

Practice washing our hands

 Play with play doh

Do somersaults, barrel crawl and other gross motor activities using our hands

Other Possibilities:

Trace our hand

RESOURCES:

"I'm a Little Teapot!" complied by Jane Cobb Illustrated by Magda Lazicka