Level: Preschool - Early Childhood
Subject: Body Parts
Domains Addressed:
Cognitive - Language - Motor - Adaptive - Personal/Social
Materials Needed:
Paper
plates
Buttons
Paper, foam, or felt
Shapes
Yarn or shredded tissue paper for hair
Construction paper circles just smaller than the plates
Activities:
Circle Time:
Songs: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (an old
favorite)
My Foot...
My foot has toes
My foot has toes
My foot has toes
My foot has toes
Whenever my feet are tickled,
My toes start to wiggle,
My foot has toes.
Finger Play:
In my mirror, I can see
Two little eyes that look at me
Two little ears, one little nose
Ten little fingers, Ten little toes.
One little mouth I open wide
Two little rows of teeth inside.
A tongue that pops both in and out
Lots of joints that bend about
Muscles and bones that do most things
All held together with my skin.
Discuss functions of body parts & practice identifying parts mentioned in
activities.
Skills Time:
Me Book
Students use assorted materials to make a "self-portrait" for
the cover.
Using tempera paint, put each student's hand prints on a circle with the
following caption:
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I have two hands & on my hands I have 10 fingers.
Will you count them with me?
(You may wish to do the same thing using footprints)
Add as many pages desired by asking the students their favorite color,
animal, toy, cartoon, food, etc. What is your favorite thing to do
with
parent or grandparent. You may have to do some prompting for younger
students.
Staple together or use brad fasteners. You may wish to laminate the
pages
to make them more durable.
Story Time:
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin, Jr
Parts by Tedd Arnold
Snack Time:
Rice or popcorn cakes with peanut butter and raisins or other finger food
for facial features.
