My Body

Songs: My Hands; Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Books: Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton
            God Made Me by Joanna Bicknell
            Belly Button Book! by Sandra Boynton
            The Eye Book by Theo. Lesieg (Dr. Seuss)
Craft: tracing of child with parts labeled
Outside: use each part of your body to do something (run, clap, climb, sing)

Supplies needed:

• paper big enough to lay your child on and trace
• scissors
• crayons, markers, etc.

This is a very simple lesson.  Begin by singing the songs together or playing games like 'touch your bellybutton'. Then have the child lay on a large piece of paper and trace their bodies.  If you're really feeling ambitious, you can even cut the whole thing out.

Let the child help you label & color each body part.  Do one at a time.  As you label, have them tell you some things you can do with that body part (and do them!).

Basic body parts:

• head
• arms
• hands
• fingers
• feet
• legs
• toes
• tummy
• eyes
• ears
• mouth
• nose

Extras:

• neck
• hair
• elbows
• shoulders
• knees
• chest

After you're done, head outside and let your child use his/her body however he/she wants.  Encourage them to use all the parts of the body you discussed ('Can you pick up the flower with your fingers? Can you smell it with your nose?  See it with your eyes?').

Once they've gotten their energy out, read some books about the body.

Additional ideas/discussions:

• do animals have bodies? do bugs? do plants?
• Heavenly Father made my body/has a body
• how do I take care of my body? (eat good food, exercise, wash hands, get good sleep, etc.)
• what if you didn't have ____? (arms/fingers/legs/eyes, etc.)
• play Cootie Bug (have bodies, eyes, legs, heads)