I love to do crafts and have cute handouts and activities for church (and school, and friends, and - well you get the idea). I don't consider myself creative, but often use the help of others' talents. I decided to share what I'm doing for others just like me. It may be a link to where I found something or it might even be something *I* created. Right now I work as a paraprofessional at my kids' elementary - in special ed (autism). I started creating items for my 3rd graders this year and can't wait to share them with you. I am the 1st counselor in YW (first time in YW is this past year). I also have ideas for cub scouts and sunbeams posted, my previous callings.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

I am Thankful for My Hands (Primary Manual 1, Lesson 17)



Sunbeam Lesson 17: I am Thankful for My Hands


We had a lot of fun today!  We talked about our hands and everything they can do and feel.  On half a piece of cardstock (landscape) I typed My Hands Can Feel Many Things! at the bottom and on the other side I typed My hands are unique!  I cut the sheet in half.  During class I traced their hands on each of the pieces.  On the paper that talked about feeling things we glued things they could touch/feel.  I just searched the house to find things I already had that were of different texture.  Here is the one I made ahead of time:
I cut the items at home so we could just glue them on (their hands are tiny, you need small pieces-smaller than I thought - I had to trim most of them). I also brought my hot glue gun to help them stick better.  Each finger had an item glued on and I found so many I put two more on the palm.  I ended up with felt, sandpaper, furry materiel, boa, cotton ball, bubble wrap, aluminum foil.  They loved to feel the different items.
With the other hand we talked about how each hand is unique.  I used a stamp pad to put their fingerprints on this hand (don't forget the baby wipes):

 Those hands went in a gallon Ziploc baggie:
I placed a label on it so the parents knew what our lesson was all about:
In the bag I also included other things they can do with their hands:
Bubble wrap.  I also gave them a smaller piece to pop in class.  We did that during the lesson and then they had the large piece in their bag to pop at home.

This hand I printed off my Primary Partners CD.  It is double sided and glued together like a mitt.
 We eat with our hands so they had goldfish crackers:
 And I found this cute worksheet that they color with their hands (link at end of post with the downloads).

I forgot to add it before I took pictures, but clay (or play dough) was in there too.

The kids loved doing everything with their hands and taking home a bag of things to do.  Our lesson and making the hands filled the time, but if you had extra time they could color one of the sheets during class.

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Download Editable Labels (may lose font, but there are other labels on the sheet)
Download PDF Labels (the font will looked how I used it)
Link to church hands worksheet is here
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 20, 2016 at 9:06 PM

    I just discovered your blog through Pinterest! Thank you for the darling ideas for my Sunbeams "hands" lesson! Totally appreciate your time!

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  2. LynFebruary 28, 2018 at 12:48 AM

    Lovely idea. Looking forward to trying it! Thanks!

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  3. prof Brusco_pasA445C033December 14, 2019 at 10:11 AM

    Thanks for sharing your ideas.

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  4. KristenJanuary 15, 2021 at 2:27 PM

    Doing at home preschool 2x a week for my little boy and 2 neighbors kids - we are in a series of The Five Senses and started off with touch. I based our activities and lesson around your content here and the hands were such a hit! They were so fun to be able to send home with the littles and for us to display at home as we talk about all the ways we use our hands and therefore all the ways we have to be grateful for them!

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