For Church, Home, and School LESSONS Ages 1-3 Nursery/Sunbeam
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
My hands can do many things!
poster or coloring page
OBJECTIVE: Help children appreciate their hands and what they can do.
Use this activity for NUSERY and SUNBEAMS (Ages 1-5)
POSTER ACTIVITY – My Hands Can Do Many Things
1. Print or copy the activity poster to color.
2. Talk about the poster, saying, “My hands can do many things! Wave, play with my pet, paint, build, zip, bounce, clap, hold. These are my two hands. Aren’t they wonderful?”
• Have objects to play with (shown on the handout).
• Help children trace their hands onto the blank space (on the handout) or place poster paint on a sponge, then inside of hands to make a print of each hand (on the handout).
3. Talk about the Home Activity: “Help me understand how many things my hands can do. Let’s play catch, make cookies, pop bubbles, or enjoy a game of peek-a-boo!” If time permits, show children how to do these things.
THOUGHT TREAT: Hand cut-out cookie. Cut sugar cookie dough into hand shapes, then bake, frost, and top with jelly beans or tiny candy (for fingernails). Tell children, “Hands are special because they help us _______.” Have children name ways they use their hands and help (e.g., brush teeth, dress, play ball, wash face, play drums, eat, feed the pet, set the table, dust the blinds, shine mirror, tend baby). (Alternative—handprint in playdough.)
YOUTH CAN TEACH
So, please let them teach as it helps them learn the gospel and grow their testimony as they share it.
Use this BRIGHT IDEAS LESSON Planner to plan lesson objectives, activities, and discussions (included with each activity).
