BLESSINGS – GRATITUDE Activity: My ears are such a blessing! Poster or Coloring Page – Ages 2-5 for Primary and Home (Family Home Evening), Come Follow Me

For Church, Home, and School LESSONS Ages 1-3 Nursery/Sunbeam

Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Ears are such a blessing! poster or coloring page

OBJECTIVE: Help children appreciate their ears and what they can do.

LESSON. Use Sunbeam Lesson 18 “I Am thankful for my ears!” (found HERE). 

TWO LESSON-MATCH ACTIVITIES:
• POSTER. Print the above “Ears are such a Blessing!” poster or coloring page in color or black-and-white (to color).
• CRAFT. Print the “I Am Thankful I can HEAR” CRAFT in color on cardstock four durability (found below, shown). NURSERY LEADERS. Use the lesson (above) and the POSTER and CRAFT activities to add more to your “Behold Your Little Ones” lessons 1-30 (giving you more). 

Talk about the POSTER ACTIVITY, saying, “My ears are such a blessing! Hear yourself buzz like a bee, ding like a bell, and sing a happy song!”
• Have sounds for children to hear and guess what they are (e.g., wind, buzz, can opening, bell or cell phone ringing, the voice of a mother or father calling).
• Take children for a walk outdoors to listen for the sounds of nature: birds singing, bees buzzing, wind blowing, etc. Then sit on the lawn and sing a nature song, e.g., “In the Leafy Treetops,” using the visuals from this singing activity Leafy Treetops birds and leaves pick-a-song (HERE, or poster below).

HOME ACTIVITY (at the bottom of the poster). Tell children they can take this HOME to share with family. It reads, “Let’s experience the many wonderful sounds that our ears can hear. Let’s listen to music together, hear a songbird, or hear the words ‘I love you.’”

THOUGHT TREAT: Crack, snap, and crunchy snacks. Share food that makes a sound when opened or eaten, like cracking a nut, snapping open a banana, or the crunching of cereal when you chew it. Listen for the sounds. Have children listen as you pour water into their cups. Ask them to be quiet before you make the sounds so all can hear. As they eat, have them listen for more sounds: knocking, pounding, clapping, etc.