Letter of the Week: Bb
Number of the Week: 2 (If you did this last week because of your child's age, then just repeat it again. We can do it all together this time, and it will go perfectly in talking about the body and the "pairs" of body parts we have.
Bible Verse of the Week: "Be kind to one another." Ephesians 4:32
Books:
Songs:
* Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
* The Hokey Pokey
* Toe Knee Chest Nut
* Father Abraham (motions use different body parts)
* Do Your Ears Hang Low?
* Simon Says Game
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Lesson 1: The Bones in my Body
Objectives:
* To understand that there are many bones inside our bodies
* To recognize that these bones connect to one another to hold us together
* To use the fine motor skills involved with cutting, gluing, and drawing
Materials:
* black and white construction paper
* scissors
* glue
* 8 q-tips
* black marker or crayon
Procedure:
(Of course, we cannot make a picture with all of the bones in the body! :) This will just be a fun representation!)
1. Cut out a head shape from white construction paper and glue it on the black construction paper. Then glue 3 q-tips underneath one another going horizontally across the paper like this:
* I also labeled the top of the page with a fun heading "Bones in my Body" with skeleton pics!
2. After this, glue another q-tip on top of the others going vertically like this:
This will represent the ribs in your body.
3. Glue 2 more q-tips on the sides of the "ribs" to represent arm bones.
4. Then 2 more for leg bones.
5. Have your child make a face on the white construction paper, and hang it up on your child's think board!
6. Extensions:
* Talk about the different types of bones in your body, how some are smaller or larger than others, and how strong they are.
* Look at a picture of a skeleton or an actual skeleton to get a better understanding of how many bones we have and how they work together.
* Talk about the names of some of the bones in the body. (mandible, cranium, ulna, radius, etc.)
Lesson 2: My Hands and Feet
Objectives:
* To understand the importance of hands and feet and the functions they have in our bodies
* To use the fine motor skills involved with making hand and feet prints
Materials:
* large white construction paper
* 2-3 colors of paint
* 2-3 paper plates
* something for child to wear to protect clothes from paint
Procedure:
1. Have your child look at their hands and their feet. Talk about what they do and why they are important. Relate this back to lesson #1 from All About Me with the fingerprints.
2. Put a smock or shirt over the child's clothes so they can try not to get paint all over themselves! :) Pour a little paint onto a paper plate and press the child's hand into the paint and then back onto the paper to demonstrate how to make a hand print. Then allow them to explore for themselves. You can use multiple colors like we did if you want to.
3. Repeat step #2 with their feet. This is a messy lesson, but so much fun! You will have beautiful artwork to display, as well!
Lesson 3: My Whole Body
Objectives:
* To create a lifesize replication of the child's body and recognize that this is their actual size and what their body looks like
* To recognize and label the different parts of the body and participate in the Langauge Experience Approach (explained below)
* To use the fine motor skills involved with coloring, tracing, and writing
Materials:
* large piece of butcher paper or multiple pieces of construction paper taped together
* pencil
* markers or crayons
Procedure:
1. Have your child lay down on the piece of paper as shown below and trace their body onto the paper. Be sure that they spread out their arms, hands, and legs so you can trace around them.
2. After the tracing, allow your child to color the picture of their body. Talk about the color of their hair and eyes, color of their skin, etc. Add any kind of detail you want to the picture.
3. Label the specific parts of the body. Have the child tell you what each part is and then write it for them or have them write it if they can. If you are writing it, make sure the child is watching you and watching the letters you are writing. Say the word as you write it. This is called the "Language Experience Approach" and helps with early reading and writing skills.
*Save your picture for another lesson later in the week!
Lesson 4: My Healthy Body
Objectives:
* To understand the importance of being active through exercise, movement, and sports and how these activities keep our bodies healthy
* To use the motor skills involved with exercise, movement, and sports
* This activity is up to you! Choose any kind of activity that will allow your child to get up and get moving! Some examples are swimming, playing chase, hopscotch, kicking a soccer ball back and forth, jumping rope, etc. For this lesson, we played basketball and baseball with grandpa!
Materials:
* Whatever you need for your specific activity. We used a ball and a goal.
Procedure:
1. My dad is a coach, so he was the perfect teacher for this lesson. He played catch with Sawyer with a soft baseball, showing him the correct way to throw the ball and catch it. He also made Sawyer throw with his left hand and then his right hand which helped Sawyer differentiate between the two.
2. Then they played basketball, taking turns with shooting.
Sawyer loves to run up and dunk it!
* This is a great way to get your kiddos into exercise, sports, or any activity that will get them moving! It is so important for our bodies!
Lesson 5: My Measurements
Objectives:
* To understand what measurement is and how to measure something using a measuring tape or a ruler
* To determine the measurements in inches of different body parts
* To recognize specific numbers on the measuring device
* To use the fine motor skills involved with holding a tape measure/ruler and making a measurement, as well as writing
Materials:
* paper from lesson #3
* child's think tank
* measuring tape or ruler
Procedure:
1. Explain to your child what measurement is (how long or big or heavy something is). Demonstrate on your own body how to take a measurement of your arm. Show them the numbers and explain that the number that reaches the end of your arm is how long your arm is. Allow them to explore.
2. Measure your childs arms, legs, hands, feet, waist, head, and whole body, and write down the numbers on the paper. You can guide your child's hand in writing these numbers or have them write it themselves.
3. Extensions:
* Talk about how these measurements will change as they grow. Ask the child, "Will the numbers get bigger or smaller? Will you grow taller or shorter?"
* You can make or purchase a growth chart to keep track of their measurements throughout the years.
Extra Thinking:
* Letter B - Glue teddy graham "Bears" on the letter B (remember to do upper and lowercase) Your child can also color on the page with brown, blue, and black crayons.
Yummy!
* Body Part Science (#1 lesson on page, extension to lesson #3 and #5)
* Bean Bag Body Parts
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