I Can Build with My Hands

The lesson “I Can Build with My Hands” is part 14 of a 42 part series on parts of the human body, health, and safety. This lesson teaches hand/eyecoordination using building blocks, cans, or boxes. This resource includes a lesson plan for the teacher on how to prepare beforehand, class-time content to facilitate learning about the hands, activities facilitating further learning, and a teacher assessment at theend. There is also an alternative activity (a chant/poem with hand motions) suggested. This lesson is designed for a group of young children between the ages of 3 and 5, and is the fourteenth physical development lesson in the Core Curriculum, 3-5 years, Year One.