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Using Your Hands

What can your hands do?

Goal:

Goal:

With a partner or a group of people, sit facing each other or in a circle. Clap and chant the following:

Helping hands, helping hands

(insert your name here)'s got helping hands

Show us what your hands can do!

The person who is named shows the group something helpful that can be done with his or her hands. Continue this until everyone has had a chance to play.

kids sitting in a circle

The slideshow below shows some great ways to use your hands. Click the forward arrow to move to the next slide.


Writing

boy writing with a pencil

Shaking Hands

two people shaking hands

Hugging

two kids hugging

Can you name some other great ways to use your hands?

Question

Can you name some ways to use your hands that are not good?

It is not good to use your hands for hitting, punching, pinching, pushing, shoving, or slapping.