MY HAND
Grade:
K-2
Age:
4-8
Subject:
Crafts
Submitted by:
Julia Wallace, a student from the Center for Arts and Technology (Pickering Campus) in Phoenixville, PA.
Objectives:
- To create a memorable handprint.
What You Need:
- white paper
- paint (any color)
- sponge or paintbrush
- pen or pencil
- the "my hand" poem (below)
What You Do:
- Each child paints their hand (you may need to offer assistance to younger children).
- Children then place their hand on the paper to create a handprint.
- Allow the paint to dry.
- If they are able to, allow the child to write his/her name. If not help them with this step.
- Paste the poem next to their hand print:
This is my hand so tiny and small
For you to place upon the wall
So you can watch as years go by
How we have grown, my hand and I
