I Am Thankful My Body FHE Lessons

I Am Thankful For My Hands

1.Talk about what your hands and fingers can do.
-Heavenly Father has given us our hands to do many things. What can you do with your hands? (eg. Pick flowers, play with our toys, etc.)

2. Songs you can sing
"Roll Your Hands" found on page 274 of The LDS Children's Songbook.
"If You're Happy" found on page 266 of The LDS Children's Songbook. You can sing these phrases: clap your hands, wiggle your fingers, snap your fingers, etc.

Here are some other songs you can sing and do actions to. Sing as many of these songs as long as you can keep your children's attention.

-"I Wiggle" page 271
-"I Have Two Little Hands" page 272
-"My Hands" page 273

3. Finger Play and Another Song

Children like to do finger plays and sing songs; at least do the actions if they don't talk yet.

Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Give a little clap. Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Lay them in your lap.

The Eency Weency Spider
The eency weeeny spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. And the eency weency spider went up the spout again.

4. Game
Play the Silly Toss Game.

I Am Thankful For My Ears

Goes with Lesson 18.

1. Opening Song: Sing or say the words to verses 1 and 2 of "Thanks to Our Father" on page 20 of the Children's Songbook. The words are also located at Lesson 18 under "Our ears are a blessing to us".

2. Say the poem I Am Quiet and use the picture that goes with it.

3. Talk about The First Vision and use the Shoe-Box Panorama to explain what happened to Joseph Smith. Talk about Joseph Smith hearing what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ had to say to him. For older children, talk more about the vision and how he obeyed what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ told him to do.

4. Games:
For children ages 1 & 2: Have them follow your instrucions by touching certain body parts (ears, eyes, nose, mouth, leg, arm, etc.) If they can't do it on their own or don't want to do it, do it with them.
For children ages 3 & 4: Have them follow your instrucions by touching certain body parts by doing more advanced things. For example, turn around and touch the ground, touch your back, snap your fingers, rub your tummy, etc.
For children 5 & up : Give everyone a piece of paper and pencil. Give them certain instructions (come up with something they would enjoy). Have them follow the instructions you give them.

5. Closing Song: "If You're Happy" on page 266 of the Children's Songbook or any other action song that has you do something using your ears.

6. Treat: Pop Popcorn or have another treat that makes noise when you make it or eat it or just eat whatever you like.

I Am Thankful For My Eyes
Revised on 5/11/01

Goes with Lesson 19.

1. Have the child/ren look in a mirror. What do you see? (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) Our Heavenly Father has given those to us. Can you point to your eyes?

2. We are going to sing a song about our eyes.
Choose one or sing both of these songs.
-"Popcorn Popping" found on page 242 in the LDS Children's Songbook.

-"Two Little Eyes" found on page 268 in the LDS Children's Songbook say the following:
When it says "blink, blink, blink, move your eyes like this. Show them how to do it. You will need to touch your head, shoulders, knees, and toes when it says to do it in the song. Show them as you sing the song to them.
You can also

3. Game
Play the Silly Toss Game.

I Am Thankful That I Can Smell and Taste

Goes with lesson 20.

1. Finger Play -Say and act out the finger play I Have A Nose (located under "Learning Activities").

2. Songs -Sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes". Act out the motions as you sing the song.
This song can be used for any of the lessons on this page.

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Found in the "Children's Songbook" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on page 275
Author: Unknown

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes, knees and toes, knees and toes,
G G B higher D B G A A A F# E lower D

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
G G B higher D B G A lower D G G G

-Go to Preschool Education.com and sing the song The Smelling Song. You will need to click on "Music & Songs" and then click on "Senses".