Helping Hand

Build self-esteem and competence as helping habits are recognized and displayed.

• 1.

  Discuss these questions: What do you do to help each other in school? Your family? Your friends?

• 2.

  Trace handprints on paper with Crayola® Washable Markers and Washable Multicultural Markers. Work with partners to trace hands. Select a matching skin color for the hands.

• 3.

  Draw pictures or write words to describe how these hands help other people. Adults or more advanced students can write words for younger children or those with disabilities.

Benefits

• Children build their sense of competence and self-esteem as they recognize how they help others.
• Students increase their regard for human diversity by realizing how people care for each other.
• Children communicate how their hands are helping hands by drawing pictures and/or writing words.

Adaptations

• Make handprints in Crayola® Model Magic® as a keepsake for families.
• Trace the hands of, and interview, other people in the school to find out how they help students. Talk with custodians, cooks, bus drivers, librarians, volunteers, and other staff. Display all the Helping Hands.