“Hand” explained in 4 pictures

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Young children understand that hands are part of the body, and that we use our fingers to hold things, touch and feel things, and wash them clean

Your hands are at the ends of your arms.
You have a right hand and a left hand.
Hands are a part of the body that we use a lot every day.

💬 Where are your hands?

Your hands are at the ends of your arms. You have a right hand and a left hand. Hands are a part of the body that we use a lot every day.

🤔 Can you find your right hand and your left hand?

Hands have fingers.
You can bend and stretch your fingers.
When you use your fingers, you can hold things.

💬 Hands have fingers

Hands have fingers. You can bend and stretch your fingers. When you use your fingers, you can hold things.

🤔 What can you hold using your fingers?

When you touch with your hands, you can learn many things.
You can feel soft, hard, and smooth.
Do not touch hot things.

💬 You can tell by touching with your hands

When you touch with your hands, you can learn many things. You can feel soft, hard, and smooth. Do not touch hot things.

🤔 Try touching something nearby. Is it smooth? Is it rough?

Hands touch many different things.
When you come home from outside, wash your hands.
When you wash with soap, your hands become clean.

💬 Let's wash our hands clean

Hands touch many different things. When you come home from outside, wash your hands. When you wash with soap, your hands become clean.

🤔 When you wash your hands, can you wash between your fingers too?