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My Body theme for 3 and 4 year olds: a week of activities

A my body theme lesson plan for 3 and 4 year olds: what a day looks like, then the week's circle time (ten to fifteen minutes, with a child holding the book), books, craft, song, snack, letter and outside time, each with what changes at this age.

Plan this week for 3 and 4 year oldsThe whole my body week

A day of the my body theme with 3 and 4 year olds

  1. Arrival, sign-in, and a job from the helper chart.
  2. Circle (ten to fifteen minutes): calendar, “What can your hands do? What can your feet do?”, sing “this little piggy”, then Can Ted Hop?.
  3. Centers, with the craft at one table: body outline.
  4. Letter B: trace it once, then hunt for B around the room.
  5. Snack: Frozen Yogurt Bark, with children pouring and counting.
  6. Outside: body moves.
  7. Rest, then a longer read-aloud: My Teeth.

My Body circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What can your hands do? What can your feet do?”
  4. Sing: This Little Piggy.
  5. Read: Can Ted Hop? (level 1).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

My Body theme books

  • Can Ted Hop? (level 1, free on peabody.kids): What can a body do? Hop!
  • Mop Can Hop (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Hopping and jumping in the mud.
  • Jump, Jump, Jump! (level 2, free on peabody.kids): Big jumps for strong legs.
  • My Teeth (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: true facts about teeth.

My Body craft: Body outline

You need (3): a long roll of paper, crayons, tape.

  1. Lie down while a grown-up traces round you.
  2. Color in your clothes and face.
  3. Name and point to each body part.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

My Body song: This Little Piggy

The words

This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, And this little piggy cried "Wee, wee, wee!" All the way home.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

My Body snack

Frozen Yogurt Bark from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter B activities

BbB is for body. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace B and b once, then find B in the room and in the book.

Outside activity: Body moves

Call a body part and a move: wave your hands, stamp your feet, nod your head, wiggle your hips.

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Checked 2026-10-30