Lesson Plan: Body Parts

Activity 1: Reading

Materials: Book that focuses on body parts.

Examples: Where Is Baby’s Belly Button by Karen Katz
Toes, Ears, and Nose by Marion Dane Bauer and Karen Katz
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes by Skye Silver

Read aloud the book, modeling the body parts with the individual and
on their AAC device. Point to pictures in the book and pause to see if they will find the body part on themselves and their AAC device independently or with minimal prompts/cues over time

Materials: Mr. Potato Head

Allow free play with pieces from Mr. Potato Head. Model the names of
each body part on the AAC device. You can also model other core words
including “want, help, more, on/off.”

Materials: None or look up the song online

Listen or sing the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” Show the individual each body part and dance together. Ask questions such as “Where is you head?” see if they can find it and use the word “head” on their device.