Grades K-6
"With My Own Two Hands" is a song written in 2003 and sung by Ben Harper. He later collaborated with artist Jack Johnson and released another version featured on the Curious George film soundtrack. The lyrics are about how changes in the world come about when a single person takes action.
I played this song for students in class. Then asked students to think about how they could take action. We created a hand that expressed how we individually could make a difference or do a kind act. Our sentence starter was the following...."I can help make the world a better place by..."
If you look at the palm of the hand, you can see each child's individual ideas. Illustrations of this idea are also within the hand. Other peaceful and loving symbols could be added. Followed by their name in bubble letters.