Hands Are Not for Hitting (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series)

This story shows different things you can do with your hands to avoid hitting.

Source: Fort Lewis library

Ages: 3,4,5

I absolutely love to teach this lesson to children through these series of books... they are short and to the point

This book helps children to know that hands are good for others thing but not for hitting.
Source: Pierce County Library
Age: 3-5

Teaches children what hands are for other than hitting. For example, Eating, playing, helping and building
Age-3 and up
Source- Toddlers University

A great book for toddlers that start to show hitting as an acceptable behavior.

A simple book explaining why hitting is not the nice thing to do with our hands.
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this book is about how your hands are not for hitting and it shows many other uses for your hands

This story is about positive ways to use our hands. It is better that we use our words.

Age: 3, 4, 5, 6
Source: Milgard

In this book, we could see lots of things hands can do, but not hitting others.
Age 2-4

A book about all the things that our hands can do, instead of focusing on hands doing the hitting.
Source: Personal Collection of Andrea Mathison
Ages:2-4

This book would be great for children two years old through pre-K. This book explains to children what their hands are for. They show the many uses of our hands and encourage children not to hit with their amazing body part. The book shows children of all different elasticities in many different

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real life situations. This book is part of the Best Behavior series which models for children what to do, instead of what not to do. This book would be great in the classroom to:
-read aloud to young children
-intervene with a child who his already
-discuss other uses of our hands
-begin a unit on body parts
-make arts and crafts with hand themes
-learn to shake hands
-learn to wash hands properly

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It’s never too soon for children to learn that violence is never okay, hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions.In this bright, inviting, durable board book, simple words and full-color illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even very young

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children can understand.Created in response to requests from parents, preschool teachers, and childcare providers, this book belongs everywhere young children are. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.
Source: Pierce County Library

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Hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions.In this book, simple words and full-color illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even very young children can understand.

Explaining what we should use our hands for and what not to use them for

This book is about all the things you can do with your hands. It goes on and tells you what you cannot do with your hands including hitting.

Ages 3-7

Source: ECE collection

teaches how we can uses our hands and what is good and bad hand use and that hitting is not ok.
Pierce ECE Class
3-7

Summary: Hands come in all different colors shapes and sizes. They are used for communicating, helping, learning counting, painting etc., not ever for hitting. The story tells some reasons people may hit, but also gives the readers the right words to use instead. Hitting is never the answer, our

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hands are for so many other things.
Person Reaction This story hits the nail on the head. It is a lesson that every 2 year old and up can learn from. I enjoy this story because not only does it explain that hitting is not kind, but it informs what hands can be used for. This is a good form of redirection. It is also neat that it explains some reasons that we or our friends may want to hit, and what some other good ideas can be such as using our words. I also enjoyed how the book is culturally diverse in that it speaks all different languages to say hello and goodbye.
Class Extension Ideas:
1. Role Play. Ask for volunteers to stand in front of the class and act out a scenario where they can use their new found "tools."
2. Trace hands on a giant piece of paper in a circle to represent helping hands working together.

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Summary: Summary: Hands come in all different colors shapes and sizes. They are used for communicating, helping, learning counting, painting etc., not ever for hitting. The story tells some reasons people may hit, but also gives the readers the right words to use instead. Hitting is never the

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answer, our hands are for so many other things.
Personal Reaction: Perfect book for helping little ones to understand how to control their anger. Hitting is never acceptable. This book uses simple words, actions, and pictures.
Classroom Extension: Preschool and Kindergarten ages children. Use to help explain classroom and playground rules. Appropriate ways to express our emotions. Role play opportunities as well.

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Summary
This book begins by explaining different shape, size, and colors of hands. Then it goes on by explaining what our hands are for like for saying hi, communicating, shaking hands, waving, and drawing. Hands are not for hitting because it hurts when we hit. It ask us why we may hit our friends

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maybe because we’re sad, jealous, scared, angry, or bossy. We can help those feelings by using our words, solve the problem together, listening, or telling a teacher. We use our hands for learning, painting, helping, taking care of yourself, or making music but not for hitting.
Personal Reaction
I love reading this book and the other books in the series because when we’re having behavioral problems in the classroom. It gives me another was I can reach the children other than just talking to them. I think the book shows children how to express their feelings or shows them different ways they can use their hands without making them feel bad about themselves.
Extension
We can trace our hands and cut them out and write (or teachers write) what we can do with our hands. Another activity we can do is make a song for when we feel angry or sad so it can remind us that hitting hurts or make us think of other ways to solve our problems.

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this book teaches children how hitting can not only hurt someone but that it isn't kind, there are other ways to express your feelings or dis-like, anger or frustration without putting your hands on someone

a book about how to use are hands appropriately. ages 3-5

A book that talks about the things that we can do with our hands, it gives many examples like we can write, draw. but then it reminds children that we should't use our hands for hitting. good book for whe we teach rules of the classroom.
Ages 3-5
Head Start.

This book is a great story to share with young children. It gives the story of hands and all other body parts and their purpose. Good to use and direct towards a class for a meaningful lesson