Mat Man Song Drawing

Well this activity helps them to refine that stick man into a what looks more like.
Mat man song drawing. To make mat man you use the mat you would build the letters on and use it to make a man. The preschoolers enjoyed building mat man and learning the song available on the hwot cd. Many of our preschoolers were singing the song as they drew. After the lesson was over we asked them to do their best to draw mat man.
Visit mat man world to learn more about mat man and how to integrate the lessons into your pre k or k classroom. From this song children learn basic body parts. Smith teaches the children about mat man. Use this as an example for teaching children about body awareness.
Help for parents and teachers to teach body awareness. Teacher draws each part in order singing the mat man song. Children sit facing teacher as teacher draws a large mat man on a board or easel. It is amazing how making a man out of a mat actually helps children to do a better job actually drawing a man.
Children take turns drawing mat man and adding other details to their drawings. The song is part of the handwriting without tears program.