For this exercise you will need one ball or beanbag for each pair of children. Let your fingers do the walking with this finger exercise routine.ĩ. Midline fun with a scarf for each child and a touch of Star Wars!Ĩ. This version of All Star from Just Dance Kids includes lots of dance moves that get kids crossing their midline.ħ. A great first clapping game is this version of Pease Porridge Hot.ĥ. Join Cosmic Kids Yoga’s Disco with the Washing Machine song.Ĥ. Learning Station’s Brain Breaks song will have the kids crissing and crossing in ways they never even knew they could!ģ.
One for younger children, this catchy Jump Up, Turn Around song includes lots of different actions that cross the midline.Ģ. They are perfect for brain breaks, being both short and engaging, just right for refreshing and refocusing student attention while getting the brain and body working together more effortlessly and efficiently! 10 Crossing the Midline Activities for Kidsġ. I’ve collected together 10 YouTube videos that share ideas for developing midline crossing ability.
Even the ability to dress and feed oneself requires the ability to cross the midline! Playing sports and even playground play will also be trickier. This makes development of a dominant hand and academic tasks such as reading and writing very difficult. Activities that encourage a child to cross the midline with his arms and legs encourage communication between the two hemispheres of the brain and develop bilateral co-ordination – or the ability to use both sides of the body together.Ĭhildren who have difficulty crossing the midline will work the right side of the body with the right hand, and the left with the left, to avoid crossing that invisible line. To be able to co-ordinate both sides of our body, we need to be able to cross that invisible line. Crossing the midline refers to one’s ability to reach across (with both arms and legs) the invisible line we could draw down the centre of the body.
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