Developing Bilateral Coordination

Student: ____________________ Goal: Will complete ___ activities to improve bilateral coordination
1. Animal walks Bear walk Seal crawl Crab walk Rabbit hop Frog jump Turtle crawl Duck waddle mule 2. Scooter board activities Move forward on stomach using arms Move forward while sitting - 2 legs together - legs alternating Blast off the wall with feet Blast off the wall with hands pull self along rope (hand over hand) on stomach/sitting 3. Calisthenics jumping jacks toe touches - hands and feet - hands touches opposite feet (alternate) heel touches lift heel behind and touch with hand running on the spot 3. Jumping with both feet together jump with feet together forward several times jump from side to side jump over object on floor jump over a bar held off the floor 4 jump over a slowly moving skipping rope jump down from 12 height Date Achieved ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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jump from side to side along a line jump with one foot on each side of line stand facing line and jump over it forwards/backwards 4. Skip rope student holes rope forwards/backwards one student at each end or rope 5. Hopscotch hop on one foot hop on two feet alternate between one and two feet 6. Movements to music imitate body movements use ribbon sticks use scarves follow action songs such as Hokey Pokey 7. Traveling forward run and jump over line on floor run and jump over small objects on floor one after other gallop skip forward run backwards fly like a bird (run and flap arms) 8. Baskets, balls and bean bags hold basket with 2 hands, throw beanbag in air from basket and catch hold basket in one hand, throw bb in air with other hand and catch with basket one basket in each hand, move bean bag from one to other drop ball from basket to floor and catch with basket

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__________________________ Jane Boni, Occupational Therapist

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