Bilateral Coordination Skills
Bilateral Coordination refers to being able to use both sides of the body in a coordinated manner.
Activities that work on bilateral coordination could use large muscles and small muscles. We practice both at school. Here is a list of activities that would work on developing bilateral coordination skills at home.
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Playing with play dough- rolling with both hands to make a snake, rolling between both hands to make a ball
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Ball activities using both hands- catching a large ball, rolling a ball to a partner, playing volleyball with beachball using both hands to hit the ball
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Monkey bars with reciprocal hand movements
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Activities which involve putting objects with one hand while other hand is holding the container such as; pennies into a bank while holding the bank and beans into a small container being held with other hand.
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Pulling and pushing accordion tubes to open and close
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Lay on stomach on a scooter board and propel self along with both arms or pull self along with a rope
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Scrunch up paper into a ball and throw into a basket
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Tear paper into small pieces to glue onto a picture
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String beads, noodles, small pieces of straws or cereal onto string, yarn or pipe cleaner
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Practice animal walks such as bears ( on hands and feet to walk), crab walk ( lay on back and walk on hands and feet with bottom off the ground), frog jumps ( squat down and put hands on ground and then jump up and then squat down)
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Practice stirring ingredients together- holding the bowl with one hand while mixing with the other
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Carrying basket of clothes with both hands from one room to another or pushing the basket with both hands from one room to another.
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Playing with link up toys such as Legos, pop beads, and Tinker toys
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Wind- up toys
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Riding bicycles or tricycles
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Opening and closing jars or small containers
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Holding books while turning pages
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Lacing activities
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Practice cutting old cards- holding with one hand while cutting with the other hand