Bi l at er al I nt egr at i onAct i v i t y(Dr awaCl ov er ! ) Thi sbi l at er al i nt egr at i onact i v i t yi sapower f ul wayt ohel pki dswi t hav ar i et yofski l l s. Ki dscandr awt hef ourl eafcl ov erbutal sowor kondev el opi ngbi l at er al coor di nat i on, ey ehandcoor di nat i on, v i sual mot ori nt egr at i on, v i sual scanni ng, v i sual conv er gence, cor est r engt h, andsomuchmor e.I nt egr at i ngal l oft hesear easi nt of unct i onal t asks i nv ol v esmanycomponent sofdev el opment , andt hi sact i v i t ycanhel pi nsomanyway s. Ki ddoswi t hsensor yordev el opment al pr obl emsmi ghthav et r oubl ecr ossi ngmi dl i ne. Youmi ghtknowachi l dwhohast r oubl emaki ngbot hhandswor kt oget hert o accompl i shat askl i kehandwr i t i ng, cut t i ngwi t hsci ssor s, t y i ngshoes, but t oni ngashi r t , orcat chi ngabal l .Bi l at er al coor di nat i oni snecessar yf ormanyf unct i onal act i v i t i es! BI LATERALI NTEGRATI ONANDFUNCTI ONALACTI VI TI ES Bi l at er al i nt egr at i oni sanar eaofchi l ddev el opmentt hati nv ol v esdi f f er ent mov ement sandsy st ems.Coor di nat i onofv i sual sy st emsi ncl udev i sual t r acki ngandscanni ngaswel l asdept hper cept i onandper i pher al v i si on.Al l oft heseski l l sneedt obei nt egr at edi nt omov ementsot hatcoor di nat ed mov ementpat t er nscanoccur . Then, t her ei st hecr ossi ngmi dl i necomponent .Cr ossi ngt hemi dl i neoccur s dev el opment al l y , andt hi smi l est onei sani mpor t antonet hatt r ansl at est o l at er al i t yandcoor di nat eduseofbot hhandst oget heri nf unct i onal t asks. Then, v i sual mot ori nt egr at i on, wher et heey esandbodywor kst oget hert o per f or m dai l yt asksi sanot herpi eceoft hepuzzl e.Onepar toft he dev el opment al pr ogr essi onoft heseski l l ar easi ssy mmet r i cal bi l at er al i nt egr at i on. SYMMETRI CALBI LATERALI NTEGRATI ON I nt hi sst ageofdev el opment , chi l dr enbr i ngt hei rhandst oget heratt he mi dl i ne.You’ l l seet hi si nsmal l i nf ant st hatbr i ngt hei rhandst ot hei rmout h. Theyt henst ar tt ohol dt oy st oget herwi t ht hei rhands.Lat erdownt her oad, sy mmet r i cal bi l at er al i nt egr at i onski l l sar eneededt ocl ap, zi pperand but t onacoat , andgr ossmot ort asks, t oosuchashoppi ng, j umpi ng, and compl et i ngt asksl i kej umpi ngj acks. Pr ogr essi onbey ondsy mmet r i cal dev el opmentr el i esont hi sdev el opment al st age.Andski l l sl i keasy mmet r i cal bi l at er al i nt egr at i on, cr ossi ngt he mi dl i near ef oundedonpr ogr essi onoft hi sear l ydev el opment al st age. Gr ossmot orandf i nemot oract i v i t i esar eneededf oract i v i t i eswher eeach handdoest hesamej ob( j umpi ngj acks, mov ementgamesl i ket heHokey Pokey , andpul l i nguppant s) .Ot hert asksr equi r ebot hhandst odo di f f er entj obsi nacoor di nat edway( hol di ngt hepaperandwr i t i ngwi t ha penci l , hol di ngpaperandcut t i ngwi t hsci ssor s, t y i ngshoes, f ast eni nga zi pper , weav i ngal oom, orput t i ngonacoat ) . BI LATERALI NTEGRATI ONACTI VI TYFORKI DS t her ei sanact i v i t ycal l edDoubl eDoodl es, whi chi nv ol v esdoodl i ngwi t h bot hhands, wi t hapi eceofcr ay onorchal ki neachhand. Theact i v i t yencour ageschi l dr ent ousebot hhandst oget her .Thepoi ntof t heact i v i t yi st oest abl i shdi r ect i onandor i ent at i onr el at i v et ot hechi l d’ s body .Themov ementact i v i t yaddr esseshandey ecoor di nat i oni n di f f er entv i sualf i el ds, pr omot esspat i alawar enessandv i sual di scr i mi nat i on, addr essesl ef tandr i ghtawar eness, i mpr ov esper i pher al v i si on, pr omot esbodyawar enessandcoor di nat i onwi t hspeci al i zat i onof t hehandsandey es, andwor ksongr ossmot ormov ementski l l s. FOURLEAFCLOVERBI LATERALACTI VI TY Whi l ecr eat i ngaf ourl eafcl ov ershape, t hechi l di susi nghi sv i sualsense t ogui desmov ementt hr oughper i pher alv i si on. Thi si saneasyact i v i t yt osetup.Tapeal ar gepi eceofpapert ot hewal l . Post erboar dwor ksgr eat , butt hatcangetpr i cey .Ani ceopt i oni susi nga l ar ger ol lofpaperl i keeasel paperorbut cherpaper .Youcanal soper f or m t hi sact i v i t yatal ar gechal kboar dordr yer aseboar di ncl assr oom set t i ngs. Fi r st , dr awal ar geandsy mmet r i calf ourl eafcl ov ershapeont hepaper . Pr ov i det hechi l dwi t hacr ay on, penci l , mar kerorchal kf oreachhand. St andi ngi nf r ontoft hecl ov er , askt hem t ost ar eatt hecent eroft hepaper . Youcandr awadotf ort hem t ol ookat , i fneeded. Then, showt hem howt ost ar tbot hhandsatt het opcent eroft hecl ov er andt osl owl yt r acet hel i nesoft hecl ov ert omeetatt hebot t om cent er . Wei ncl udedast em onourcl ov er , buty oucanj ustdr awt hef ourl eav es. Tel lt hechi l dt onotwor r yt oomuchaboutst ay i ngr i ghtont hel i nes.The obj ecti st ohav ebot hhandsmov et oget herdoi ngsy mmet r i calmot i ons. Repeatt hel i nesagai nandagai n.Addcol or edcr ay ons/ mar ker s/ penci l s t ocr eat ear ai nbowf ourl eafcl ov er . Af ewt hi ngst owat chf or : Whi l edr awi ng, wat cht hechi l df orst i f f nessi nt hehand, wr i st , orar m. Beawar eofwhol ebodymov ement s.Ar m mot i onsshoul dcomef r om t he shoul der s. Remi ndt hechi l dt okeept hei rey esf i xedont hedotatt hecent eroft he cl ov er . Remi ndt hechi l dt okeept hewr i t i ngut ensi l si ncont actwi t ht hepaper . Theyshoul dn’ tl i f tt hecr ay onsatal l . Wat chf orbi l at er alcoor di nat i on, ensur i ngt hatbot har msar emov i ngat t hesamespeed, di st ance, andposi t i oni ng. Ot herway st oext endt hi sact i v i t y : Dr awt hef ourl eafcl ov eronpaperandhav et hechi l dsi tt oper f or mt her et r aci ngact i v i t y . Dot hi sact i v i t yonadr i v ewayorsi dewal kusi ngchal k. Dr awi nt heai rwi t hpoi nt erf i nger s. Dr awi nasandt abl e. Usef i ngerpai nt s. User i bbonst i cksi nt heai r . Usemusi cali nst r ument sl i kebel l sormar acas.