Bilateral Coordination Activties
Bilateral Coordination Activties
Bilateral Coordination Activties
Bilateral motor coordination is the ability of both sides of the body to work well together.
1. Ball Games
Pass or toss the ball using two hands overhead forward and backward
Pass or toss the ball using two hands between the legs forward and backward
Pass or toss the ball using two hands to the right and to the left
Two hands bouncing
Sit in rows and pass the ball under the chairs using both feet forward and backward
2. Jumping Games
Hop Scotch
Jumping form one side to the other of a rope stretched out on the ground.
Jumping rope
Jumping with one or two feet in a series of rings or squares
3. Make various sized circles in front, or at the sides, of the body, in the air or on the chalkboard
5. Parachute: Any games requiring lifting or dropping the parachute with both hands together
7. Songs: Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Hokey Pokey, Chicken Dance
9. Elephant, crab, and other animal walks requiring the use of both sides of the body together or
reciprocally.