First, please forgive me, I am not the best at taking videos! I can imagine that I will get better over the next couple of weeks! This is an example of a preschool crossing midline and strengthening activity. I promise he started on top of the table! He has a wet paper towel and I asked him to "clean" the table. Of course I didn't actually expect him to clean it, but the activity involves so many physical actions and sensory and is simple.
Pretend there is an imaginary line that goes down the middle of your body, anytime you reach across your body you are crossing midline. This is good for your brain and body. As he is "cleaning" he's reaching across his midline. Then since he is on his stomach, he's strengthening his core as he has to lift his head up to look around. And finally, he's strengthening his shoulders as he's reaching up while on his stomach. When thinking about strengthening, it starts at the middle of your body (core) and moves out. A strong core allows the rest of the body to gain strength. A child needs core strength, shoulder strength, and then hand strength to participate in fine motor activities once they get to preschool and kindergarten. The sensory aspect is the wet towel! Some children will love that it's wet and some many not want to touch it. Start with it slightly damp and see how your child reacts. If they're ok with it, then you can get it more wet. If they're not ok with it maybe have part of the towel damp and the other dry and tell them they can hold the dry side. You never know, they may be curious and touch the wet part. Oh and I did sweep...you know you can never get all the cheerios! Thanks for watching! LeAnn
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