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Math · Ages 3–6 · 12 minutes

Pre-K Left and Right with Your Body

Movement and hand marks help children notice left and right before they apply the words to a page.

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Pre-K Left and Right with Your Body

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Today I am practising: using left and right on one's own body

1

Put a sticker or mark on your left hand.

2

Raise your right hand.

3

Draw a star on the left side of the page.

4

Put a counter to the right of a circle.

5

Turn around and point to your left hand again.

6

Tell an adult one thing you can do with your right or left hand.

Grown-up guide
  1. Use a removable mark on the child's left hand as a temporary cue.
  2. Keep directions relative to the child's own body, not the adult facing them.
  3. After turning, return to the hand mark rather than correcting by appearance.