Topic 3: How Is It Transferred to the Classroom, What Does It Look Like and How Can I Help?
When we use words to describe a direction, it helps children secure that knowledge. Concurrently, one can see how using the words to describe the direction links auditory awareness to directional awareness.
Though it is important to name the sides of the body correctly, left ear, right shoulder, young children cannot make those distinctions and it is not important for a Pivot to Play™ Coach to get hung up on that. Instead, use terms like “your favorite hand” to indicate which is their dominant and more comfortable hand.
For older children, particularly by age 7, reinforcing the terms “right” and “left” become much more important. They are still learning and ingraining these concepts in elementary school so be sure to always make it fun: “Your other left hand!” for example.