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	Susan Kramer BellaOnline's Learning Disabilities Editor

Benefits of Young Kids Learning Motor Skills
Allowing the toddler and preschooler to learn with as many senses as possible instills new concepts most easily.

Circle Dance Using Rhythmic Motor Skills and Songs
Learning to follow directions, cooperate, and move in patterns.

Kinesthetic Curving and Zigzag Shapes Lesson
Curving and zigzag lines and shapes are important for children to learn before kindergarten. Letters and numbers have both. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Kinesthetic Diagonal Line Shape Lesson
Kinesthetic lesson for young kids. Have fun learning the diagonal line and direction through kinesthetic movement games. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Kinesthetic Lesson - ABA Sequencing
Kinesthetic lesson for young children: Even if the children have not learned to count, they can learn the pattern, and in that way come to an understanding of what certain quantities mean, making this lesson a preparation for basic math.

Kinesthetic Lesson - Climbing Stairs
Kinesthetic lesson to practice the motor skills needed to climb stairs while alternating feet.

Kinesthetic Lesson - Clockwise, Counterclockwise
Young children love to spin in place, and probably don´t realize this fun game is really part of the skill of learning about clockwise and counterclockwise directions of movement.

Kinesthetic Lesson - Developing Concentration

Kinesthetic Lesson - Learning Right and Left Side
From the Kinesthetic Lesson for Toddlers and Preschoolers series: A fun kinesthetic game to learn about which side and way is right and left. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Kinesthetic Lesson - Outlining Shapes
Most young kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson in practicing small motor skills.

Kinesthetic Lesson - Straight Lines Game
Kinesthetic lesson for young kids: Children need to understand this before printing their name and numbers. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Kinesthetic Making Horizontal Lines Lesson
Kinesthetic lesson for young kids: Horizontal is a concept used in later academics - as an example, crossing the "t" and "T" in printing. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Kinesthetic Stretching in Vertical Lines Lesson
Kinesthetic lesson for young kids: Written language and math use vertical shapes, so any head start activities toddlers and preschoolers can learn will be an advantage for kindergarten and beyond. Most kids of varying abilities can derive benefit from this lesson.

Motor Skills - Circle Dance Instructions

Motor Skills - Circle Dance Songs

Motor Skills - Combinations

Moving Forward and Backward for Young Kids
From the Kinesthetic Lessons for Toddlers and Preschoolers series: This skill is to teach the meaning of moving forward and moving backward in space.

Rhythmic Motor Skills - Toddlers and Preschoolers
Three beginning gross rhythmic motor skills for toddlers and preschoolers.

Three Rhythmic Skills for Toddlers, Preschoolers
Three more advanced gross rhythmic motor skills for toddlers and preschoolers, listed in order of difficulty; easiest first.