Teaching left and right preschool

Help your child practice recognizing left from right with

Help Preschoolers and Early Elementary Kids Differentiate Right & Left! Fun worksheets that give kids a change to practice mastering their right & left.

The concepts of right and left are quite complex for children’s understanding. Children do not immediately understand what they mean. At the school-age, however, they should both know where the right and left hands are, and apply these concepts. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to understand the teacher, learn to read and write. You can help your child understand these concepts with some fun games. We listed some examples for you: You can ask your child with eyes closed to take a…

My boys both learned left from right at the age of 3 and I found one of the easiest ways to teach them left vs right is by first teaching them to recognize the uppercase letter L. If you have your child hold out both hand with their thumb extended as pictured above, you will notice that your left index finger and thumb form the letter L. I then teach my children that left starts with the letter L by doing this is makes a easy connection for them to remember. Whenever they ask which way is…

Lesson plan ideas, worksheets, and videos to teach left and right.

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In this book of left and right kids show which hand they write with, put shoes on the correct feet, make hand prints, and more! Instructions at the end.

Are you ready for a fun way to teach your child left versus right hand with stickers? This hands-on activity is low-prep and effective!

Putting on shoes, learning to use utensils and navigating the neighborhood are all skills that require telling your left from your right.