Teaching Left from Right


Placing stars or stickers on a child’s left hand and/or left shoe will help him/her to identify left from right with a subtle reminder.  Children will eventually figure the left and right sides out on their own and not need these memory boosters.

Periodically, you can ask the child “Where is your left shoe” or “Can you hold up your left hand” to test him or her.  If the child hesitates to answer, remind him or her to look for the star or sticker that you put on the left hand and left shoe and ask the question again.  This time the child most likely will answer correctly.