When the body joins in, memories stick. Today your child learns patterns with their hands and holds them in mind.
Finger-Touch Memory PatternTap thumb to fingers in patterns to sharpen memory, focus, and fine motor coordination.Pattern Taps for MemoryTap and clap your way through a rhythmic memory challenge to sharpen recall and focus.
5 minutes
Now play it together.
Sit face to face so you can see each other's hands.
Finger touch, 2 minutes. Touch thumb to each finger in order, then back again. Each round, try a new order.
Pattern taps, 2 minutes. Tap or clap a short rhythm and have them repeat it. Make it one beat longer each time.
Switch, 1 minute. Now they make a pattern and you repeat it.
Clear a safe space first, and stop any move that hurts.
What to notice
Watch for these today.
How long a pattern can they hold before it slips?
Do they whisper the count to themselves? That is working memory at work.
Celebrate the longest pattern of the day.
The why, in about a minute
Movement Makes Learning Stick
A short lesson from Mandie on what today's moves do for a growing brain. It's from our free course, The Science of Imagery.
Tomorrow, Day 5
Valor: balance and brave, whole-body moves to finish the week.
It will be in your inbox tomorrow. Keep today's moves going until then.
