Crossing Midline Mazes Free PDF

Looking for a new way to encourage your students to cross the midline? These two free sample crossing midline mazes encourage scissor skills, pencil control, visual motor skills, and crossing midline! You can download them for free at the bottom of the post. They are from the complete Visual Motor Exercises packet.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE CROSSING MIDLINE MAZES

First of all, you might be wondering what is crossing midline and why is it even important? Crossing the midline is an important development milestone for children, as it helps get both sides of their brain and body working together. Not being able to reach across that imaginary mid line between the left and right sides of the body can lead to a host of problems with basic motor skills such as dressing independently or participating in sports activities like baseball throwing, not just handwriting or reading-related tasks. By practicing the skill of crossing the midline, kids are on the path towards healthy physical and cognitive development! You can read more about Crossing the Midline here.

STEP ONE: PRINT THE MAZES

Print the mazes. Cut out each visual motor exercise page on the black solid lines to create three long strips.

STEP TWO: GLUE THE SHEETS TOGETHER

Put the glue over the rectangles with the number one and number two. Glue together the three long strips to create a long pattern.

STEP THREE: COMPLETE THE CROSSING MIDLINE MAZES

Provide the student with a pencil. Start at the rocketship or the frog. Follow the directions on the maze page. The length of the maze will encourage the child to cross midline as they complete it from left to right.

WHAT SKILLS ARE STUDENTS WORKING ON WITH CROSSING MIDLINE MAZES?

When students complete the crossing midline mazes, they will be able to work on the following skills:

• scissor skills
• crossing midline
• bilateral coordination (using both sides of the body)
• fine motor skills
• handwriting
• pencil control
• problem-solving skills
• visual motor skills
• critical thinking
• hand-eye coordination and more!

WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY

This is a simple, easy, no-prep activity that you can just print and then play. Grab a pencil and the printed freebie and you are all set. This game is perfect to play when:

• early finishers
• fine motor center
• extra time day fun
• occupational therapy sessions
• handwriting practice time
• visual motor center
• carry over activity at home