Lifting Hands and Knees Diagonally (02:39)

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Stephen Rosenholtz discusses how crawling is an essential developmental phase for movement and cognitive abilities. Students kneel on all fours and lift opposite hands and knees to determine whether their weight is distributed equally.

Cat and Lateral Movement (03:07)

Students on all fours round the back and drop the head, and then lift the head while the stomach sinks. They move one hand forward and back, one knee forward and back, and then both hand and knee together on the same side.

Homolateral Crawling (03:39)

Rosenholtz urges students with wrist pain to imagine the movement, and to pad knees if necessary. Students on all fours move hand and knee on the same side forward and backward. Then they move forward using hands and knees on the same side.

Contralateral Crawling (02:34)

Students switch from moving forward using hands and knees on the same side to using opposite hands and knees.

Homolateral Creeping (03:06)

Students lie on their stomach and use their right elbow and knee and left elbow and knee to drag themselves forward.

Contralateral Creeping (03:26)

Students lie on their stomach and use opposite elbow and knee to drag themselves forward. Then, they repeat the movement propped up on elbows.

Crawling to Sitting (05:59)

Students on all fours crawl homolaterally. They stop and move the right knee toward the left hand to sit down, and switch sides. Then, they crawl contralaterally. They end the session by walking around the room and sensing spinal curves.

Credits: Lesson 4: Developmental Locomotion — Creeping and Crawling (01:01)

Credits: Lesson 4: Developmental Locomotion — Creeping and Crawling