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Left Handers Day Fact for Kids

Left-Handers Day is celebrated every year on August 13. It’s a day dedicated to celebrating the uniqueness of left-handed individuals and raising awareness about the challenges they sometimes face in a predominantly right-handed world. Whether you are left-handed or right-handed, it’s a fun opportunity to learn more about what makes lefties special. You can check out all of the Fact of the Day for Kids here.

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT LEFT HANDERS DAY

  1. About 50% more men than women are left-handed, and 17% of twins are left-handed, compared to 10% of the general population.
  2. Left-handed people tend to excel in creative fields such as art and music.
  3. Many famous historical figures, like Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein, were left-handed.
  4. Left-handers are often better at multitasking compared to right-handers.
  5. The word “sinister” originally meant “left” in Latin, highlighting old superstitions about left-handedness.
  6. Some studies suggest left-handed people may process information more quickly than right-handers.
  7. Left-handers are more likely to use the right side of their brain for tasks, influencing their thinking and learning styles.
  8. Left-handedness can run in families, although the exact reasons are still being studied.
  9. In sports like baseball and tennis, being left-handed can be an advantage because opponents aren’t as used to facing lefties.
  10. August 13th was first designated as Left-Hander’s Day in 1976 by the Left-Handers Club to promote awareness of the difficulties left-handers face.

ACTIVITY IDEAS TO CELEBRATE LEFT HANDER’S DAY

Celebrate Left-Hander’s Day in your classroom with these fun activities that everyone can enjoy:

  • Left-Handed Drawing Contest: Have students create drawings using only their left hand.
  • Mirror Writing: Challenge students to write their names or a short sentence backward with their left hand, then read it in a mirror.
  • Left Handed Word Search: Find and circle the names of famous left handed people
  • Left-Handed Sports Day: Organize simple games like bean bag toss or relays where students can only use their left hand.
  • Famous Lefties Research: Let students research famous left-handed people and share interesting facts with the class.
  • Left-Handed Relay Race: Set up a race where students must pass a baton or balance an item using only their left hand.

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT FOR LEFT HANDERS DAY

Encourage deeper thinking about Left-Hander’s Day with these thought-provoking questions:

  • What are some advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed?
  • How might the world be different if most people were left-handed?
  • Why do you think certain cultures have historically viewed left-handedness negatively?
  • How can we make everyday tasks easier for left-handed people?
  • What are some ways we can celebrate and support diversity, like being left-handed, in our communities?

FIVE WOULD YOU RATHER QUESTIONS ABOUT LEFT HANDER’S DAY

Here are five questions to spark conversation. Would you rather…

  • Use your non-dominant hand to write for the rest of your life or to eat for the rest of your life?
  • Be a famous left-handed artist or a famous left-handed athlete?
  • Live in a world where everyone is left-handed or everyone is right-handed?
  • Play a sport where being left-handed is an advantage or a disadvantage?
  • Only use left-handed tools and gadgets or have to use right-handed ones?

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