Criss-Cross Applesauce - Is it Obsolete?

Sitting criss-cross applesauce is a common feature of the primary grade classroom, but what is the purpose, and what are the alternatives?

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Criss-Cross (Homemade) Applesauce – The Hungry Quebbie

Crisscross-Applesauce: It's Time to Move on From This Tradition

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Criss-cross applesauce — My little corner

Crisscross-Applesauce: It's Time to Move on From This Tradition - Rae Pica

Alternatives to Crisscross-Applesauce

Criss Cross Applesauce : r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

What the fuck is “cross-cross applesauce”? I've never heard this until recently (last few years). Is it from something? Is it a regionalism? Do you call sitting cross-legged “criss-cross applesauce”? Who are

Crisscross-Applesauce: It's Time to Move on From This Tradition - Rae Pica

Itty Bitty Rhyme: Short version of Criss, Cross, Applesauce

Crisscross-Applesauce: It's Time to Move on From This Tradition - Rae Pica

Criss Cross Applesauce Pattern - Paper Version