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Benchmarks

Early Learning Benchmark Videos

These videos were filmed in a variety of settings, including programs in a public university, a community college, and a private home. For each video, background information, a transcript, and a description of how various benchmarks were met are provided.

See also: Parenting Videos

Air and Tires
Air and Tires

Bethany Draws a Wheel
Bethany Draws a Wheel

Climbing a Tree
Climbing a Tree

The Clock Repairman and His Tools
The Clock Repairman and His Tools

Comparing Firefighter Coats
Comparing Firefighter Coats

Constructing a Cradle
Constructing a Cradle

Counting chickens
Counting Chickens

Counting Crackers
Counting Crackers

Creative Movement: The Flower Dance
Creative Movement: The Flower Dance

Drawing a Friend
Drawing a Friend

Dustin’s French Horn Model
Dustin’s French Horn Model

Dustin’s French Horn Model
An Engineer Changes His Mind

Experimenting with Balls
Experimenting with Balls

Explaining Cradle Construction
Explaining Cradle Construction

Exploring Sound on the Dam
Exploring Sound on the Dam

Exploring Trees on the Playground
Exploring Trees on the Playground

Exploring Windshield Wipers
Exploring Windshield Wipers

Experimenting with Balance
Experimenting with Balance

Fine Motor Skills and Safety
Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Flubber
Flubber

Rabbits
Getting to Know Rabbits

Ideas about a Marble Run
Ideas about a Marble Run

Learning about a Stethoscope
Learning about a Stethoscope

Mack Reads His Book
Mack Reads His Book

Magnets and Cars
Magnets and Cars

Mila Paints the Fence
Mila Paints the Fence

Mozart Jazz Freight Train
Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Observing Chickens on the Playground
Observing Chickens on the Playground

Please Pass the Water
Please Pass the Water

Roland Draws a Garden
Roland Draws a Garden

Sara Measures
Sara Measures

Shaving Cream
Shaving Cream

Straw Painting
Straw Painting

Talking about Waterslide Models
Talking about Waterslide Models

Transitioning
Transitioning

Two on a Trike
Two on a Trike

Webbing about Babies
Webbing about Babies

In the Box
What's in the Box

Where the Chick Came From
Where the Chick Came From

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