Physical Development and Health

The domain of Physical Development and Health includes Preschool Benchmarks in: Movement Skills, Rules and Safety During Physical Activity, Team-Building Skills, Principles of Health Promotion and Prevention, and Human Body Systems

drawning of teacher reading to children

Returning to Childcare During COVID-19

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children playing on monkey bars

Are You Being a Monkey?

Benchmark Videos
Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Benchmark Videos
Children's Play - More than Fun and Games

Children’s Play – More than Fun and Games

Resource Lists
Preschoolers' Nutrition and Fitness

Preschoolers’ Nutrition and Fitness

Resource Lists
Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity

Resource Lists
Tools People Use

Tools People Use

Project Approach, Project Examples
Helping Children Take Surveys

Helping Children Take Surveys

Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects, Project Approach
Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation

Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation

Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects, Project Approach
Things to Sit On

Things to Sit On

Project Approach, Project Guides
All About Gardens

All About Gardens

Project Approach, Project Guides
Investigating Wheels

Investigating Wheels

Project Approach, Project Guides
Building with Boxes

Building with Boxes

Parenting Videos
Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Benchmark Videos
Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

Benchmark Videos
Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Benchmark Videos
Straw Painting

Straw Painting

Benchmark Videos
Shaving Cream

Shaving Cream

Benchmark Videos
Roland Draws a Garden

Roland Draws a Garden

Benchmark Videos
Please Pass the Water

Please Pass the Water

Benchmark Videos
One Morning in the Block Area

One Morning in the Block Area

Benchmark Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Benchmark Videos
Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Benchmark Videos
Mila Sticks With Art

Mila Sticks With Art

Benchmark Videos
Mila Paints the Fence

Mila Paints the Fence

Benchmark Videos
Learning about a Stethoscope

Learning about a Stethoscope

Benchmark Videos
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Benchmark Videos
Flubber

Flubber

Benchmark Videos
Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Benchmark Videos
Experimenting with Balance

Experimenting with Balance

Benchmark Videos
An Engineer Changes His Mind

An Engineer Changes His Mind

Benchmark Videos
Drawing a Friend

Drawing a Friend

Benchmark Videos
Creative Movement: The Flower Dance

Creative Movement: The Flower Dance

Benchmark Videos
Constructing a Cradle

Constructing a Cradle

Benchmark Videos
Climbing a Tree

Climbing a Tree

Benchmark Videos
Bouncing Balls

Bouncing Balls

Benchmark Videos
Bethany Draws a Wheel

Bethany Draws a Wheel

Benchmark Videos
Bullying Hurts Everyone

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Tip Sheets
child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Teaching Children to Avoid "Stranger Danger"

Teaching Children to Avoid “Stranger Danger”

Tip Sheets
children on playground

Young Children Need to Play!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?

Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
mom and child playing game

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
children on playground

Making a Case for Play Around the World

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children playing with blocks

Make Room for Blocks!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Games for All Young Children

Games for All Young Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!

Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
boy with watering can

Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time

Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Building Endurance: Let's Get Physical!

Building Endurance: Let’s Get Physical!

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Physical Development and Health Lesson Addressing Benchmark 23.B.ECb

Physical Development and Health Lesson Addressing Benchmark 23.B.ECb

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 9.B.ECa

Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 9.B.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Outdoor Play: Weather or Not

Outdoor Play: Weather or Not

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can't Maria Walk?

Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can’t Maria Walk?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Being There!

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Being There!

Tip Sheets
Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Preparing with the Children

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Preparing with the Children

Tip Sheets
He's Teasing Me!

He’s Teasing Me!

Tip Sheets
Eating Right = Healthy Children

Eating Right = Healthy Children

Tip Sheets
ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

Tip Sheets
No More Diapers: Getting Started

No More Diapers: Getting Started

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with bowl of berries

Say Yes to Healthy Snacks!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
What Makes a Good Toy?

What Makes a Good Toy?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets