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Physical Development

soccer ball

Backyard Soccer!

Learning at Home Activities
crayons

Color Run

Learning at Home Activities
children playing with balls

Keep It Up!

Learning at Home Activities
drawing of adult talking with child

Spoon Race!

Learning at Home Activities
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
Physical Development and Health

Physical Development and Health

Early Learning Moments
Preschoolers' Nutrition and Fitness

Preschoolers’ Nutrition and Fitness

Resource Lists
Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity

Resource Lists
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos
Pea Pod Rockers

Pea Pod Rockers

Guidelines Videos
Over Here

Over Here

Guidelines Videos
A Big Tower

A Big Tower

Guidelines Videos
Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!"

Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!”

Parenting Videos
Roll, Evie, Roll!

Roll, Evie, Roll!

Parenting Videos
Let Baby Play

Let Baby Play

Parenting Videos
toddler with trike

The Baby and the Trike

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
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
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Benchmark Videos
Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Benchmark Videos
Experimenting with Balance

Experimenting with Balance

Benchmark Videos
Climbing a Tree

Climbing a Tree

Benchmark Videos
Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing

Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

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

Teaching Children to Avoid “Stranger Danger”

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
mom and child playing game

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

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

Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Games for All Young Children

Games for All Young Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
child making a snow angel

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
Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

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 19.B.ECb

Physical Development and Health Lesson Addressing Benchmark 19.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
number toys

Learning Math Through Games

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Lice Aren’t Nice!

Lice Aren’t Nice!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

Tip Sheets
mother with baby

Is My Child OK?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Get Ready for a Good Dental Checkup!

Get Ready for a Good Dental Checkup!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Dental Health for Babies

Dental Health for Babies

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

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Development in Young Children

Development in Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

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