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Benchmark Videos

These videos were filmed in a variety of settings, including programs at public universities, community colleges, and private homes. For each video, we provide background information, a transcript, and a description of how various 2013 Illinois Early Learning and Development benchmarks are met.

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Air and Tires

Air and Tires

An Engineer Changes His Mind

An Engineer Changes His Mind

children playing on monkey bars

Are You Being a Monkey?

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Bethany Draws a Wheel

Bethany Draws a Wheel

Bouncing Balls

Bouncing Balls

child carrying blue tub

The Blue Bowl

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Climbing a Tree

Climbing a Tree

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

The Clock Repairman and His Tools

The Clock Repairman and His Tools

D
Drawing a Friend

Drawing a Friend

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dustin’s French Horn Model

Dustin’s French Horn Model

E
Experimenting with Balance

Experimenting with Balance

Explaining Cradle Construction

Explaining Cradle Construction

Exploring Sound on the Dam

Exploring Sound on the Dam

boy at sensory table

Exploring the Sensory Table

Exploring Trees on the Playground

Exploring Trees on the Playground

Exploring Windshield Wipers

Exploring Windshield Wipers

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Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Flubber

Flubber

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Getting to Know Rabbits

Getting to Know Rabbits

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Ideas about a Marble Run

Ideas about a Marble Run

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Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

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young boy painting with hands

‘Look at Your Lines!’

Learning about a Stethoscope

Learning about a Stethoscope

child engaged in messy play

Look at It Go!

child drawing

Looks Swampy

child standing outdoors holding dandelion

Lots of Dandelions

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Mack Reads His Book

Mack Reads His Book

Magnets and Cars

Magnets and Cars

teacher helping student at table

Maybe We Can Make a Road!

Mila Paints the Fence

Mila Paints the Fence

Mila Sticks With Art

Mila Sticks With Art

Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Mozart Jazz Freight Train

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

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

Observing Chickens on the Playground

Observing Chickens on the Playground

One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning in the Block Area

One Morning in the Block Area

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Please Pass the Water

Please Pass the Water

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Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Roland Draws a Garden

Roland Draws a Garden

The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

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“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

Sara Measures

Sara Measures

Shaving Cream

Shaving Cream

Straw Painting

Straw Painting

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Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking about Waterslide Models

Talking about Waterslide Models

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Transitioning

Transitioning

Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

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boy painting at art table

Waiting to Paint

What's in the Box

What’s in the Box

Where the Chick Came From

Where the Chick Came From

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child doing art at a table

You’ve Got Blue Hands

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