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.
A
Air and Tires
Air and Tires
An Engineer Changes His Mind
An Engineer Changes His Mind
Are You Being a Monkey?
Are You Being a Monkey?
B
C
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
Exploring the Sensory Table
Exploring the Sensory Table
Exploring Trees on the Playground
Exploring Trees on the Playground
Exploring Windshield Wipers
Exploring Windshield Wipers
F
Fine Motor Skills and Safety
Fine Motor Skills and Safety
Flubber
Flubber
G
Getting to Know Rabbits
Getting to Know Rabbits
I
Ideas about a Marble Run
Ideas about a Marble Run
K
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops
L
‘Look at Your Lines!’
‘Look at Your Lines!’
Learning about a Stethoscope
Learning about a Stethoscope
Look at It Go!
Look at It Go!
Looks Swampy
Looks Swampy
Lots of Dandelions
Lots of Dandelions
M
Mack Reads His Book
Mack Reads His Book
Magnets and Cars
Magnets and Cars
Maybe We Can Make a Road!
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
O
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
P
Please Pass the Water
Please Pass the Water
R
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
S
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play
Sara Measures
Sara Measures
Shaving Cream
Shaving Cream
Straw Painting
Straw Painting
T
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
W
Waiting to Paint
Waiting to Paint
What’s in the Box
What’s in the Box
Where the Chick Came From
Where the Chick Came From
Y
You’ve Got Blue Hands
You’ve Got Blue Hands