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Physical Development- Suggested Activities
Infant suggested activities
1. Standard- Demonstrates beginning signs of balance, control, and coordination
2. Standard- Gain control of body
3. Standard- Stand firmly on legs and bouncing when held in standing position
4. Standard- Crawling on hands and knees
- Pretend Play- Let’s Imagine We Are Animals! Encourage infants to imitate
animal movements and gestures. (Thinking Routine- Step Inside)
5. Standard- Cooing and vocalizing
- Encourage infants to make animal sounds. Model and encourage discussion. What
is it like? (TK Form, TK Connection, Thinking Routine- What Makes You
Say That?)
Toddler suggested activities
1. Standard- Begins dressing themselves with help and later without help
2. Standard- Dressing themselves with help for difficult steps, such as getting arms into
sleeves
- Pretend Play- Let’s Use Our Imaginations! Provide various costumes for Toddlers
to play dress-up such as animal costumes, animal ears, animal masks, community
helper outfits, adult clothes, and so on. Model and encourage language in
discussions. What is it like? What do you perceive? (TK Form, TK Connection,
Thinking Routine- Step Inside, Thinking Routine- What Makes You Say
That?)
3. Standard- Gradually demonstrates improvement in balance, control, and coordination