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Topic

  • School Readiness
  • Physical Health
  • Learning Environments

Tag

  • Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development (8)
  • Active play (2)
  • Cognition (1)
  • Home visiting (1)
  • Outdoor play (1)
  • Tummy time (1)

Audience

  • Teachers and Caregivers (2)
  • Directors and Managers (1)
  • Technical Assistance Providers (1)
  • Home Visitors (1)

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Type

  • Video (6)
  • Article (1)
  • Podcast (1)

Age Group

  • Infants and Toddlers (3)
  • Preschoolers (3)

Program Type

  • Early Head Start (1)

Series

  • Front Porch Broadcast Series (2)
  • Teacher Time (2)
  • Caring Connections (1)
  • Healthy Home Visiting (1)

Topic

  • School Readiness
  • Physical Health
  • Learning Environments

Tag

  • Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development (8)
  • Active play (2)
  • Cognition (1)
  • Home visiting (1)
  • Outdoor play (1)
  • Tummy time (1)

Audience

  • Teachers and Caregivers (2)
  • Directors and Managers (1)
  • Technical Assistance Providers (1)
  • Home Visitors (1)

Program Options

Type

  • Video (6)
  • Article (1)
  • Podcast (1)

Age Group

  • Infants and Toddlers (3)
  • Preschoolers (3)

Program Type

  • Early Head Start (1)

Series

  • Front Porch Broadcast Series (2)
  • Teacher Time (2)
  • Caring Connections (1)
  • Healthy Home Visiting (1)
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development

Resources here explore areas of development, including the use of the senses to understand and respond to the world; the use of the whole body, including both large and small muscles, such as in the hands and feet; and health, safety, and nutrition.

Perceptual, motor, and physical development make up one of the five central domains of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). Other ELOF domains include approaches to learning; social and emotional development; language and literacy; and cognition.

Growing Physical Skills Through Outdoor Learning and Play

Outdoor play boosts children’s health and wellness, as well as supports their learning and development. Learn how the outdoors provide a wonderful environment for growing preschoolers’ physical skills.

Preschool Play for Physical Development

Identify playful learning activities that can support preschoolers’ motor and physical development. Explore scaffolding strategies and techniques for managing physical play.

Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development for Infants and Toddlers

View this Teacher Time webisode to learn how to help very young children use their senses to understand and direct their daily experiences. Explore ways to help support children’s gross and fine motor development.

Physical and Motor Development for Preschoolers

Watch this webisode to learn how physical and motor development impact preschoolers' learning. Hear from an expert about how these skills develop.

Healthy Home Visiting: Tummy Time Podcast

Listen on the go to a podcast (audio-only version) of the five-minute video for home visitors on helping families promote tummy time with their babies.

Building a Dynamic Brain: The Influences of Music, Movement, and Nutrition

View this webinar to explore brain and motor development as it relates to infants, very young children, their families, caregivers, and communities.

Let's Talk About Movement

Find out how adults can support infants’ and toddlers’ motor development. Learn ways to promote daily, individualized opportunities for movement and active play.

Growth Chart

Use this growth chart to help you look for important developmental milestones in the children you serve in your program.

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