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Physical Development- Suggested Activities

Infant suggested activities
1. Standard- Show interest in people and objects in direct environment
2. Standard- Use vision and hands to explore large and small objects within their reach
- Allow infants the opportunity to manipulate and observe various age-appropriate, soft
or plastic tools such as a hammer, screw driver, magnifying glasses, and safety goggles.
Model language. How does it work? What is it like? (TK Function, TK Form)
3. Standard- Demonstrates beginning signs of balance, control, and coordination
4. Standard- Gain control of body
- Encourage infants to move body parts. Model language. How does it work? What is its
purpose? (TK Function)
5. Standard- Cooing and vocalizing
6. Standard- Turn head from side to side, kick feet, and move hands
7. Standard- Inspecting own hands
- Encourage infants to name body parts as they move them. Encourage language and
model language. “That is your head. You can move your head.” “Those are your feet.
You can kick your feet.”

Toddler suggested activities
1. Standard- Shows interest in people and objects in direct environment
- Give toddlers plenty of opportunities to manipulate and explore various ageappropriate, soft or plastic tools such as hammers, screw drivers, magnifying glasses,
safety goggles, clocks, and so on. Model and encourage language. How does it work?
What is it like? What do you think? What do you want to know? (TK Form, TK