California Content Standards (Infant)

Main Criteria: California Content Standards
Secondary Criteria: ReadyRosie
Subject: Early Childhood Education
Grades: Ages Birth to 12 months, Ages 13 to 24 months, Ages 25 to 36 months
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California Content Standards
Early Childhood Education
Grade: Ages Birth to 12 months - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children purposefully engage in reciprocal interactions and try to influence the behavior of others. Children may be both interested in and cautious of unfamiliar adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.1.1.Attend to an unfamiliar adult with interest but show wariness or become anxious when that adult comes too close.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.1.2.Take the infant care teacher’s hands and rock forward and backwards as a way of asking her to sing a favorite song.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Me in the Mirror
Piggy Toes
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
Why should I sing to my baby?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.1.3.Engage in games such as pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.1.4.Make eye contact with a family member.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
Me in the Mirror
Pattern Play
Self Talk
Sing to Your Baby
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.1.5.Vocalize to get an infant care teacher’s attention.

ReadyRosie
Behavior is a form of communication
That's My Name
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children purposefully engage in reciprocal interactions and try to influence the behavior of others. Children may be both interested in and cautious of unfamiliar adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.1.2.Interactions with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.2.1.Engage in playful, face-to-face interactions with an adult, such as taking turns vocalizing and then smiling or laughing.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.1.2.2.Begin to protest separations from significant adults.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children seek a special relationship with one (or a few) familiar adult(s) by initiating interactions and seeking proximity, especially when distressed.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.1.1.Seek comfort from the infant care teacher by crying and looking for him.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.1.2.Cry out or follow after a parent when dropped off at the child care program.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.1.3.Lift her arms to be picked up by the special infant care teacher.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.1.4.Crawl toward a parent when startled by a loud noise.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.1.5.Turn excitedly and raise his arms to greet a family member at pick-up time.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children seek a special relationship with one (or a few) familiar adult(s) by initiating interactions and seeking proximity, especially when distressed.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.2.2.Relationships with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.2.1.Hold on to a parent’s sweater when being held.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.2.3.Be more likely to smile when approached by the infant care teacher than a stranger.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.2.2.4.Cry when an unfamiliar adult gets too close.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.3.Foundation: Interactions with Peers – The developing ability to respond to and engage with other children
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show interest in familiar and unfamiliar peers. Children may stare at another child, explore another child’s face and body, and respond to siblings and older peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.3.1.1.Watch other children with interest.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.3.1.2.Touch the eyes or hair of a peer.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.3.Foundation: Interactions with Peers – The developing ability to respond to and engage with other children
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show interest in familiar and unfamiliar peers. Children may stare at another child, explore another child’s face and body, and respond to siblings and older peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.3.2.Interactions with Peers: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.3.2.1.Notice other infants and children while sitting on a parent’s or infant care teacher’s lap.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show interest in familiar and unfamiliar children.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.4.1.1.Watch other children with interest.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.4.1.2.Touch the eyes or hair of a peer.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show interest in familiar and unfamiliar children.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.4.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.4.2.1.Look at another child who is lying on the blanket nearby.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.4.2.2.Turn toward the voice of a parent or older sibling.

ReadyRosie
Do You See Me?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.5.Foundation: Identity of Self in Relation to Others – The developing concept that the child is an individual operating within social relationships
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show clear awareness of being a separate person and of being connected with other people. Children identify others as both distinct from and connected to themselves.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.5.1.3.Look at an unfamiliar adult with interest but show wariness or become anxious when that adult comes too close.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.5.1.4.Wave arms and kick legs when a parent enters the room.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.5.1.5.Cry when the favorite infant care teacher leaves the room.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.5.Foundation: Identity of Self in Relation to Others – The developing concept that the child is an individual operating within social relationships
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show clear awareness of being a separate person and of being connected with other people. Children identify others as both distinct from and connected to themselves.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.5.2.Identity of Self in Relation to Others: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.5.2.3.Watch or listen for the infant care teacher to come to meet the child’s needs.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children understand that they are able to make things happen.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.1.1.Pat a musical toy to try to make the music come on again.

ReadyRosie
Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.1.2.Raise arms to be picked up by the infant care teacher.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.1.3.Initiate a favorite game; for example, hold out a foot to a parent to start a game of “This Little Piggy.”

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.1.4.Gesture at a book and smile with satisfaction after the infant care teacher gets it down from the shelf.

ReadyRosie
That's My Name
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children understand that they are able to make things happen.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.6.2.Recognition of Ability: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.2.1.Try again and again to roll over, even though not yet able to roll completely over.

ReadyRosie
Roll Over
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.2.3.Shake a toy, hear it make noise, and shake it again.

ReadyRosie
Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.6.2.4.Stop crying upon seeing the infant care teacher approach with a bottle.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.7.Foundation: Expression of Emotion – The developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children express a variety of primary emotions such as contentment, distress, joy, sadness, interest, surprise, disgust, anger, and fear.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.7.1.1.Exhibit wariness, cry, or turn away when a stranger approaches.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.7.1.3.Express fear of unfamiliar people by moving near a familiar infant care teacher.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.7.1.4.Stop crying and snuggle after being picked up by a parent.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.8.Foundation: Empathy – The developing ability to share in the emotional experiences of others
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children demonstrate awareness of others’ feelings by reacting to their emotional expressions.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.8.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.8.1.2.Laugh when an older sibling or peer makes a funny face.

ReadyRosie
That's My Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.8.1.3.Return the smile of the infant care teacher.

ReadyRosie
That's My Name
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.9.Foundation: Emotion Regulation – The developing ability to manage emotional responses, with assistance from others and independently
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children use simple behaviors to comfort themselves and begin to communicate the need for help to alleviate discomfort or distress.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.2.Vocalize to get a parent’s attention.

ReadyRosie
Behavior is a form of communication
That's My Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.3.Lift arms to the infant care teacher to communicate a desire to be held.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.4.Turn toward the infant care teacher for assistance when crying.

ReadyRosie
How can I get my child to listen to me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.5.Cry after her hand was accidentally stepped on by a peer and then hold the hand up to the infant care teacher to look at it.

ReadyRosie
How can I get my child to listen to me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.6.Reach toward a bottle that is up on the counter and vocalize when hungry.

ReadyRosie
Lunchtime Language
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.7.Make a face of disgust to tell the infant care teacher that he does not want any more food.

ReadyRosie
Lunchtime Language
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.8.Bump head, cry, and look to infant care teacher for comfort.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.9.1.10.Look at the infant care teacher when an unfamiliar person enters the room.

ReadyRosie
How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.10.Foundation: Impulse Control – The developing capacity to wait for needs to be met, to inhibit potentially hurtful behavior, and to act according to social expectations, including safety rules
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children act on impulses.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.10.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.10.1.1.Explore the feel of hair by pulling it.

ReadyRosie
How can I get my child to listen to me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.10.1.3.Reach for another child’s bottle that was just set down nearby.

ReadyRosie
How can I get my child to listen to me?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.10.1.4.Turn the head away or push the bottle away when finished eating.

ReadyRosie
Lunchtime Language
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children have learned what to expect from familiar people, understand what to do to get another’s attention, engage in back-and-forth interactions with others, and imitate the simple actions or facial expressions of others.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.11.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.1.1.Smile when the infant care teacher pauses, to get her to continue playing peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.1.3.Learn simple behaviors by imitating a parent’s facial expressions, gestures, or sounds.

ReadyRosie
Snuggle Close
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.1.4.Try to get a familiar game or routine started by prompting the infant care teacher.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.1.5.Quiet crying upon realizing that the infant care teacher is approaching.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.8m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children have learned what to expect from familiar people, understand what to do to get another’s attention, engage in back-and-forth interactions with others, and imitate the simple actions or facial expressions of others.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.8m.11.2.Social Understanding: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.2.1.Make imperative vocal sounds to attract the infant care teacher’s attention.

ReadyRosie
That's My Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.8m.11.2.2.Participate in playful, face-to-face interactions with an adult, such as taking turns vocalizing.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.1.Foundation: Receptive Language – The developing ability to understand words and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children show understanding of a small number of familiar words and react to the infant care teacher’s overall tone of voice.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.1.2.Receptive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.1.2.2.Quiet down when hearing the infant care teacher’s voice.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children experiment with sounds, practice making sounds, and use sounds or gestures to communicate needs, wants, or interests.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.2.1.1.Vocalize to get the infant care teacher’s attention.

ReadyRosie
That's My Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.2.1.4.Lift arms to the infant care teacher to communicate a desire to be held.

ReadyRosie
Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children experiment with sounds, practice making sounds, and use sounds or gestures to communicate needs, wants, or interests.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.2.2.Expressive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.2.2.3.Make a face of disgust to tell the infant care teacher that she does not want any more food.

ReadyRosie
Lunchtime Language
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children participate in back-and-forth communication and games.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.3.1.4.Try to clap hands to get the infant care teacher to continue playing pat-a-cake.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.3.1.5.Make sounds when the infant care teacher is singing a song.

ReadyRosie
How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Piggy Toes
Sing to Your Baby
Why should I sing to my baby?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.3.1.6.Interact with the infant care teacher while singing a song with actions or while doing finger plays.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Me in the Mirror
Piggy Toes
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
Why should I sing to my baby?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children participate in back-and-forth communication and games.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.3.2.Communication Skills and Knowledge: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.3.2.2.Laugh when a parent nuzzles her face in the child’s belly, vocalizes expectantly when she pulls back, and laugh when she nuzzles again.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.3.2.3.Move body in a rocking motion to get the infant care teacher to continue rocking.

ReadyRosie
Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.8m.4.Foundation: Interest in Print – The developing interest in engaging with print in books and in the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children explore books and show interest in adult-initiated literacy activities, such as looking at photos and exploring books together with an adult.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.8m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.4.1.1.Point to or indicate an object that he would like the infant care teacher to pay attention to.

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That's My Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.4.1.2.Look intently at photographs of classmates when the infant care teacher talks about the pictures.

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Animal Noises
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.8m.4.1.3.Look at pictures that a parent points to while reading a storybook.

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Animal Noises
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children perform simple actions to make things happen, notice the relationships between events, and notice the effects of others on the immediate environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.1.Shake a toy, hear the sound it makes, and then shake it again.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.2.Loudly bang a spoon on the table, notice the loud sound, and do it again.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.3.Watch the infant care teacher wind up a music box and, when the music stops, touch her hand to get her to make it start again.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.4.Splash hands in water and notice how his face gets wet.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.5.Push a button on the push-button toy and watch the figure pop up.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.6.Put objects into a clear container, turn it over and watch the objects fall out, and then fill it up again.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.1.7.Clap hands and then look at a parent to get her to play pat-a-cake.

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Grasp and Grab
How can I make music part of our day?
Me in the Mirror
Sing to Your Baby
Snuggle Close
Tummy Talk
Two on Me and You
Which Toy?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children perform simple actions to make things happen, notice the relationships between events, and notice the effects of others on the immediate environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.1.2.Cause-and-Effect: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.2.1.Hear a loud noise and turn head in the direction of the noise.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.2.2.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.2.3.Move body in a rocking motion to get the infant care teacher to continue rocking.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.1.2.4.Kick legs in the crib and notice that the mobile up above jiggles with the kicking movements.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.2.Foundation: Spatial Relationships – The developing understanding of how things move and fit in space
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children move their bodies, explore the size and shape of objects, and observe people and objects as they move through space.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.2.2.Spatial Relationships: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.2.2.1.Look at her own hand.

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Kicking Paper
Piggy Toes
Roll Over
Strong Legs
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.2.2.3.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children use simple actions to try to solve problems involving objects, their bodies, or other people.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.1.1.Shake, bang, and squeeze toys repeatedly to make the sounds happen again and again.

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Bath Time Fun
Kicking Paper
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.1.3.Vocalize to get the infant care teacher’s attention.

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Behavior is a form of communication
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.1.4.Pull the string on a toy to make it come closer.

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Do You See Me?
Supported Standing
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.1.6.Turn the bottle over to get the nipple in his mouth.

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Lunchtime Language
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.1.7.Lift up a scarf to search for a toy that is hidden underneath.

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Do You See Me?
Kicking Paper
Supported Standing
Touch and Taste
Which Toy?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children use simple actions to try to solve problems involving objects, their bodies, or other people.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.3.2.Problem Solving: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.3.2.1.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.5.Foundation: Memory – The developing ability to store and later retrieve information about past experiences
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 8 months of age, children recognize familiar people, objects, and routines in the environment and show awareness that familiar people still exist even when they are no longer physically present.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.5.1.2.Look for the father after he briefly steps out of the child care room during drop-off in the morning.

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How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.5.Foundation: Memory – The developing ability to store and later retrieve information about past experiences
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 8 months of age, children recognize familiar people, objects, and routines in the environment and show awareness that familiar people still exist even when they are no longer physically present.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.5.2.Memory: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.5.2.1.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.6.Foundation: Number Sense – The developing understanding of number and quantity
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children usually focus on one object or person at a time, yet they may at times hold two objects, one in each hand.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.6.1.1.Hold one block in each hand, then drop one of them when the infant care teacher holds out a third block for the child to hold.

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Table Taps
Two on Me and You
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.6.Foundation: Number Sense – The developing understanding of number and quantity
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children usually focus on one object or person at a time, yet they may at times hold two objects, one in each hand.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.6.2.Number Sense: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.6.2.1.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people, places, and objects, and explore the differences between them.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.7.1.1.Explore how one toy feels and then explore how another toy feels.

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Bath Time Fun
Table Taps
Touch and Taste
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.7.1.2.Stare at an unfamiliar person and move toward a familiar person.

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Baby Massage
Behavior is a form of communication
Snuggle Close
Tips for bonding with your baby
What Comes after Two?
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people, places, and objects, and explore the differences between them.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.7.2.Classification: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.7.2.1.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.7.2.3.Touch different objects (e.g., hard or soft) differently.

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Bath Time Fun
Table Taps
Touch and Taste
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.8.Foundation: Symbolic Play – The developing ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent other actions, objects, or ideas
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 8 months of age, children become familiar with objects and actions through active exploration. Children also build knowledge of people, action, objects, and ideas through observation.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.8.2.Symbolic Play: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.8.2.1.Explore toys with hands and mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children pay attention to different things and people in the environment in specific, distinct ways.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.9.1.6.Stop moving, to focus on the infant care teacher when she starts to interact with the child.

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That's My Name
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children pay attention to different things and people in the environment in specific, distinct ways.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.9.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.9.2.2.Explore a toy by banging, mouthing, or looking at it.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.8m.10.Foundation: Understanding of Personal Care Routines – The developing ability to understand and participate in personal care routines
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children are responsive during the steps of personal care routines.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.8m.10.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.8m.10.2.1.Anticipate being fed upon seeing the infant care teacher approach with a bottle.

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Lunchtime Language
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children use the senses to explore objects and people in the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.1.1.Look at an object in her hand, mouth it, and then take it out to look at it again.

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Bath Time Fun
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.1.3.Show excitement upon recognizing the color of a favorite food that is offered on a spoon.

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Lunchtime Language
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children use the senses to explore objects and people in the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.1.2.Perceptual Development: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.2.2.Experience the sensation of being touched, and then search for the object or person.

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Bath Time Fun
Table Taps
Touch and Taste
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.2.5.Kick feet while lying in the crib, feel the crib shake, and then kick feet again.

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Kicking Paper
Piggy Toes
Roll Over
Strong Legs
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.2.7.Notice the difference between different songs that the infant care teacher sings.

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How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Piggy Toes
Sing to Your Baby
Why should I sing to my baby?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.1.2.9.Explore objects with the mouth.

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Bath Time Fun
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children demonstrate the ability to maintain their posture in a sitting position and to shift between sitting and other positions.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.1.1.Sit on the floor, legs bent, with one leg closer to the body than the other.

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Supported Sitting
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children demonstrate the ability to maintain their posture in a sitting position and to shift between sitting and other positions.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.2.2.Gross Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.2.1.Hold onto a foot while lying on her back.

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Kicking Paper
Piggy Toes
Roll Over
Strong Legs
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.2.2.Roll from back to stomach.

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Roll Over
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.2.3.Roll from stomach to back.

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Roll Over
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.2.4.Bring both hands to the midline while lying on his back.

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Kicking Paper
Piggy Toes
Roll Over
Strong Legs
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.2.2.5.Sit without support and turn to the left or right to reach an object.

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Supported Sitting
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children easily reach for and grasp things and use eyes and hands to explore objects actively.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.3.1.1.Reach for and grasp an object, using one hand.

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Bath Time Fun
Grasp and Grab
Table Taps
Touch and Taste
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (8 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.8m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around eight months of age, children easily reach for and grasp things and use eyes and hands to explore objects actively.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.8m.3.2.Fine Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (4 to 7 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.8m.3.2.6.Have the hands in an open position when relaxed.

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Grasp and Grab
Touch and Taste

California Content Standards
Early Childhood Education
Grade: Ages 13 to 24 months - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children may participate in routines and games that involve complex back-and-forth interaction and may follow the gaze of the infant care teacher to an object or person. Children may also check with a familiar infant care teacher when uncertain about something or someone.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.1.1.1.Move close to the infant care teacher and hold his hand when a visitor enters the classroom but watch the visitor with interest.

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How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.1.1.2.Bring a familiar object to an adult when asked.

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Choosing Clothes
Talk and Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.1.1.3.Allow an unfamiliar adult to get close only after the adult uses an object to bridge the interaction, such as showing interest in a toy that is also interesting to the child.

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How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.1.1.5.Seek reassurance from the infant care teacher when unsure if something is safe.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children may participate in routines and games that involve complex back-and-forth interaction and may follow the gaze of the infant care teacher to an object or person. Children may also check with a familiar infant care teacher when uncertain about something or someone.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.1.2.Interactions with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.1.2.1.Engage in back-and-forth interaction by handing a parent an object, then reaching to receive the object when it is handed back.

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Choosing Clothes
How can I make music part of our day?
Move to to the Music
This or That
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children feel secure exploring the environment in the presence of important adults with whom they have developed a relationship over an extended period of time. When distressed, children seek to be physically close to these adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.1.1.Run in wide circles around the outdoor play area, circling back each time and hug the legs of the infant care teacher before running off again.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.1.2.Snuggle with the special infant care teacher when feeling tired or grumpy.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.1.3.Wave at the special infant care teacher from the top of the slide to make sure he is watching.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.1.4.Follow a parent physically around the room.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.1.5.Play away from the infant care teacher and then move close to him from time to time to check in.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children feel secure exploring the environment in the presence of important adults with whom they have developed a relationship over an extended period of time. When distressed, children seek to be physically close to these adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.2.2.Relationships with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.2.1.Cry and ask for a parent after being dropped off in the morning.

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How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.2.2.Look for a smile from the infant care teacher when unsure if something is safe.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.2.2.3.Cling to a parent when feeling ill.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.3.Foundation: Interactions with Peers – The developing ability to respond to and engage with other children
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children engage in simple back-and-forth interactions with peers for short periods of time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.3.1.1.Hit another child who takes a toy.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.3.1.2.Offer a book to another child, perhaps with encouragement from the infant care teacher.

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.3.1.3.Tickle another child, get tickled back, and tickle him again.

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.3.1.4.Engage in reciprocal play, such as run-and-chase or offer-and-receive.

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.3.1.5.Play ball with a peer by rolling the ball back and forth to each other.

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Baby Basketball
Kick With Me
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children prefer to interact with one or two familiar children in the group and usually engage in the same kind of back-and-forth play when interacting with those children.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.4.1.1.Play the same kind of game, such as run-and-chase, with the same peer almost every day.

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.4.1.2.Choose to play in the same area as a friend.

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children prefer to interact with one or two familiar children in the group and usually engage in the same kind of back-and-forth play when interacting with those children.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.4.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.4.2.1.Watch an older sibling play nearby.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.4.2.2.Bang blocks together next to a child who is doing the same thing.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.4.2.3.Imitate the simple actions of a peer.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.5.Foundation: Identity of Self in Relation to Others – The developing concept that the child is an individual operating within social relationships
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children demonstrate awareness of their characteristics and express themselves as distinct persons with thoughts and feelings. Children also demonstrate expectations of others’ behaviors, responses, and characteristics on the basis of previous experiences with them.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.5.1.2.Express thoughts and feelings by saying “no!”

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.5.1.3.Move excitedly when approached by an infant care teacher who usually engages in active play.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children experiment with different ways of making things happen, persist in trying to do things even when faced with difficulty, and show a sense of satisfaction with what they can do.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.1.2.Clap and bounce with joy after making a handprint with paint.

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Happy Birthday to You
Point and Learn
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.1.3.Squeeze a toy in different ways to hear the sounds it makes.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.1.4.Smile after walking up a steep incline without falling or carrying a bucket full of sand from one place to another without spilling.

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Happy Birthday to You
Point and Learn
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.1.5.Proudly hold up a book hidden in a stack after being asked by the infant care teacher to find it.

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Happy Birthday to You
Point and Learn
This or That
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children experiment with different ways of making things happen, persist in trying to do things even when faced with difficulty, and show a sense of satisfaction with what they can do.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.6.2.Recognition of Ability: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.2.1.Drop a blanket over the side of the crib and wait for the infant care teacher to pick it up.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.2.2.Drop a toy truck in the water table and blink in anticipation of the big splash.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.2.3.Look over a shoulder, smile at the mother, and giggle in a playful way while crawling past her, to entice her to play a game of run-and-chase.

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Choosing Clothes
How can I make music part of our day?
Move to to the Music
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.6.2.4.Turn light switch on and off repeatedly.

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Dump and Pick Up
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.7.Foundation: Expression of Emotion – The developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children express emotions in a clear and intentional way, and begin to express some complex emotions, such as pride.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.1.2.Express jealousy by trying to crowd onto the infant care teacher’s lap when another child is already sitting there.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.1.3.Express anger at having a toy taken away by taking it back out of the other child’s hands or hitting her.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.1.4.Smile directly at other children when interacting with them.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.7.Foundation: Expression of Emotion – The developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children express emotions in a clear and intentional way, and begin to express some complex emotions, such as pride.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.7.2.Expression of Emotion: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.1.Become anxious when a parent leaves the room.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.2.Knock a shape-sorter toy away when it gets to be too frustrating.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.3.Show anger, when another child takes a toy, by taking it back.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.4.Express fear by crying upon hearing a dog bark loudly or seeing someone dressed in a costume.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.5.Express sadness by frowning after losing or misplacing a favorite toy.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.6.Smile with affection as a sibling approaches.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.7.2.7.Push an unwanted object away.

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This or That
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.8.Foundation: Empathy – The developing ability to share in the emotional experiences of others
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children change their behavior in response to the feelings of others even though their actions may not always make the other person feel better. Children show an increased understanding of the reason for another’s distress and may become distressed by the other’s distress.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.8.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.8.1.6.Hit a child who is crying loudly.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.8.1.8.Move quickly away from a child who is crying loudly.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.8.Foundation: Empathy – The developing ability to share in the emotional experiences of others
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children change their behavior in response to the feelings of others even though their actions may not always make the other person feel better. Children show an increased understanding of the reason for another’s distress and may become distressed by the other’s distress.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.8.2.Empathy: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.8.2.2.Exhibit social referencing by looking for emotional indicators in others’ faces, voices, or gestures to decide what to do when uncertain.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.9.Foundation: Emotion Regulation – The developing ability to manage emotional responses, with assistance from others and independently
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children demonstrate a variety of responses to comfort themselves and actively avoid or ignore situations that cause discomfort. Children can also communicate needs and wants through the use of a few words and gestures.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.1.1.Use gestures and simple words to express distress and seek specific kinds of assistance from the infant care teacher in order to calm self.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.1.3.Seek to be close to a parent when upset.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.1.4.Play with a toy as a way to distract self from discomfort.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.1.5.Communicate, “I’m okay” after falling down.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.1.6.Indicate her knee and say “boo boo” after falling down and gesture or ask for a bandage.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.9.Foundation: Emotion Regulation – The developing ability to manage emotional responses, with assistance from others and independently
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children demonstrate a variety of responses to comfort themselves and actively avoid or ignore situations that cause discomfort. Children can also communicate needs and wants through the use of a few words and gestures.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.9.2.Emotion Regulation: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.2.1.Move away from something that is bothersome and move toward the infant care teacher for comfort.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.2.2.Fight back tears when a parent leaves for the day.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.2.3.Look for a cue from the infant care teacher when unsure if something is safe.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.9.2.4.Fuss to communicate needs or wants; begin to cry if the infant care teacher does not respond soon enough.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.10.Foundation: Impulse Control – The developing capacity to wait for needs to be met, to inhibit potentially hurtful behavior, and to act according to social expectations, including safety rules
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children respond positively to choices and limits set by an adult to help control their behavior.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.10.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.1.2.Choose one toy when the infant care teacher asks, “Which one do you want?” even though the child really wants both.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.1.3.Express “no no” while approaching something the child knows she should not touch, because the infant care teacher has communicated “no no” in the past when the child tried to do this.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.1.4.Look to the infant care teacher to see his reaction when the child reaches toward the light switch.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.1.5.Stop reaching for the eyeglasses on the infant care teacher’s face when she gently says, “no no.”

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.10.Foundation: Impulse Control – The developing capacity to wait for needs to be met, to inhibit potentially hurtful behavior, and to act according to social expectations, including safety rules
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children respond positively to choices and limits set by an adult to help control their behavior.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.10.2.Impulse Control: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.2.1.Crawl too close to a younger infant lying nearby.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.2.2.Refrain from exploring another baby’s hair when reminded to be gentle.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.2.3.Look at the infant care teacher’s face to determine whether it is all right to play with a toy on the table.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.2.4.Bite another child who takes a toy.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.10.2.5.Reach for food on a plate before the infant care teacher offers it.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children know how to get the infant care teacher to respond in a specific way through gestures, vocalizations, and shared attention; use another’s emotional expressions to guide their own responses to unfamiliar events; and learn more complex behavior through imitation. Children also engage in more complex social interactions and have developed expectations for a greater number of familiar people.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.11.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.1.Gesture toward a desired toy or food while reaching, making imperative vocal sounds, and looking toward the infant care teacher.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.2.Seek reassurance from the infant care teacher when unsure about something.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.3.Vary response to different infant care teachers depending on their play styles, even before they have started playing; for example, get very excited upon seeing an infant care teacher who regularly plays in an exciting, vigorous manner.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.4.Engage in back-and-forth play that involves turn-taking, such as rolling a ball back and forth.

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Baby Basketball
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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.5.Look in the direction of the infant care teacher’s gesturing or pointing.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.1.6.Learn more complex behaviors through imitation, such as watching an older child put toys together and then doing it.

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Bear Bath
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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.18m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children know how to get the infant care teacher to respond in a specific way through gestures, vocalizations, and shared attention; use another’s emotional expressions to guide their own responses to unfamiliar events; and learn more complex behavior through imitation. Children also engage in more complex social interactions and have developed expectations for a greater number of familiar people.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.18m.11.2.Social Understanding: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.18m.11.2.1.Follow the infant care teacher’s gaze to look at a toy.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.1.Foundation: Receptive Language – The developing ability to understand words and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children show understanding of one-step requests that have to do with the current situation.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.1.1.Go to the cubby when the infant care teacher says that it is time to put on coats to go outside.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.1.2.Cover up the doll when the infant care teacher says, “Cover the baby with the blanket.”

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.1.3.Go to the sink when the infant care teacher says that it is time to wash hands.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.1.4.Get a tissue when the infant care teacher says, “Please go get a tissue. We need to wipe your nose.”

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.1.Foundation: Receptive Language – The developing ability to understand words and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children show understanding of one-step requests that have to do with the current situation.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.1.2.Receptive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.2.1.Follow one-step simple requests if the infant care teacher also uses a gesture to match the verbal request, such as pointing to the blanket when asking the child to get it.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.1.2.2.Look up and momentarily stop reaching into the mother’s purse when she says “no no.”

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children say a few words and use conventional gestures to tell others about their needs, wants, and interests.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.1.1.Look at a plate of crackers, then at the infant care teacher, and communicate “more.”

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.1.3.Use the same word to refer to similar things, such as “milk” while indicating the pitcher, even though it is filled with juice.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.1.5.Shake head “no” when offered more food.

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Snack Time Speech
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children say a few words and use conventional gestures to tell others about their needs, wants, and interests.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.2.2.Expressive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.2.4.Say a first word clearly enough that the infant care teacher can understand the word within the context; for example, “gih” for give, “see,” “dis” for this, “cookie,” “doggie,” “uh oh” and “no.”

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Color Toys
Find a Match
Grocery Store I Spy
Point and Learn
Talk and Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.2.5.Name a few familiar favorite objects.

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Color Toys
Find a Match
Grocery Store I Spy
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Talk and Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.2.7.Use expressions; for example, “uh oh” when milk spills or when something falls off the table.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
Grocery Store I Spy
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Talk and Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.2.2.8.Say “up” and lift arms to be picked up by the infant care teacher.

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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use conventional gestures and words to communicate meaning in short back-and-forth interactions and use the basic rules of conversational turn-taking when communicating.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.1.2.Initiate interactions with the infant care teacher by touching, vocalizing, or offering a toy.

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Choosing Clothes
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Move to to the Music
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.1.3.Jabber into a toy phone and then pause, as if to listen to someone on the other end.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.1.5.Respond to the infant care teacher’s comment about a toy with an additional, but related, action or comment about the same toy; for example, make a barking sound when the infant care teacher pats a toy dog and says, “Nice doggie.”

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Move to to the Music
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CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use conventional gestures and words to communicate meaning in short back-and-forth interactions and use the basic rules of conversational turn-taking when communicating.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.3.2.Communication Skills and Knowledge: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.2.2.Purse lips after hearing and seeing the infant care teacher make a sputtering sound with her lips.

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Choosing Clothes
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Move to to the Music
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.2.4.Respond with “yes” or “no” when asked a simple question.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.2.5.Hold out a toy for the infant care teacher to take and then reach out to accept it when the infant care teacher offers it back.

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Choosing Clothes
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Move to to the Music
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.3.2.7.Initiate back-and-forth interaction with the infant care teacher by babbling and then waiting for the infant care teacher to respond before babbling again.

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Choosing Clothes
How can I make music part of our day?
Move to to the Music
This or That
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.4.Foundation: Interest in Print – The developing interest in engaging with print in books and in the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children listen to the adult and participate while being read to by pointing, turning pages, or making one- or two-word comments. Children actively notice print in the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.1.1.Attempt to turn the pages of a paper book, sometimes turning more than one page at a time.

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Look at the Book
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.1.4.Pull the infant care teacher by the hand to the bookshelf, point, and express “book” to get the infant care teacher to read a story.

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Look at the Book
Reading Emotions
Why should we tell family stories?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.1.5.Point to or indicate a familiar sign in the neighborhood.

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Check the Mail
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.18m.4.Foundation: Interest in Print – The developing interest in engaging with print in books and in the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children listen to the adult and participate while being read to by pointing, turning pages, or making one- or two-word comments. Children actively notice print in the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.18m.4.2.Interest in Print: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.2.1.Try to turn the pages of a paper book, turning several pages at one time.

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Look at the Book
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.2.2.Scribble with a crayon.

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Color with Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.2.3.Smile and point to or indicate pictures of favorite animals in a book.

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Reading Emotions
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.2.4.Help the infant care teacher turn a page of a book.

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Look at the Book
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.18m.4.2.5.Use an open hand to pat a picture while reading with a family member.

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Reading Emotions
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children combine simple actions to cause things to happen or change the way they interact with objects and people in order to see how it changes the outcome.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.1.1.Try to wind the handle of a popup toy after not being able to open the top.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.1.2.Drop different objects from various heights to see how they fall and to hear the noise they make when they land.

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Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.1.4.Use a wooden spoon to bang on different pots and pans, and notice how the infant care teacher responds when the child hits the pans harder and makes a louder noise.

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Dump and Pick Up
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children combine simple actions to cause things to happen or change the way they interact with objects and people in order to see how it changes the outcome.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.1.2.Cause-and-Effect: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.2.1.Hold a block in each hand and bang the blocks together.

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Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.2.4.Drop an object repeatedly from the chair to hear it clang on the floor or to get the infant care teacher to come pick it up.

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Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.2.5.Watch the infant care teacher squeeze the toy in the water table to make water squirt out, then try the same action.

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Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.2.6.Hand a toy car to a family member after it stops moving and the child cannot figure out how to make it move again.

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Bear Bath
Dump and Pick Up
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.1.2.8.Continue to push the button on a toy that is broken and appear confused or frustrated when nothing happens.

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Bear Bath
Dump and Pick Up
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.2.Foundation: Spatial Relationships – The developing understanding of how things move and fit in space
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use trial and error to discover how things move and fit in space.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.1.1.Go around the back of a chair to get the toy car that rolled behind it instead of trying to follow the car’s path by squeezing underneath the chair.

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Flying with Mom
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Kick With Me
Point and Learn
Pop Go the Bubbles
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.1.2.Use two hands to pick up a big truck, but only one hand to pick up a small one.

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Flying with Mom
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Kick With Me
Point and Learn
Pop Go the Bubbles
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.1.8.Roll a ball back and forth with the infant care teacher.

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Baby Basketball
Kick With Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.1.10.Try to fit a piece into the shape sorter and, when it does not fit, turn it until it fits.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.2.Foundation: Spatial Relationships – The developing understanding of how things move and fit in space
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use trial and error to discover how things move and fit in space.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.2.2.Spatial Relationships: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.2.Dump toys out of a container.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.3.Turn a toy to explore all sides to figure out how it works.

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Bear Bath
Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Check the Mail
Take Along Toy
Tea Party
Tube Chute
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.4.Throw or drop a spoon or cup from the table and watch as it falls.

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Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.5.Take rings off a stacking ring toy.

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Bear Bath
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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.6.Move over and between cushions and pillows on the floor.

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Flying with Mom
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Kick With Me
Point and Learn
Pop Go the Bubbles
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.8.See a ball roll under the couch and then reach under the couch.

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Baby Basketball
Kick With Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.2.2.10.Put one or two rings back onto the post of a stacking ring toy.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use a number of ways to solve problems: physically trying out possible solutions before finding one that works; using objects as tools; watching someone else solve the problem and then applying the same solution; or gesturing or vocalizing to someone else for help.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.1.1.Pull the string of a pull toy to get it closer even when the toy gets momentarily stuck on something.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.1.2.Use the handle of a toy broom to dislodge a ball under the bookshelf.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.1.3.Bring a small stool over to reach a toy on top of a shelf, having observed the infant care teacher do it.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.1.4.Look at a plate of crackers that is out of reach and then at the infant care teacher, and communicate “more.”

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Behavior is a form of communication
Snack Time Speech
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.1.5.Hand the infant care teacher a puzzle piece that the child is having trouble with.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use a number of ways to solve problems: physically trying out possible solutions before finding one that works; using objects as tools; watching someone else solve the problem and then applying the same solution; or gesturing or vocalizing to someone else for help.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.3.2.Problem Solving: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.1.Crawl over a pile of soft blocks to get to the big red ball.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.2.Figure out how toys work by repeating the same actions over and over again.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.3.Pull the blanket in order to obtain the toy that is lying out of reach on top of the blanket.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.4.Crawl around the legs of a chair to get to the ball that rolled behind it.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.6.Try to hold on to two toys with one hand while reaching for a third desired toy, even if not successful.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.3.2.7.Unscrew the lid of a plastic jar to get items out of it.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Dump and Pick Up
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.4.Foundation: Imitation – The developing ability to mirror, repeat, and practice the actions of others, either immediately or later
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children imitate others’ actions that have more than one step and imitate simple actions that they have observed others doing at an earlier time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.1.1.Imitate simple actions that she has observed adults doing; for example, take a toy phone out of a purse and say hello as a parent does.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.1.2.Pretend to sweep with a child-sized broom, just as a family member does at home.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.1.3.Rock the baby doll to sleep, just as a parent does with the new baby.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.1.4.Imitate using the toy hammer as a parent did.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.4.Foundation: Imitation – The developing ability to mirror, repeat, and practice the actions of others, either immediately or later
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children imitate others’ actions that have more than one step and imitate simple actions that they have observed others doing at an earlier time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.4.2.Imitation: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.1.Shrug shoulders after the infant care teacher does it.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.2.Imitate sounds or words immediately after the infant care teacher makes them.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.3.Copy the infant care teacher in waving “bye-bye” to a parent as he leaves the room.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.4.Copy an adult’s action that is unfamiliar but that the child can see herself do, such as wiggling toes, even though it may take some practice before doing it exactly as the adult does.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.5.Watch the infant care teacher squeeze the toy in the water table to make water squirt out, then try the same action.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.6.Imitate the hand motion of the infant care teacher.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.4.2.7.Point to or indicate an object, pay attention as the infant care teacher labels the object, and then try to repeat the label.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.5.Foundation: Memory – The developing ability to store and later retrieve information about past experiences
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children remember typical actions of people, the location of objects, and steps of routines.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.1.1.Get a blanket from the doll cradle because that is where baby blankets are usually stored, after the infant care teacher says, “The baby is tired. Where’s her blanket?”

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.1.3.Watch the infant care teacher placing a toy inside one of three pots with lids and reach for the correct lid when the teacher asks where the toy went.

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.1.5.See a photo of a close family member and say his name or hug the photo.

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.1.6.Go to the cubby to get his blanket that is inside the diaper bag.

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.5.Foundation: Memory – The developing ability to store and later retrieve information about past experiences
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children remember typical actions of people, the location of objects, and steps of routines.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.5.2.Memory: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.2.1.Ask for a parent after morning drop-off.

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How can I help my child with separation?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.2.2.Reach in the infant care teacher’s pocket after watching him hide a toy there.

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.2.3.Look or reach inside a container of small toys after seeing the infant care teacher take the toys off the table and put them in the container.

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Bear Bath
Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.5.2.4.Lift a scarf to search for a toy after seeing the infant care teacher hide it under the scarf.

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Big and Little
Buried Treasure
Shoe Search
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.6.Foundation: Number Sense – The developing understanding of number and quantity
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children demonstrate understanding that there are different amounts of things.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.1.1.Communicate “more” and point to a bowl of apple slices.

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Build to Four
Counting Counts
Dump and Pick Up
Little Hands, Big Plans
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.1.2.Shake head “no” when offered more pasta.

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Snack Time Speech
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.1.3.Make a big pile of trucks and a little pile of trucks.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.1.4.Use hand motions or words to indicate “All gone” when finished eating.

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Snack Time Speech
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.1.5.Put three cars in a row.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.6.Foundation: Number Sense – The developing understanding of number and quantity
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children demonstrate understanding that there are different amounts of things.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.6.2.Number Sense: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.6.2.1.Try to hold onto two toys with one hand while reaching for a third desired toy, even if not successful.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children show awareness when objects are in some way connected to each other, match two objects that are the same, and separate a pile of objects into two groups based on one attribute.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.1.1.Look at the crayons before choosing a color.

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Find a Match
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.1.2.Choose usually to play with the blue ball even though there is a red one just like it.

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Baby Basketball
Find a Match
Kick With Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.1.4.Pack the baby doll’s blanket, brush, bottle, and clothes into a backpack.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.1.5.Match two identical toys; for example, find another fire truck when the infant care teacher asks, “Can you find a truck just like that one?”

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Bear Bath
Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.1.6.Place all toy cars on one side of the rug and all blocks on the other side.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children show awareness when objects are in some way connected to each other, match two objects that are the same, and separate a pile of objects into two groups based on one attribute.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.7.2.Classification: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.2.1.Roll a car back and forth on the floor, then roll a ball.

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Baby Basketball
Kick With Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.2.2.Use two items that go together; for example, brush a doll’s hair with a brush, put a spoon in a bowl, or use a hammer to pound an object.

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.7.2.3.Put the red blocks together when the infant care teacher asks, “Which blocks go together?”

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Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.8.Foundation: Symbolic Play – The developing ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent other actions, objects, or ideas
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use one object to represent another object and engage in one or two simple actions of pretend play.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.8.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.8.1.1.Pretend to drink from an empty cup by making slurping noises and saying “ah” when finished.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.8.Foundation: Symbolic Play – The developing ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent other actions, objects, or ideas
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use one object to represent another object and engage in one or two simple actions of pretend play.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.8.2.Symbolic Play: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.8.2.1.Use two items that go together; for example, brush a doll’s hair with brush, put a spoon in a bowl, or use a hammer to pound an object through a hole.

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Bear Bath
Big and Little
Color Toys
Find a Match
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.8.2.2.Use objects in pretend play the way they were intended to be used; for example, pretend to drink coffee or tea from play coffee cup.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children rely on order and predictability in the environment to help organize their thoughts and focus attention.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.9.1.1.Expect favorite songs to be sung the same way each time and protest if the infant care teacher changes the words.

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Clap and Swing
Happy Birthday to You
How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Move While you Sing
Move to to the Music
Rhyme and Ride
Swing Song
Where is Thumbkin?
Why should I sing to my baby?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.9.1.3.Nod and take the infant care teacher’s hand when the teacher says, “I know you are sad because Shanti is using the book right now, and you would like a turn. Shall we go to the book basket and find another one to read together?”

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Kick With Me
Little Hands, Big Plans
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.18m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children rely on order and predictability in the environment to help organize their thoughts and focus attention.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.18m.9.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.18m.9.2.2.Focus on one toy or activity for a while when really interested.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Check the Mail
Take Along Toy
Tube Chute
Walk the Line
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use the information received from the senses to change the way they interact with the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.1.1.Adjust the way he is walking depending on the type of surface; for example, walking slowly on rocks and faster on pavement.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.1.2.Choose to sit on her bottom and slide down a steep hill rather than walk down it.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.1.3.Sway back and forth to the beat of a song while standing up.

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I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Move While you Sing
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children use the information received from the senses to change the way they interact with the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.1.2.Perceptual Development: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.2.4.Explore pegboard holes with a finger, then look around for something to fit in the holes.

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Build to Four
Buried Treasure
Can You Find Me?
Check the Mail
Take Along Toy
Tube Chute
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.2.5.Enjoy messy activities or show a dislike for messy activities.

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Choosing Clothes
This or That
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.1.2.9.Be able to remember where toys are stored in the classroom because she has crawled by them before.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND Around 18 months of age, children move from one place to another by walking and running with basic control and coordination.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.1.1.Stand on one foot, alone or with support.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.1.2.Walk sideways.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.1.5.Run.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND Around 18 months of age, children move from one place to another by walking and running with basic control and coordination.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.2.2.Gross Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.1.Creep on hands and knees or hands and feet.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.3.Cruise while holding onto furniture.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.4.Sit down from a standing position.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.5.Walk without support.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.6.Throw a ball, underhand or overhand, to the infant care teacher.

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Baby Basketball
Kick With Me
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.7.Squat to explore a toy on the ground and then stand up.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.2.2.9.Get into a standing position without support.

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Kick With Me
Move While you Sing
Pop Go the Bubbles
Take Along Toy
Walk the Line
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children are able to hold small objects in one hand and sometimes use both hands together to manipulate objects.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.1.4.Hold a toy with one hand and use the fingers of the other hand to explore it.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.1.8.Use the wrists to rotate objects in order to explore all sides.

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Big, Little Helper
Clap and Swing
Color with Me
Dump and Pick Up
Little Hands, Big Plans
Take Along Toy
Tube Chute
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.1.9.Use one hand in opposition to the other.

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Big, Little Helper
Clap and Swing
Color with Me
Dump and Pick Up
Little Hands, Big Plans
Take Along Toy
Tube Chute
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (18 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.18m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 18 months of age, children are able to hold small objects in one hand and sometimes use both hands together to manipulate objects.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.18m.3.2.Fine Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (9 to 17 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.2.4.Turn the pages of a board book.

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Look at the Book
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.2.5.Use hands to follow along with some motions of a song, chant, or finger play.

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Clap and Swing
Happy Birthday to You
How can I communicate with my baby?
How can I make music part of our day?
I can't sing. How can I sing to my baby?
Itsy Bitsy Spider Motions
Move While you Sing
Move to to the Music
Rhyme and Ride
Swing Song
Where is Thumbkin?
Why should I sing to my baby?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.18m.3.2.6.Grasp onto and pull the string of a pull toy.

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Bear Bath
Tea Party

California Content Standards
Early Childhood Education
Grade: Ages 25 to 36 months - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children interact with adults to solve problems or communicate about experiences or ideas.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.1.1.2.Tell a teacher from the classroom next door about an upcoming birthday party.

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.1.1.4.Ask a classroom visitor her name.

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How can I make music part of our day?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.1.Foundation: Interactions with Adults – The developing ability to respond to and engage with adults
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children interact with adults to solve problems or communicate about experiences or ideas.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.1.2.Interactions with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.1.2.1.Practice being a grown-up during pretend play by dressing up or using a play stove.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, when exploring the environment, from time to time children reconnect, in a variety of ways, with the adult(s) with whom they have developed a special relationship: through eye contact; facial expressions; shared feelings; or conversations about feelings, shared activities, or plans. When distressed, children may still seek to be physically close to these adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.1.Feel comfortable playing on the other side of the play yard away from the infant care teacher, but cry to be picked up after falling down.

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Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.2.Call “Mama!” from across the room while playing with dolls to make sure that the mother is paying attention.

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Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.3.Call for a family member and look out the window for him after being dropped off at school.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.4.Communicate, “This is our favorite part” when reading a funny story with the infant care teacher.

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.5.Bring the grandmother’s favorite book to her and express, “One more?” to see if she will read one more book, even though she has just said, “We’re all done reading. Now it’s time for nap.”

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.6.Cry and look for the special infant care teacher after falling.

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Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.1.7.Seek the attention of the special infant care teacher and communicate, “Watch me!” before proudly displaying a new skill.

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Tell Me About It!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.2.Foundation: Relationships with Adults – The development of close relationships with certain adults who provide consistent nurturance
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, when exploring the environment, from time to time children reconnect, in a variety of ways, with the adult(s) with whom they have developed a special relationship: through eye contact; facial expressions; shared feelings; or conversations about feelings, shared activities, or plans. When distressed, children may still seek to be physically close to these adults.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.2.2.Relationships with Adults: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.2.1.Say, “I go to school. Mama goes to work,” after being dropped off in the morning.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.2.2.2.Gesture for one more hug as a parent is leaving for work.

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How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.3.Foundation: Interactions with Peers – The developing ability to respond to and engage with other children
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in simple cooperative play with peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.1.1.Communicate with peers while digging in the sandbox together.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.1.2.Act out different roles with peers, sometimes switching in and out of her role.

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Banana Phonana
Tips for helping your child love reading
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.1.3.Build a tall tower with one or two other children.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.1.4.Hand a peer a block or piece of railroad track when building.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.3.Foundation: Interactions with Peers – The developing ability to respond to and engage with other children
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in simple cooperative play with peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.3.2.Interactions with Peers: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.2.1.Use gestures to communicate a desire to play with a peer.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.2.2.Refuse to let a peer have a turn on the swing.

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Is my child overscheduled?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.2.3.Push or bite when another child takes a toy.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.2.4.Engage in complementary interactions, such as feeding a stuffed animal that another child is holding or pulling a friend in the wagon.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.3.2.5.Join a group of children who are together in one play space and follow them as they move outside.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children have developed friendships with a small number of children in the group and engage in more complex play with those friends than with other peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.1.1.Choose to play with a sibling instead of a less familiar child.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.1.2.Exhibit sadness when the favorite friend is not at school one day.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.1.3.Seek one friend for running games and another for building with blocks.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.1.4.Play “train” with one or two friends for an extended period of time by pretending that one is driving the train and the rest are riding.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.4.Foundation: Relationships with Peers – The development of relationships with certain peers through interactions over time
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children have developed friendships with a small number of children in the group and engage in more complex play with those friends than with other peers.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.4.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.2.1.Engage in social pretend play with one or two friends; for example, pretend to be a dog while a friend pretends to be the owner.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.4.2.2.Express an interest in playing with a particular child.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.5.Foundation: Identity of Self in Relation to Others – The developing concept that the child is an individual operating within social relationships
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children identify their feelings, needs, and interests, and identify themselves and others as members of one or more groups by referring to categories.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.1.2.Say own name.

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Paint your Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.1.3.Begin to make comparisons between self and others; for example, communicate, “_____ is a boy/girl like me.”

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I Am Unique
I Can Do It All By Myself
Tell Me About It!
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.1.4.Name people in the family.

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Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.1.5.Point to pictures of friends and say their names.

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Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.1.6.Communicate, “Do it myself!” when the infant care teacher tries to help.

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Counting Collection
Fast, Slow
I Can Do It All By Myself
Nature Walk and Talk
Nesting Bowls
What Do We Do?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.5.Foundation: Identity of Self in Relation to Others – The developing concept that the child is an individual operating within social relationships
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children identify their feelings, needs, and interests, and identify themselves and others as members of one or more groups by referring to categories.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.5.2.Identity of Self in Relation to Others: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.2.2.Know the names of familiar people, such as a neighbor.

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Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.2.4.Use name or other family label (e.g., nickname, birth order, “little sister”) when referring to self.

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I Am Unique
I Can Do It All By Myself
Tell Me About It!
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.2.6.Point to or indicate self in a photograph.

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I Am Unique
I Can Do It All By Myself
Tell Me About It!
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.5.2.7.Proudly show the infant care teacher a new possession.

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Tell Me About It!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children show an understanding of their own abilities and may refer to those abilities when describing themselves.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.6.1.3.Complete a difficult puzzle for the first time and clap or express, “I’m good at puzzles.”

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Nesting Bowls
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.6.Foundation: Recognition of Ability – The developing understanding that the child can take action to influence the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children show an understanding of their own abilities and may refer to those abilities when describing themselves.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.6.2.Recognition of Ability: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.6.2.1.Insist on zipping up a jacket when the infant care teacher tries to help.

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T-Shirt Talk
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.6.2.4.Say, “I climb high” when telling the infant care teacher about what happened during outside play time, then run outside to show him how.

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Bear Hunt
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.7.Foundation: Expression of Emotion – The developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children express complex, self-conscious emotions such as pride, embarrassment, shame, and guilt. Children demonstrate awareness of their feelings by using words to describe feelings to others or acting them out in pretend play.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.7.1.3.Communicate, “I miss Grandma,” after talking on the phone with her.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.7.1.4.Act out different emotions during pretend play by “crying” when pretending to be sad and “cooing” when pretending to be happy.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.7.Foundation: Expression of Emotion – The developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children express complex, self-conscious emotions such as pride, embarrassment, shame, and guilt. Children demonstrate awareness of their feelings by using words to describe feelings to others or acting them out in pretend play.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.7.2.Expression of Emotion: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.7.2.1.Communicate, “Mama mad” after being told by the mother to stop an action.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.7.2.3.Express frustration through tantrums.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.9.Foundation: Emotion Regulation – The developing ability to manage emotional responses, with assistance from others and independently
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children anticipate the need for comfort and try to prepare themselves for changes in routine. Children have many self-comforting behaviors to choose from, depending on the situation, and can communicate specific needs and wants.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.1.1.Reach for the mother’s hand just before she pulls a bandage off the child’s knee.

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Tips for bonding with your baby
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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.1.2.Ask the infant care teacher to hold him up to the window to wave good-bye before the parent leaves in the morning.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.1.3.Show the substitute teacher that she likes a back rub during naptime by patting own back while lying on the mat.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.1.5.Ask the infant care teacher to explain what’s going to happen at the child’s dental appointment later in the day.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tips for bonding with your baby
You are your child's first teacher
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.1.6.Communicate, “Daddy always comes back” after saying good-bye to him in the morning.

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How can I help my child with separation?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.9.Foundation: Emotion Regulation – The developing ability to manage emotional responses, with assistance from others and independently
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children anticipate the need for comfort and try to prepare themselves for changes in routine. Children have many self-comforting behaviors to choose from, depending on the situation, and can communicate specific needs and wants.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.9.2.Emotion Regulation: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.2.1.Continue to rely on adults for reassurance and help in controlling feelings and behavior.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.2.2.Reenact emotional events in play to try to gain mastery over these feelings.

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Banana Phonana
Tips for helping your child love reading
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.2.3.Use words to ask for specific help with regulating emotions.

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Behavior is a form of communication
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Tempted to Talk
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.9.2.4.Express wants and needs verbally; for example, say, “hold me” to the infant care teacher when feeling tired or overwhelmed.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tempted to Talk
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.10.Foundation: Impulse Control – The developing capacity to wait for needs to be met, to inhibit potentially hurtful behavior, and to act according to social expectations, including safety rules
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children may sometimes exercise voluntary control over actions and emotional expressions.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.10.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.1.1.Jump up and down on the couch but stop jumping and climb down when a parent enters the room.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.1.2.Experience difficulty (e.g., cry, whine, pout) with transitions.

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GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.1.3.Begin to share.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.1.5.Touch a pet gently without needing to be reminded.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.1.6.Wait to start eating until others at the table are also ready.

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Hooray Parfait
How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
Little Chef
Packing our Lunch
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.10.Foundation: Impulse Control – The developing capacity to wait for needs to be met, to inhibit potentially hurtful behavior, and to act according to social expectations, including safety rules
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children may sometimes exercise voluntary control over actions and emotional expressions.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.10.2.Impulse Control: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.2.1.Begin to use words and dramatic play to describe, understand, and control impulses and feelings.

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Banana Phonana
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How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
Tips for helping your child love reading
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.2.3.Throw a puzzle piece on the floor after having trouble fitting it in the opening.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
Nesting Bowls
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.2.4.Open the playground door and run out, even after being asked by the infant care teacher to wait.

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.2.5.Start to take another child’s toy, then stop after catching the eye of the infant care teacher.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.10.2.7.Understand and carry out simple commands or rules.

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How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can talk about their own wants and feelings and those of other people, describe familiar routines, participate in coordinated episodes of pretend play with peers, and interact with adults in more complex ways.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.11.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.11.1.3.Move into and out of pretend play roles, tell other children what they should do in their roles, or extend the sequence (such as by asking “Wanna drink?” after bringing a pretend hamburger to the table as a waiter).

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Tips for helping your child love reading
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.SED.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE SED.36m.11.Foundation: Social Understanding – The developing understanding of the responses, communication, emotional expressions, and actions of other people
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can talk about their own wants and feelings and those of other people, describe familiar routines, participate in coordinated episodes of pretend play with peers, and interact with adults in more complex ways.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL SED.36m.11.2.Social Understanding: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.11.2.1.Vary play with different peers depending on their preferred play activities.

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION SED.36m.11.2.2.Imitate the behavior of peers as well as adults.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.1.Foundation: Receptive Language – The developing ability to understand words and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children demonstrate understanding of the meaning of others’ comments, questions, requests, or stories.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.1.1.7.Show understanding of the meaning of a story by laughing at the funny parts or by asking questions.

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Tips for helping your child love reading
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.1.Foundation: Receptive Language – The developing ability to understand words and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children demonstrate understanding of the meaning of others’ comments, questions, requests, or stories.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.1.2.Receptive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.1.2.3.Answer adults’ questions; for example, communicate “apple” when a parent asks what the child had for snack.

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T-Shirt Talk
Why should we tell family stories?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children communicate in a way that is understandable to most adults who speak the same language they do. Children combine words into simple sentences and demonstrate the ability to follow some grammatical rules of the home language.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.1.5.Use 300–1000 words.

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Magazine Picture Walk
Stuck on You
Toy Sort
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.2.Foundation: Expressive Language – The developing ability to produce the sounds of language and use vocabulary and increasingly complex utterances
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children communicate in a way that is understandable to most adults who speak the same language they do. Children combine words into simple sentences and demonstrate the ability to follow some grammatical rules of the home language.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.2.2.Expressive Language: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.2.Use some words to refer to more than one thing; for example, “night-night” to refer to bedtime or to describe darkness.

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Magazine Picture Walk
Stuck on You
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.3.Use many new words each day.

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Magazine Picture Walk
Stuck on You
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.4.Begin to combine a few words into mini-sentences to express wants, needs, or interests; for example, “more milk,” “big doggie,” “no night-night” or “go bye-bye.”

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Behavior is a form of communication
Tempted to Talk
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.5.Have a vocabulary of about 80 words.

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Magazine Picture Walk
Stuck on You
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.7.Use own name when referring to self.

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Paint your Name
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.2.2.8.Ask questions with raised intonations at the end, such as “Doggy go?”

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Nature Walk and Talk
What Do We Do?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in back-and-forth conversations that contain a number of turns, with each turn building upon what was said in the previous turn.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.1.4.Answer adults’ questions, such as “What’s that?” and “Where did it go?”

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T-Shirt Talk
Why should we tell family stories?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.1.6.Sometimes get frustrated if the infant care teacher does not understand what the child is trying to communicate.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.1.7.Participate in back-and-forth interaction with the infant care teacher by speaking, giving feedback, and adding to what was originally said.

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How can I make music part of our day?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.3.Foundation: Communication Skills and Knowledge – The developing ability to communicate nonverbally and verbally
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in back-and-forth conversations that contain a number of turns, with each turn building upon what was said in the previous turn.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.3.2.Communication Skills and Knowledge: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.1.Ask and answer simple questions, such as “What’s that?”

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Nature Walk and Talk
T-Shirt Talk
What Do We Do?
Why should we tell family stories?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.2.Say, “huh?” when interacting with the infant care teacher to keep interaction going.

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.4.Engage in short back-and-forth interactions with a family member by responding to comments, questions, and prompts.

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.5.Respond almost immediately after a parent finishes talking in order to continue the interaction.

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How can I make music part of our day?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.6.Get frustrated if the infant care teacher does not understand what the child is trying to communicate.

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.3.2.9.Respond verbally to adults’ questions or comments.

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T-Shirt Talk
Why should we tell family stories?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.4.Foundation: Interest in Print – The developing interest in engaging with print in books and in the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children show appreciation for books and initiate literacy activities: listening, asking questions, or making comments while being read to; looking at books on their own; or making scribble marks on paper and pretending to read what is written.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.4.1.1.Enjoy both being read to and looking at books by himself.

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Book Chats
Book Walk
Magazine Picture Walk
Stop and Go
Tips for helping your child love reading
Why should we tell family stories?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.4.1.2.Pretend to read books to stuffed animals by telling a story that is related to the pictures and turning the book around to show the picture to the stuffed animals, just as the infant care teacher does when reading to a small group of children.

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Banana Phonana
Book Chats
Book Walk
Drum Patterns
Magazine Picture Walk
Recycled Play
Stop and Go
Tips for helping your child love reading
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.LD.LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE LD.36m.4.Foundation: Interest in Print – The developing interest in engaging with print in books and in the environment
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children show appreciation for books and initiate literacy activities: listening, asking questions, or making comments while being read to; looking at books on their own; or making scribble marks on paper and pretending to read what is written.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL LD.36m.4.2.Interest in Print: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.4.2.3.Listen as a family member reads short picture books aloud.

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Why should we tell family stories?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION LD.36m.4.2.4.Ask a question about a story; for example, “Bear go?” while turning from one page to the next.

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Tips for helping your child love reading
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children demonstrate an understanding of cause and effect by making predictions about what could happen and reflect upon what caused something to happen.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.1.1.2.Make a prediction about what will happen next in the story when the infant care teacher asks, “What do you think will happen next?”

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Tips for helping your child love reading
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.1.1.3.Answer the infant care teacher when she asks, “What do you think your mom’s going to say when you give her your picture?”

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T-Shirt Talk
Why should we tell family stories?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.1.Foundation: Cause-and-Effect – The developing understanding that one event brings about another
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children demonstrate an understanding of cause and effect by making predictions about what could happen and reflect upon what caused something to happen.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.1.2.Cause-and-Effect: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.1.2.1.Roll cars of different sizes down the slide.

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Recycled Play
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.2.Foundation: Spatial Relationships – The developing understanding of how things move and fit in space
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can predict how things will fit and move in space without having to try out every possible solution, and show understanding of words used to describe size and locations in space.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.2.1.3.Put together a puzzle with three to four separate pieces.

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Nesting Bowls
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.2.1.8.Move around an obstacle when going from one place to another.

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Bear Hunt
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.2.Foundation: Spatial Relationships – The developing understanding of how things move and fit in space
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can predict how things will fit and move in space without having to try out every possible solution, and show understanding of words used to describe size and locations in space.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.2.2.Spatial Relationships: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.2.2.1.Complete a puzzle of three separate cut-out pieces, such as a circle, square, and triangle.

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Copy Me
Nesting Bowls
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.2.2.5.Assemble a two-piece puzzle; for example, a picture of a flower cut into two pieces.

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Nesting Bowls
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children solve some problems without having to physically try out every possible solution and may ask for help when needed.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.1.1.Ignore the stick that is much too short to reach a desired object and choose a stick that looks as if it may be long enough.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.1.3.Place the triangle piece into the puzzle without first needing to try it in the round or square hole.

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Copy Me
Nesting Bowls
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.1.4.Ask the infant care teacher for help with the lid of a jar of paint.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.1.6.Ask or gesture for the infant care teacher to help tie the child’s shoelace.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.3.Foundation: Problem Solving – The developing ability to engage in a purposeful effort to reach a goal or figure out how something works
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children solve some problems without having to physically try out every possible solution and may ask for help when needed.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.3.2.Problem Solving: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.1.Use a stick to dig in the sandbox when unable to find a shovel.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.2.Use a tool to solve a problem, such as using the toy broom to get a car out from under the couch, using a wooden puzzle base as a tray to carry all the puzzle pieces to another place, or using the toy shopping cart to pick up the wooden blocks and move them to the shelf to be put away.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.3.Move to the door and try to turn the knob after a parent leaves for work in the morning.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.4.Imitate a problem-solving method that the child has observed someone else do before.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.5.Tug on shoelaces in order to untie them.

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Drum Patterns
Fast, Slow
Hooray Parfait
Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Stop and Go
What Do We Do?
Which Lid?
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.3.2.6.Complete a puzzle with three separate cut-out pieces, such as a circle, square, and triangle, even though the child may try to put the triangle into the square hole before fitting it in the triangle opening.

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Copy Me
Nesting Bowls
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.4.Foundation: Imitation – The developing ability to mirror, repeat, and practice the actions of others, either immediately or later
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children reenact multiple steps of others’ actions that they have observed at an earlier time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.4.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.1.1.Reenact the steps of a family celebration that the child attended last weekend.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.1.2.Pretend to get ready for work or school by making breakfast, packing lunch, grabbing a purse, and communicating good-bye before heading out the door.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.4.Foundation: Imitation – The developing ability to mirror, repeat, and practice the actions of others, either immediately or later
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children reenact multiple steps of others’ actions that they have observed at an earlier time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.4.2.Imitation: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.2.3.Copy several actions that the child cannot see himself doing, such as wrinkling the nose.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.2.4.Say, “beep, beep, beep, beep” after hearing the garbage truck back up outside.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.2.5.Act out a few steps of a familiar routine, such as pretend to fill the tub, bathe a baby doll, and dry the doll.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.2.7.Imitate two new actions of the infant care teacher; for example, put one hand on head and point with the other hand.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.4.2.8.Imitate the way a family member communicates by using the same gestures, unique words, and intonation.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.5.Foundation: Memory – The developing ability to store and later retrieve information about past experiences
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children anticipate the series of steps in familiar activities, events, or routines; remember characteristics of the environment or people in it; and may briefly describe recent past events or act them out.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.5.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.5.1.2.Tell a parent, “Today we jumped in the puddles” when picked up from school.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.5.1.5.Act out a trip to the grocery store by getting a cart, putting food in it, and paying for the food.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.5.1.6.Get her pillow out of the cubby, in anticipation of naptime as soon as lunch is finished.

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How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.6.Foundation: Number Sense – The developing understanding of number and quantity
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children show some understanding that numbers represent how many and demonstrate understanding of words that identify how much.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.6.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.6.1.3.Start counting with one, sometimes pointing to the same item twice when counting, or using numbers out of order; for example, “one, two, three, five, eight.”

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Blast Off
Magazine Problem Solving
One, Two, Moo
Packing our Lunch
Snack Count
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.6.1.4.Use fingers to count a small number of items.

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Blast Off
Magazine Problem Solving
One, Two, Moo
Packing our Lunch
Snack Count
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.6.1.6.Hold up two fingers when asked, “Show me two” or “How old are you?”

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Blast Off
Magazine Problem Solving
One, Two, Moo
Packing our Lunch
Snack Count
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children group objects into multiple piles based on one attribute at a time, put things that are similar but not identical into one group, and may label each grouping, even though sometimes these labels are overgeneralized.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.7.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.1.Identify a few colors when they are named; for example, get a red ball from the bin of multicolored balls when the infant care teacher asks for the red one.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.2.Make three piles of tangrams in various shapes, such as a circle, square, and triangle.

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Copy Me
Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.3.Pick two big bears from a bowl containing two big bears and two small bears, even if the big bears are different colors.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.4.Sort primary-colored blocks into three piles: a red pile, a yellow pile, and a blue one.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.5.Point to different pictures of houses in a book even though all of the houses look different.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.6.Put all the soft stuffed animals in one pile and all the hard plastic toy animals in another pile and label the piles “soft animals” and “hard animals.”

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.1.7.Call all four-legged animals at the farm “cows,” even though some are actually sheep and others horses.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.7.Foundation: Classification – The developing ability to group, sort, categorize, connect, and have expectations of objects and people according to their attributes
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children group objects into multiple piles based on one attribute at a time, put things that are similar but not identical into one group, and may label each grouping, even though sometimes these labels are overgeneralized.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.7.2.Classification: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.1.Point to or indicate the realistic-looking plastic cow when the infant care teacher holds up a few toy animals and says, “Who says, ‘moo’?”

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.2.Sort three different kinds of toys; for example, put the puzzle pieces in the puzzle box, the blocks in the block bin, and the toy animals in the basket during clean-up time.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Nesting Bowls
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.3.Show understanding of what familiar objects are supposed to be used for, such as knowing that a hat is for wearing or a tricycle is for riding.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.4.Pick a matching card from a pile of cards.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.5.Point to or indicate all the green cups at the lunch table.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.6.Call the big animals “mama” and the small animals “baby.”

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.8.Put the red marker back in the red can, the blue marker back in the blue can, and the yellow marker back in the yellow can when finished coloring.

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Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.7.2.9.Match one shape to another shape.

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Copy Me
Nature Walk and Talk
Toy Sort
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.8.Foundation: Symbolic Play – The developing ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent other actions, objects, or ideas
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in make-believe play involving several sequenced steps, assigned roles, and an overall plan and sometimes pretend by imagining an object without needing the concrete object present.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.8.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.1.Assign roles to self and others when playing in the dramatic play area (for example, “I’ll be the daddy, you be the baby”), even though the child may not stay in her role throughout the play sequence.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Tips for helping your child love reading
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.4.Stir “cake batter” while holding an imaginary spoon or serve an invisible burrito on a plate.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.5.Communicate with self during pretend play to describe actions to self; for example, “Now I stir the soup.”

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.6.Plan with other children what they are going to pretend before starting to play; for example, “Let’s play doggies!”

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Catch!
Ring Around the Rosie
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.7.Pretend to be a baby during dramatic play because there is a new baby at home.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.1.8.Build a small town with blocks and then use the toy fire truck to pretend to put out a fire in the town.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.8.Foundation: Symbolic Play – The developing ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent other actions, objects, or ideas
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children engage in make-believe play involving several sequenced steps, assigned roles, and an overall plan and sometimes pretend by imagining an object without needing the concrete object present.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.8.2.Symbolic Play: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.2.3.Complete three or more actions in a sequence of pretend play so the actions have a beginning, middle, and end, such as giving the baby doll a bath, putting his pajamas on, and putting him to sleep.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Tips for helping your child love reading
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.8.2.6.Engage in extended pretend play that has a theme, such as birthday party or doctor.

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Banana Phonana
Drum Patterns
Recycled Play
Toy Car Wash
Vroom! Vroom!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children sometimes demonstrate the ability to pay attention to more than one thing at a time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.9.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.9.1.2.Search for and find a favorite book and ask the infant care teacher to read it.

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Book Chats
Bring Me the Book
Reading Routines for Early Readers
Tips for helping your child love reading
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.9.1.3.Pound the play dough with a hammer while talking with a peer.

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Nesting Bowls
Playdough Lengths
Which Lid?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.9.Foundation: Attention Maintenance – The developing ability to attend to people and things while interacting with others and exploring the environment and play materials
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children sometimes demonstrate the ability to pay attention to more than one thing at a time.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.9.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.9.2.2.Sit in a parent’s lap to read a book together.

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Book Chats
Bring Me the Book
Tips for helping your child love reading
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.10.Foundation: Understanding of Personal Care Routines – The developing ability to understand and participate in personal care routines
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children initiate and follow through with some personal care routines.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.10.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.10.1.3.Take a wet shirt off when needing to put on a dry one.

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T-Shirt Talk
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.CD.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE CD.36m.10.Foundation: Understanding of Personal Care Routines – The developing ability to understand and participate in personal care routines
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children initiate and follow through with some personal care routines.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL CD.36m.10.2.Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.10.2.2.Try to put on own socks.

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T-Shirt Talk
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION CD.36m.10.2.3.Pull her shoes off at naptime.

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T-Shirt Talk
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can quickly and easily combine the information received from the senses to inform the way they interact with the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.1.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.1.1.3.Watch the lines that she makes with a marker on the paper.

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Copy Me
Recycled Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.1.1.5.Press harder on a clump of clay than on play dough.

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Playdough Lengths
Torn Paper Art
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.1.1.6.Watch a family member draw a circle and then try to do it.

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Copy Me
Recycled Play
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.1.1.7.Walk more slowly and carefully when carrying an open cup of milk than when carrying a cup with a lid.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.1.Foundation: Perceptual Development – The developing ability to become aware of the social and physical environment through the senses
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children can quickly and easily combine the information received from the senses to inform the way they interact with the environment.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.1.2.Perceptual Development: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.1.2.1.Enjoy rough-and-tumble play.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children move with ease, coordinating movements and performing a variety of movements.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.2.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.1.Walk and run with skill, changing speed and direction.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.2.Kick and throw a ball, but with little control of direction or speed.

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Catch!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.3.Bend over to pick up a toy and stand up without trouble.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.6.Walk backward a few feet.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.7.Jump up with both feet at the same time.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.1.8.Catch a medium-size ball.

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Catch!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.2.Foundation: Gross Motor – The developing ability to move the large muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children move with ease, coordinating movements and performing a variety of movements.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.2.2.Gross Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.1.Jump off the bottom step.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.2.Kick a ball.

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Catch!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.3.Ride a ride-on toy without pedals, pushing her feet on the ground to move.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.5.Catch a big ball using two arms.

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Catch!
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.6.Jump forward a few inches.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.2.2.7.Walk on tiptoes.

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Bear Hunt
Get Moving
Ring Around the Rosie
Stop and Go
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children coordinate the fine movements of the fingers, wrists, and hands to skillfully manipulate a wide range of objects and materials in intricate ways. Children often use one hand to stabilize an object while manipulating it.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.3.1.For example, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.3.1.8.Place a wooden puzzle piece in the correct place in the puzzle.

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Nesting Bowls
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.3.1.9.Use thumb, index, and middle fingers to draw or write with a crayon, marker, or pencil.

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Copy Me
Recycled Play
Secret Message
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN / PART CA.PMD.PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT (36 months)
PERFORMANCE STANDARD / MODE PMD.36m.3.Foundation: Fine Motor – The developing ability to move the small muscles
EXPECTATION / SUBSTRAND At around 36 months of age, children coordinate the fine movements of the fingers, wrists, and hands to skillfully manipulate a wide range of objects and materials in intricate ways. Children often use one hand to stabilize an object while manipulating it.
FOUNDATION / PROFICIENCY LEVEL PMD.36m.3.2.Fine Motor: Behaviors leading up to the foundation (19 to 35 months). During this period, the child may:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION PMD.36m.3.2.3.Use a crayon to draw lines and circles on a piece of paper.

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Copy Me
Recycled Play
Secret Message