Topic: Following directions | Early Childhood | | Standard 1. Children develop physical abilities and healthy practices | | | 16-36 months | | | | Benchmark 2. | Cooperates with safety instructions (e.g., holds adults hand when crossing street, responds appropriately to warnings such as "hot" or "stop") | | Standard 5. Children develop the ability to communicate | | | 8-18 months | | | | Benchmark 2. | Shows understanding of simple questions and one-step requests in a familiar context (e.g., looks at an object when asked where it is; responds appropriately to directions such as waving bye-bye, retrieving an object, or sitting down) | | | 16-36 months | | | | Benchmark 1. | Shows interest in songs, rhymes, and stories (e.g., fills in missing words in a rhyming pattern, laughs when told a silly rhyme or story, listens to books with educators for longer periods of time) | | | | Benchmark 2. | Understands comments, statements, and two-step requests that refer to complex concepts such as time and feelings (e.g., “How do you feel about visiting the doctor tomorrow?”) and positions in space (e.g., “Please put your cup on the table.”) |
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