Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Perceptual and Motor Development domain, the strand Perceptual Development includes the foundation Perceptual Development. Children from 23 through 36 months quickly and easily use information gathered through their senses to accomplish tasks as part of play, social interactions, or daily routines.
Example 1
Text on screen: Uses information from senses quickly and easily to accomplish tasks
On screen: In an outdoor play area, 32-month-old Jet is stacking large wooden blocks into a tower as tall as him. Jet steps onto a platform to add an interlocking block to the top of the tower. He places the block peg-side down, which makes the block wobble. Jet catches the block before it falls off and turns it flat side down to stabilize it.
Jet walks to a shelf for another block, stepping around a low wooden table. He chooses another interlocking block. Jet carefully fits the block so it locks in place on top of the previous block. He repeats the process with another block. Now the tower so tall that he has to step up on to the play table to reach the top.
Example 2
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On screen: 29-month-old Mia sits at a table with her caregiver and other children. They are playing with play dough. Mia pulls a pair of plastic scissors out of a jar.
Caregiver: Say thank you, Vera.
Vera: Thank you, Vera.
Caregiver: You’re welcome.
Child (offscreen): Can you give me one?
On screen: Mia hands a pair of scissors to 27-month-old Vera, who is sitting next to her.
Mia: Here you go, Vera.
Vera: Thanks.
On screen: Mia gets another pair of scissors to cut her play dough. She holds the play dough with one hand and uses the scissors with the other. She cuts a piece then pulls it off the scissors and presses it back into the clump of play dough. squeezes the play dough in her hand. She cuts another piece off and holds the scissors out toward Vera.
Vera: Building…
Mia: Vera, get it (inaudible).
On screen: Mia puts the scissors down and reaches into a basket of tools. She picks up a plastic pizza cutter. She presses the cutter into the middle of her play dough and moves it back and forth to cut it.
Mia: Vera, my turn.
Vera: Got it. I got it.
Mia: I got it.
On screen: Mia puts the cutter down and pulls off a piece of play dough. She rolls it in her hands. She briefly picks up the scissors but puts them down. She holds the play dough in her hand and looks for another tool to use.
Vera: I got it. You don’t.
Mia: Vera…
Example 3
Text on screen: Uses information from senses quickly and easily to accomplish tasks
On screen: 35-month-old Bill is at a water table outdoors. He is holding a slotted ladle in one hand and a plastic cup in the other. He scoops soapy water with the cup and pours it into a bucket. He notices his sleeve is getting wet and puts down the cup and ladle to push it up.
Bill picks up the ladle in his right hand and tries to use it as scoop, but the water falls right through it. He switches the ladle to his left hand, picks up the cup in his right, and uses the cup to scoop more water into the bucket.
Still holding the ladle, Bill picks up the full bucket with both hands. He carries them to a low table and sets them next to a bottle of bubble solution. He uses the ladle to stir the water in the bucket. He pulls the bubble wand out of the bottle and stirs it in the bucket. Bill pulls the wand from the water and blows. A bubble floats away, and he reaches out, trying to catch it with the wand.
Bill notices that a bubble is sitting on the water. He carefully tries to lift it out with the ladle. The bubble pops. Bill puts the wand back in the cup and picks up the bucket.