Virginia ELDS Birth Five Learning Guidelines

HPD4. PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SELF-CARE HPD4.1. Taking care of daily health needs HPD4.2. Adopting safe behaviors HPD4.3. Eating with healthy habits HPD4.4. Developing healthy habits for rest and sleep

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AREA FIVE: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (CD)

CD1. SCIENCE: THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL WORLD CD1.1. Paying attention to the natural world

CD1.2. Testing questions and ideas

CD2. Social Science: People, Community, and Culture CD2.1. Learning about ways that people interact CD2.2. Understanding relationships and connections

CD2.3. Learning about differences

CD3. MATHEMATICS

CD3.1. Comparing numbers, counting, and recognizing quantities

CD3.2. Understanding number relationships and solving problems using operations CD3.3. Geometric thinking and spatial reasoning CD3.4. Sorting, classifying, and patterning CD3.5. Describing, comparing, and measuring

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CD4. FINE ARTS 69 CD4.1. Exploring and expressing ideas through movement and dance 69 CD4.2. Learning about and through music 70 CD4.3. Building understanding, empathy, and relationship skills through drama and theatre arts CD4.4. Using visual arts media to express thoughts and feelings 71

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GLOSSARY

APPENDIX A: REFERENCES AND SOURCES CONSULTED

APPENDIX B: STATES CONSULTED

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