New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 1 Physical Development, Health, and Well Being Outcome 1 The child uses gross motor control independently, including balance, spatial awareness, and stability. Demonstrates body coordination and strength in activities such as climbing stairs with alternating feet, Indicator 1.1 marching, running, jumping, hopping, dancing, riding tricycles and scooters. Making Progress Making Progress Accomplished for Making Progress Accomplished First Steps for 3s First Steps for 4s for 3s for 4s 4s for K for K Climbs stairs Climbs stairs Climbs on Climbs on Climbs on Demonstrates Exhibits independently and tries new appropriate appropriate appropriate gross motor gross motor (not stairs/ladders, playground playground playground control by coordination necessarily progressing to equipment equipment equipment transitioning and strength ELG alternating alternating with some with minimal independently, smoothly in a variety to feet) and runs feet, adult adult walks, runs, between of activities and walks independently assistance and assistance, jumps, movements and Refer easily from and runs and walks, runs, walks, runs, marches, hops, (e.g., running movements, place to place. walks easily jumps, and jumps, and gallops. into a jump) including from place to marches. marches, and and attempting skipping place. hops. to skip using mature independently. form. Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 1 Physical Development, Health, and Well Being Outcome 1 The child uses gross motor control independently, including balance, spatial awareness, and stability. Demonstrates balance and spatial awareness in many situations (running and stopping, climbing, Indicator 1.2 and/or simple group games i.e., “Duck, duck, goose.”) Making Progress Making Progress Accomplished for Making Progress Accomplished for First Steps for 3s First Steps for 4s for 3s for 4s 4s for K K
New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 1 Physical Development, Health, and Well Being Outcome 1 The child uses gross motor control independently, including balance, spatial awareness, and stability. Indicator 1.1 Demonstrates body coordination and strength in activities such as climbing stairs with alternating feet, marching, running, jumping, hopping, dancing, riding tricycles and scooters. Refer to ELG First Steps for 3s Making Progress for 3s First Steps for 4s Making Progress for 4s Accomplished for 4s Making Progress for K Accomplished for K Climbs stairs independently (not necessarily alternating feet) and runs and walks easily from place to place. Climbs stairs and tries new stairs/ladders, progressing to alternating feet, independently and runs and walks easily from place to place. Climbs on playground equipment with some adult assistance and walks, runs, jumps, and marches. Climbs on playground equipment with minimal adult assistance, walks, runs, jumps, marches, and hops. Climbs on playground equipment independently, walks, runs, jumps, marches, hops, and gallops. Demonstrates gross motor control by transitioning smoothly between movements (e.g., running into a jump) and attempting to skip independently. Exhibits gross motor coordination and strength in a variety of activities and movements, including skipping using mature form. Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 1 Physical Development, Health, and Well Being Outcome 1 The child uses gross motor control independently, including balance, spatial awareness, and stability. Indicator 1.2 Demonstrates balance and spatial awareness in many situations (running and stopping, climbing, and/or simple group games i.e., “Duck, duck, goose.”) First Steps for 3s Making Progress for 3s First Steps for 4s Making Progress for 4s Accomplished for 4s Making Progress for K Accomplished for K appropriate appropriate appropriate