Reasoning, Problem Solving and Initiative

• Gain the ability to problem solve through exploration, interactions, and discussion

• Develop the ability to focus and complete specific tasks

• Gain the ability to make independent choices and show eagerness for learning

Receptive Communication

• Develop listening, attention, comprehension skills and follow a two or three-step direction

• Identify particular sounds and increase vocabulary

Reasoning, Problem Solving and Initiative

• Learn to verbalize a story to an adult

• Learn to communicate using nouns, verbs and descriptive phrases

Emergent Reading

• Identify letters of the alphabet and recognize letter sounds

• Show comprehension by answering questions to a story

• Hold a book upright and turn the pages starting from the front

Emergent Writing

• Use symbols or drawings to express experiences on papers

• Practice writing left to right and top to bottom

• Develop hand-eye coordination required for written communication

Self-Concept

• Learning to make meaningful choices and experience the outcomes of those choices in a supportive and safe environment

• Participate in activities that are challenging and thought-provoking

• Learning to be part of the classroom group so that each child feels accepted and obtains a sense of belonging

Self-Regulation

• Ability to express feelings and needs appropriately

• Learning to understand that actions have consequences

• Learning to follow simple rules and routines

Social Relationships and Cooperation

• Develop awareness of other’s perspectives and gain understanding of how their actions impact those around them

• Demonstrate positive social skills and manners

Scientific Knowledge

• Observe, describe and discuss the natural world of people, animals and plants

• Observe, describe and discuss physical properties of non-living things both natural and man-made (rocks are hard, ice is cold)

• Use materials and tools appropriately for problem solving and exploration

• Investigate and explore questions using observation to make predictions

Reasoning, Problem Solving and Initiative

• Develop an awareness of counting numbers and quantity

• Recognize numbers and recite numbers in sequence

• Use language to compare numbers such as more, less and same

Patterns / Measurement

• Recognize and copy simple patterns with a variety of materials

• Sort and match objects according to color, shape or size

• Use non-standard (hands, yarn or blocks) or standard (ruler, measuring tape) to measure things

• Explore measurable elements (weight, volume, length or time)

Geometric and Spatial Sense

• Put together increasingly more difficult puzzles

• Begin to build and draw two and three-dimensional shapes

Music

• Initiate and recall patterns, songs and rhythms

Movement and Dance

• Express through movement what is felt and heard in rhythmic patterns

Visual Arts

• Use different art media for creative expression

• Use markers, crayons, paint, clay, finger paint as means of creative art

• Show respect for others creative art

• Express feelings through art

Dramatic Play

• Show imagination through play

• Engage in cooperative pretend play with others

Fine Motor/Gross Motor

• Development of strength and coordination of muscles in hands and fingers

• Develop hand-eye coordination by touching, reaching and grasping

• Development of large muscle strength

Health Awareness

• Learning about healthy habits: personal care, hygiene and nutrition