Language & Literacy
- Increase vocabulary through use of songs, books and activities
- Describe what happened in two or three words
- Repeat songs and finger plays
- Say first and last name
- Use short sentences to tell simple ideas
- Listen to stories
- Follow simple directions
- Know self in mirror/picture
- Name common objects in a picture
Mathematics
- Simple number concepts (big and little)
- Identify shapes
- Identify colors
- Understand 1
- Count 1-10
- Understand more than 2
- Group things together by size
- Point to big and little objects
- Identify numbers 1-5
Socialization
- Develop relationships through closely supervised activities
- Learn compassion for others
- Learn respect for materials used in classroom
- Value own property and name personal belongings
- Follow simple rules in teacher directed games
- Point to six body parts when named
- Put coat on unassisted
- Feed self without spilling
- Help clean up
- Share with others, understand taking turns
Fine Motor/Gross Motor Skills
- Finger plays to help refine muscle control
- Turn pages of book
- Pedal bikes, run, hop, jump and climb
- Build with blocks, stack by size
- Place puzzle pieces in correct space
- Clap with music
- Walk up and down steps, walk on tip toes
- Throw small objects two feet
- Catch a rolled ball and roll it back
- Activities that encourage coloring
- Use of paint brushes and finger paint with close supervision
Science
- Notice the world around them
- Know the names of three or more animals
- Associate words with correct objects (grass, trees and clouds)
- Identify rain, sun and snow
- Understand hard/soft, hot/cold and wet/dry
