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1. Creative Arts |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Select different media to express emotions and ideas |
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b. Represent thoughts and ideas through various art forms |
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i. A growing number of details |
0 to 2 details |
3 to 4 details |
5 or more details |
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ii. Increasingly realistic representations |
Describes own artwork |
Picture is somewhat recognizable |
Adult can identify picture |
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c. Understand and share opinions about art work produced by others |
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d. Repeat songs and finger plays |
With teacher prompting |
With less assistance |
Independently |
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e. Identify differences in forms of music (tempo, rhythm, pitch) |
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f. Represent fantasy and real life through pretend play |
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2. Language and Literacy |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Develop and expand listening and understanding skills |
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i. Follow simple and multiple step directions |
Follows one and two step directions with reminders |
Follows two and three step directions with little or no reminders |
Follows three step direction with no reminders |
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ii. Recognize expressions, gestures, and body language |
May need help recognizing and responding appropriately |
Should recognize but may need assistance when responding |
Should recognize and respond with little to no assistance |
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iii. Listen attentively |
Needs redirection |
Needs redirection only occasionally |
Should not need redirection |
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b. Communicate ideas, experiences, and feelings |
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i. Ask and answer questions appropriately |
Begins communicating simple needs, ideas, and questions |
Communicate more complex needs, ideas, and questions; responds to simple questions |
Be able to carry on and initiate conversations by asking and answering questions |
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ii. Control volume of voice |
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iii. Speak clearly enough to be understood by others |
Child may be asked to repeat words and phrases frequently |
Few errors in sounds when speaking |
Should articulate most sounds correctly; can be understood by people outside of the family |
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iv. Use increasingly complex and varied vocabulary |
Speaks in 3-4 word sentences |
Speaks in 4-5 word sentences |
Speaks in 5+ word sentences |
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v. Retell a simple story |
Can remember 3 major parts of story |
Can tell story with increasing detail |
Can tell beginning, middle and end of story with increasing detail |
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vi. Express opinions and feelings |
Begin to use words with prompting |
Uses words more frequently but may need adult assistance |
Should use words with little or no prompting |
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c. Recognize two or more words that begin with the same sound |
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d. Identify initial sound in words |
Correctly identifies initial sound 25-50% of the time |
Correctly identifies initial sound 50-75% of the time |
Correctly identifies initial sound 75-100% of the time |
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e. Recognize rhyming words |
Play with words or repeat rhymes |
Pick a rhyming word from a list |
Should make connection when hearing rhyming words |
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f. Associate names of letters with their shape and sound |
Associate with letters in own name |
At least 13 letters |
All letters |
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g. Identify letters of the alphabet |
Letters in own name |
At least thirteen upper and lower case letters |
All upper and lower case letters |
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h. Identify Own Name |
Recognize in print, begin writing name |
Be able to write most letters in their name |
Be able to write in upper and lowercase letters independently |
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i. Understand that writing is a way of communicating for a variety of purposes |
Writes primarily in scribbles |
Asks for adult assistance for help writing (How do I write…?) |
Begins independently writing meaningful words/invented spelling |
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3. Logical-Mathematical |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Number Concept |
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i. 1-1correspondence to 5 or 10 |
Point and count possibly not in correct order |
Point and count up to five in correct order |
Point and count up to ten in correct order |
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ii. Rote counting to 5 or 20 |
Up to 5 |
Up to 10 |
Up to 20 |
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iii. Identify and write numerals 0-10 |
Identify |
Identify and begin to write |
Identify and write recognizably |
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b. Sort, categorize, classify, and order objects |
By one attribute |
By two attributes |
By two or more while verbalizing reasoning process |
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c. Recognize, name, and draw four basic shapes |
Recognize and name |
Recognize, name, and begin to draw |
Recognize, name and draw successfully |
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d. Understand directionality and position of objects |
Three position words |
Five position words |
Six or more position words |
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e. Measurement Concepts |
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i. Demonstrate awareness of measurement attributes |
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ii. Develop awareness of seriation |
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4. Personal Social |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Interacting with staff members and peers |
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b. Persisting in tasks |
Complete simple task |
Complete multiple step task |
Work cooperatively over time on a task |
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c. Following basic classroom and safety rules |
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d. Using materials appropriately |
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e. Initiating independent play |
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f. Playing cooperatively in small and large groups |
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g. Separating from parents |
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h. Dressing self |
Manipulates large buttons and Velcro |
Manipulates snaps and zippers |
All clothing including attempts at tying shoes |
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i. Cleaning up after self |
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j. Raising hand and waiting for recognition |
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k. Choosing to participate in an increasing number of experiences |
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5. Physical – Health |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Develop gross motor coordination |
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i. Walking on balance beam |
Attempts to walk stepping off occasionally |
One foot in front of other without stepping off |
Walks forward easily and backward with effort |
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ii. Balancing on one foot |
On dominant foot |
Attempt on both feet with some success |
Successfully on either foot |
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iii. Hopping on one foot |
On dominant foot |
Attempt on both feet with some success |
Successfully on either foot |
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iv. Catching, kicking, and throwing ball |
Somewhat awkward movements |
With increasing control |
With increasing accuracy |
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v. Walking on tiptoes |
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vi. Climbing |
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b. Develop fine motor control |
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i. Use of increasing control with writing/drawing implements |
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Uses tripod grasp |
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ii. Complete 5 or 10 piece puzzles |
5 piece with assistance |
5 piece independently, 10 piece with assistance |
10 Piece independently |
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iii. Use scissors with control |
Make snips on paper |
Cuts along straight line |
Cuts curved line with proper grip |
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iv. Demonstrate appropriate eye-hand coordination |
Performs simple manipulations (large beads) |
Performs manipulations with increasing control (small peg boards) |
Manipulates materials while attending to detail |
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v. Appropriate use of computer mouse |
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c. Identify and appropriately express emotion |
Needs help verbalizing, may act out physically |
Verbalize with little assistance, few physical manifestations |
No assistance needed, no physical manifestations |
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d. Managing meal and snack times |
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i. Identify healthy and non-healthy foods |
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ii. Try new foods |
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iii. Cleans spills with assistance |
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iv. Participates in family-style serving of meals |
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v. Uses eating utensils with control |
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e. Managing personal hygiene needs |
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i. Managing toileting independently |
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ii. Modeling appropriate hand -washing techniques |
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iii. Demonstrating acceptable tooth-brushing method |
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iv. Blowing nose independently |
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v. Covering mouth when sneezing or coughing |
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6. Science |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Use inquiry approach to promote curiosity about surroundings (observe, explore, gather information) |
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Asking questions to gain knowledge |
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b. Participate in scientific investigations |
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i. Use tools |
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ii. Make comparisons |
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iii Participate in experiments |
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iv. Make predictions |
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c. Distinguish between living and non-living things |
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i. Lifecycles |
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ii. Changes over time |
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d. Explore simple machines |
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e. Explore surroundings using the five senses |
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f. Observe and describe weather and seasonal changes |
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g. Understand the value of natural resources and how humans affect the environment |
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7. Social Studies |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Identify similarities and differences of personal characteristics |
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i. Gender |
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ii. Body parts |
Names several body parts |
Associate senses with body parts |
Names most body parts |
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iii. First and Last Name |
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b. Understand and respect diverse customs and beliefs |
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c. Understand sequence of events over time |
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i. Daily routine |
Follow daily routine |
Anticipate what comes next |
Describe schedule in order |
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ii. Calendar |
Follow along when counting |
Identify days of the week |
Identify months of the year |
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d. Understand the community |
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i. Characteristics of where we live/visit |
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Know town, state, and country |
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ii. The role of community helpers |
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iii. Means of transportation |
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iv. Recite pledge of allegiance |
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8. Social/Emotional Competence |
3 Year Olds |
4 Year Olds |
5 Year Olds |
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a. Increasing self-control when upset or angry |
Calm enough to talk to adults about the situation |
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Calm enough to talk with peers about the situation |
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b. Increasing understanding of how our actions affect others |
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c. Fostering friendships with peers |
Anticipating seeing the same children each day |
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Including multiple peers in play |