I. Social and Emotional
Development
- Providing opportunities during
'free play' to make choices
- Providing opportunities to work
and play cooperatively
- Providing opportunities for
problem solving
- Discussing the topics of feelings
of respect for others and for classroom materials, class
rules and responsibilities
- Learning to solve conflicts with
others
- Developing imagination through
play-puppets and dress-up
- Providing, always, opportunities
to receive love and respect from caring adults
II. Intellectual Development
- Providing varied labels, charts,
and books to associate speech with print
- Scheduling story time
- Using activities or discussion for
recalling details, making predictions, making comparisons
and drawing conclusions
- Using listening games for sound
identification
- Sequencing story parts
- Dictating original stories to
adults
- Sharing items with beginning
alphabet sounds
- Counting activities and games
- Discussing daily calendar and
seasonal topics
- Experiencing tactile games
- Using of left to right progression
- Playing with water
- Graphing
- Patterning
- Enjoying magnets, caterpillars,
insects, leaves and other natural materials
III. Aesthetic Development
- Using of crayons, markers, tape,
glue, chalk, paints and play-doh
- Introducing nicely illustrated
picture books
- Creating group murals
- Using of rhythm instruments,
records and tape cassettes for enjoyment and creative
movement
- Singing in the classroom and in
school musicals
IV. Physical Development
- Climbing up and down the stairs
- Circling games in a group
- Playing with balls and bean bags
- Using outdoor climbing structures
and slides
- Using balancing games
- Using 'Sit and Spin' and 'Romper
Stomper' toys
- Using beads for stringing, hammer
and nails, pegboards, play-doh, pencils, crayons,
markers, glue, scissors, puzzles, construction toys,
blocks and other materials to enhance fine motor
development
- Recognizing and discussing health
hazards such as poor nutrition and seat belt safety
V. Spiritual Development
- Reciting opening prayer and grace
at snack time
- Observing nature as God's creation
(shells, rocks, leaves, butterfly life cycle)
- Holding group discussions
- Using sequential lessons from Come
Follow Me, (a religion readiness program)
OBJECTIVES
Children should be capable of
- Taking responsibility for personal
belongings
- Dressing him/herself
- Using toilet and washing hands
- Using tissues and disposing of
them in trash receptacles
- Playing independently and
participating in cooperative play
- Following social norms
- Using the environment
appropriately
- Displaying self-control
- Respecting the property of others
- Taking turns and sharing
- Speaking clearly in complete
sentences
- Recognizing his or her name in
print
- Printing first name
- Working from left to right
- Recognizing some letters of the
alphabet
- Recognizing numerals 0-9
- Counting objects up to 10 with
understanding
- Matching one to one correspondence
- Identifying four basic shapes (circle,
square, rectangle, triangle)
- Identifying primary and secondary
colors
- Exhibiting hand dominance
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