development.goals.
Goals for Each Class
Three Years Old:
Social and Emotional Development
- Separates easily from parent
- Accepts Direction from Teacher
- Adjust to new situations
- Plays and interacts with others
- Communicates – language is progressing
- Participates in circle time
- Listens to and enjoys stories
- Helps clean up
- Listens during three-to-five minute circle time
Cognitive Skills
- Knows first and last name
- Recognizes name in print
- Compare sizes
- Knows colors: red, blue, green, purple, yellow, orange, black and brown
- Identifies simple shapes: circle, square, triage, rectangle
- Counts to “5”
Creative Development
- Participates in art activities
- Expresses self through play
- Participates in music activities
Motor Skills
- Jumps
- Balances on one foot
- Walks on balance beam
- Walks backward
- Works simple puzzles
- Uses scissors correctly
- Holds crayon/pencil correctly (or what works for him/her now)
Four Years Old:
Spiritual Development
- Shows love for God
- Is thoughtful of others
- Knows what the Bible is
- Knows what prayer is
- Knows who Jesus is
Creative Development
- Participates in art activities with paint, crayons, paper, glue and play dough
- Expresses self through play
- Participates in music activities
Academic Skills
- Knows first and last name
- Recognizes own name in print
- Prints first name correctly
- Speaks clearly
- Puts events in sequence
- Recognizes same/different
- Knows left and right
- Can point and count ten objects
- ecognizes numerals 1 to 10
- Knows eight basic colors
- Knows shapes
- Letter recognition
- Letter sounds/Hooked on Phonics
Language and Social Skills
- Takes turns/understands sharing
- Participates in group activities
- Respects the property of others
- Listens in class and respects authority
- Follows directions and observes school rules
- Accepts routines and changes
- Communicates needs through words
- Accepts direction from teacher
- Has a 10 – 15 minute attention span
Visual and Fine Motor Skills
- Cuts on a wide line
- Can copy basic shapes
- Draws person with seven parts
- Grips crayon with correct three-finger grasp
- Can draw between parallel lines
Motor Skills
- Catches a bean bag
- Bounces a ball
- Hops on one foot
- Walks a balance beam
- Walks backward
Five Years Old:
Spiritual Development
- Knows what the Bible is
- Is thoughtful of others
- Knows who God is
- Knows what prayer is
- Knows who Jesus is
- Participates with memory verses
Social/Emotional Development
- Takes turns/understands sharing
- Participates in group activities
- Respects the property of others
- Listens in class
- Follows directions
- Accepts routines and changes
- Communicates needs through words
- Accepts directions from teacher
- Respects authority
- Observes school rules
Large Motor Development
- Catches a bean bag
- Bounces a ball
- Hops on one foot
- Walks a balance beam
- Walks backward
Fine Motor Development
- Holds pencil correctly
- Uses scissors correctly
- Copies simple shapes
- Traces a line
- Works puzzles of six or more
- Ties shoes
- Creative Development
- Participates in art activities with paint, crayons, paper, glue and play dough
- Expresses self through play
- Participates in music activities
Language/Cognitive Development
- Knows first and last name
- Recognizes own name
- Prints first name correctly
- Knows phone number
- Knows address
- Speaks clearly
- Puts events in sequence
- Recognizes same/different
- Knows left and right
Academic Skills
- Completes each task
- Can print first and last name
- Knows and copies shapes
- Knows eight basic colors
- Recognizes own name
- Prints first name correctly
- Speaks clearly
- Puts events in sequence
- Recognizes same/different
- Knows left and right
- Can point and count ten objects
- Recognizes and writes numerals 1 to 10
- Can say alphabet
- Can print alphabet
- Letter recognition
- Beginning letter sounds
Personal/Social Skills
- Knows birthday
- Takes care of own clothing
- Expresses own ideas and opinions
- Attempts to solve own problems
- Adjusts to school routines
- Is sensitive to feeling of others
- Plays cooperatively with other children
Language Skills
- Listens attentively for fifteen minutes
- Speaks clearly in complete sentences
- Listens without interrupting
- Can follow multiple directions
- Tells a story
- Participates in group times
Motor Skills
- Can skip
- Hops on one foot
- Catches a bean bag
- Uses scissors correctly
- Holds pencil with a three-finger grasp
- Cuts on a continuous line
