At ABC our Personal and Social Development goal are:
Approach to learning
-Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner
-Persists in task and seeks help when encountering a problem
-Is generally pleasant and cooperative
Self-Control
-Follows rules and routines
-Manages transitions (going from one activity to the next)
-Demonstrates normal activity level
Interactions with Others
-Interacts easily with one or more children
-Interacts easily with familiar adults
-Participates in group activities
-Plays well with others
-Takes turns and shares
-Cleans up after play
Conflict Resolution
-Seeks adult help when needed to resolve conflicts
-Uses words to resolve conflicts
Language and Literacy Listening
-Listens with understanding to directions and conversations
-Follows one-step directions
-Follows two-step directions
Speaking
-Speaks clearly enough to be understood without contextual clues
-Relates experiences with some understanding of sequences of events
Literature and Reading
-Listens with interest to stories read aloud
-Shows interest in reading-related activities
-Retells information from a story
-Sequences three pictures to tell a logical story
Writing
-Uses pictures to communicate ideas
-Uses scribbles, shapes, and letter-like symbols to write words or ideas
Alphabet Knowledge
-Recites/sings alphabet
-Matches upper-case letters
-Matches lower-case letters
-Identifies upper-case letters
-Identifies lower-case letters
Mathematical Thinking
-Patterns and Relationships
-Sorts by color, shape, and size
-Orders or seriates several objects on the basis of one attribute
-Recognizes simple patterns and duplicates them
Number concept and operations
-Rote counts to 20
-Counts objects with meaning to 10
-Matches numerals
-Identifies by naming, numerals 0-10
Geometry and spatial relations
-Identifies 4 shapes- circle, square, rectangle, triangle
-Demonstrates concepts of positional/directional concepts (up/down, over/under, in/out, behind/in front of, beside/between, top/bottom, inside/outside, above/below, high/low, right/left, off/on, first/last, far/near, go/stop).
Measurement
-Shows understanding of and uses comparative words (big/little, large/small, short/long, tall/short, slow/fast, few/many, empty/full, less/more.
Physical Development Gross-Motor Skills
-Pedals and steers a tricycle
-Jumps in place, landing on two feet
-Jumps consecutively- 7 jumps
-Balances on one foot for 5 seconds
-Hops on one foot 2-3 hops
-Hops on one foot- 6 ft.
-Throws a ball with direction- 5 ft.
-Catches a thrown ball with arms and body
-Climbs a playground ladder
-Skips smoothly for 20 feet
Fine-Motor Skills
-Stacks 10, one-inch blocks
-Strings 4 1/2″ beads in two minutes
-Completes a seven piece interlocking puzzle
-Makes a pancake, snake, and ball from playdough
-Grasps pencil correctly
-Copies: vertical line, horizontal line, circle, cross, square, V, triangle
-Copies first name
-Prints first name without a model
-Grasps scissors correctly
-Cuts within 1/4″ of a 6″ straight line on construction paper
-Cuts out a 3″ square on construction paper
-Cuts out a 3″ triangle on construction paper
-Cuts out a 3″ circle on construction paper
-Uses a glue stick appropriately
-Uses appropriate amount of glue for tasks
The Arts Creative Arts
-Identifies 10 colors: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, white, brown, pink
-Uses a variety of art materials for tactile experience and exploration
Music/Movement
-Participates in group music experiences
-Participates in creative movement/dance
Creative Dramatics
-Makes believe with objects
-Takes on pretend roles and situations
