Printer-friendlyThe goals for our 3 1/2 year olds will include self help skills, expressive language skills and cooperative play, among others. In this classroom the children will start to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
The children are exposed to many social situations and our goal is to introduce them to many skills that will last your child a lifetime.They will be given a wide variety of materials to express themselves creatively. Art will be an important part each day. They will be encouraged to answer questions in complete sentences, tell their own stories and verbally explain the events of a storybook. Literature based themes will provide the children with opportunities to relate the stories to their world. The following are just some of the skills that are covered throughout the year.
- Letter recognition, upper and lower case
- Number recognition 1-10
- Identify various colors and shapes
- Learning to share and working in a small and large groups
- Reciting phone numbers and addresses
- Establishing gross motor skills, such as, jumping, skipping, hopping, catching, throwing and kicking a ball
- Fine motor skills such as cutting with scissors, writing, buttoning and zippering
- Development of self-confidence