Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What To Expect

This school year is a time for expanding the child’s view of God, others, him/herself, and his/her surroundings. Emphasis is placed on spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth and development.
Goals (Three-year olds)
  • Know that Jesus loves him/her.
  • See God as a part of everyday life.
  • Become acquainted with Bible stories and prayers.
  • Listen to and follow directions.
  • Seek adult help when needed to resolve conflicts.
  • Select one activity from several suggested alternatives.
  • Interact with one or more children.
  • Show interest in reading related activities.
  • Sort objects into subgroups that vary by only one attribute.
  • Identify shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and diamond).
  • Learn colors (red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, purple, black, brown, white).
  • Work with all forms of art media such as crayons, paint, chalk, playdoh, etc.
  • Participate in songs, finger plays, rhythm instruments, movement and games.
  • Move with enough control to perform simple, large motor tasks


Goals (Four-Year Olds)

  • Become familiar with more Bible Stories and can recite prayers.
  • Show some self-direction in actions.
  • Choose new as well as a variety of familiar classroom activities.
  • Persist in a task and seek help when encountering a problem.
  • Interact easily with one or more children, beginning to play or work cooperatively.
  • Become more involved in resolving conflicts on his/her own.
  • Follow directions that involve a two or three step sequence of actions.
  • Show interest in reading related activities and can guess outcomes.
  • Sort objects into subgroups that vary by one or two attributes.
  • Identify basic shapes and is introduced to other fun, but less familiar shapes.
  • Identify basic colors, pastel colors, and special colors.
  • Recognize many letters and their sounds of the alphabet.
  • Learn to print their name, using a capital letter at the beginning, followed by lower case letters.
  • Learn math concepts with many hands-on experiences.
  • Express wonder, ask questions about natural world, and seek answers through active exploration.
  • Move with enough balance and control to perform simple large motor skills.
  • Show beginning control of writing, drawing, and art tools.

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