Preschool

 

Cognition

• Asks “why” questions to show effort at understanding causation.
• Organizes objects by more than one pre-selected characteristic.
• Applies new information or vocabulary to an activity.
• Generates a strategy based on one learning event and extends it to a new learning opportunity.
• Uses symbols or pictures as representation for oral language.
• Engages in complex make-believe play.
• Names numerals up to 20 or more.
• Understands that numbers represent quantity.
• Recognizes the names of some numerals.
• Counts at least five objects in one to one correspondence without assistance.
• Tells what number comes before or after a given number up to ten.
• Estimates size.
• Labels objects using size words.
• Creates, builds, or draws shapes.
• Orders objects from smallest to largest.
• Creates patterns.
• Classifies objects.
• Uses positional words.
• Makes predictions.
• Retells a simple story or event in roughly sequential order.
• Knows first and last name.
• Names address and telephone number.
• Participates in music experiences.

 

 

Learning Approach

• Asks others for information.
• Investigates and experiments with materials.
• Uses “Why” to get information.
• Develops personal interest.
• Joins a play activity already in progress.
• Remains engaged in activities for at least 10 minutes.
• Makes up words, songs, or stories.
• Engages in extensive pretend play.
• Tells others about events that happened in the past.
• Works out problems.

 

 

Physical Health

• Crawls through a play tunnel or under tables.
• Throws a ball overhand with some accuracy.
• Catches large balls with two hands.
• Kicks a ball forward.
• Gallops with skill.
• Uses various drawing and art materials.
• Cutting skills progress from inaccurate cutting to proper grasp with some degree of accuracy.
• Completes increasingly complex puzzles.
• Writes name.
• Begins to write some recognizable letters or numbers.
• Demonstrates  concepts through movement.
• Improves eye-hand coordination.
• Covers mouth when coughing.
• Washes and dries hands independently.
• Takes care of toileting needs and asks for assistance when needed.

 

 

Social Development

• Expresses feelings.
• Initiates activities with another child.
• Cooperates with other children, with assistance.
• Negotiates with peers.
• Approaches other children positively.
• States a position with a reason.
• Shows empathy.
• Uses pretend play to explore, practice, and understand social roles.
• Engages  in cooperative play.
• Successfully transitions from one activity/ setting to the next.
• Shows concern for fairness.
• Describes own basic physical characteristics.
• Enjoys process of creating. Focuses on the meaning of words rather than grammar.
• Uses sentences.
• Responds appropriately to a request.
• Has a receptive vocabulary of a several hundred words.
• Asks the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Uses multiple words to explain an idea.
• Speech is entirely intelligible.
• Describes a task.
• Uses past tense.
• Responds to questions with verbal answers or gestures.
• Engages in conversation.
• Tells a short make-believe story, with assistance.
• Begins to draw representational figures.
• Identifies some individual letter in a text.
• Recognizes own printed name.
• Uses pictures to predict a story.
• Identifies major characters in story.
• Imitates common reading activities.