Preschool Learning Objectives

2/3 Year Old Goals

• Adjusting to separating from parents

• Greeting peers and adults

• Beginning to participate in simple classroom routine and clean up

• Vocabulary and overall language growth at the one, two, and three word phrase level

• Beginning knowledge of colors, shapes, size concepts

• Beginning exploration of letters and numbers through play

• Positive peer interactions

• Requesting help

• Building independence with both fine and gross motor skills

• Memorizing simple songs and rhymes

• Counting and 1:1 correspondence
  

4/5 Year Old Goals

• All of the above plus

• Writing name

• Following classroom routine

• Following 2-3 steps directions

• Recognizing numbers and letters

• Knowledge of patterns

• Beginning math concepts

• Beginning phonological awareness of sounds

• Handwriting without tears program

• Participating in projects

• Collaborating within peer play

• Verbally communicating simple sequences (e.g. sharing a simple story)