Art Development

• Glues, paints and strings beads
• Draws lines and circles
• Cuts effectively with scissors
• Paints and draws with some design
• Enjoys art projects

Language Skills

• Speaks clearly
• Speaks in complete sentences
• Recalls a story and is able to answer open ended questions
• Repeats 6-8 word sentences
• Recognizes first and last name
• Prints first name clearly
• Participates verbally in circle time
• Copies shapes and letters
• Recognizes majority of upper and lower case letters
• Knows phone number and address
• Knows 10 basic colors
• Rhymes simple words

Math Readiness and Science

• Counts to 20
• Recognizes the numbers 1 - 20
• Knows 6 Basic Shapes
• Understands Number values 0-5
• 3 part patterning (A,B,C,A,B,C)
• Seriates in 5 parts (Small to Large)
• 5 Part Sequencing (Order of Events)
• Classifies objects into 5 groups

Music Development

• Creates dance movement to music
• Learns and sings short songs

Physical Development

• Climbs easily
• Actively runs, jumps and hops
• Learns to pump legs when swinging
• Unzips, unsnaps and unbuckles
• Crosses mid-line
• Shows dominant hand
• Holds pencil and crayon correctly
• Demonstrates eye-hand coordination
• Good fine motor skills (Cutting, coloring, pasting)

Social and Emotional Development

• Gets along well with others
• Gets along with adults
• Has a positive self image (high self esteem)
• Able to cope with unexpected situations
• Willingness to try new activities
• Demonstrates self help skills

Work Habits

• Shares with classmates
• Listens attentively
• Shows respect for property
• Illustrates increasing self-control and independence
• Follows 3-4 step directions
• Learns to express sympathy
• Shows organizational skills, cares for materials