Educational Goals
Goals for Infant to 18 months
This age we will focus on all of the Monthly milestones. From birth to 18 months your child accomplishes many milestones. One on one time to help them reach milestones will be given daily.
GOALS FOR THE 2’s – 3‘s CLASS
Physical/ Motor Development
1. To develop large motor skills (jumping, running, hopping, throwing and balance)
2. To develop small motor skills – eye/hand coordination (cuts across a strip of paper, copies a circle, string beads, rolls and shapes clay forms, better crayon grasp and control)
3. To learn good health habits (take care of bathroom needs, learn cleanliness skills)
4. To learn spatial awareness (over, under, front, back, up, down, in, out, above, below)
5. To be able to sit quietly for about 10 minutes
Cognitive Development
1. To be able to recognize basic colors
2. To be able to recognize shapes (circle, square, triangle, star, heart)
3. To be able to recognize their name, begin printing
4. To be able to count numbers 1-10 (1 to 1 correspondence skills)
5. To be able to recognize numbers 1-10
6. To be able to draw a circle, horizontal and vertical lines
7. To be able to recognize size differences
8. To begin sequencing and sorting skills
9. To be able to match like objects
10. Introduction to the letters of the alphabet
Social Development
1. To learn to respect other’s property and space
2. To learn to adjust to a new environment
3. To be able to use their words to express themselves
4. To learn to share and take turns
5. To learn to say “Please” and “Thank you”
6. To be able to follow directions
7. To be able to interact during Circle Time
8. To join in play and interact with other children
Emotional Development
1. To develop a healthy self-esteem
2. To learn to express their feelings (verbally)
3. To learn to try new things on their own
4. To feel secure, loved respected and cared for
5. To become more independent
GOALS FOR 4 'S TO 5'S CLASS
Physical/ Motor Development
1. To develop large motor skills (jumping, running, hopping, throwing, skipping, crawling, rolling, tumbling and balance, and will be able to demonstrate these skills in different games and activities)
2. To develop small motor skills – eye/hand coordination (cutting, tracing, coloring, beginning printing skills, drawing simple shapes, holding pencil properly)
3. To reinforce good health habits
4. To be able to sit quietly for 10-15 minutes during Group Story or Circle Time
Cognitive Development
1. To recognize and write their first name (with upper and lower case letters)
2. To recognize the letters of the alphabet and learn their individual sounds
3. to print upper and lower case letters A-Z correctly and neatly (5’s)
4. To identify rhyming words
5. To identify colors and shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, heart)
6. To count from 1-20 (or further for 5’s), 1 to 1 correspondence up to 10
7. To identify numbers from 1-20
8. To print number from 1-10
9. To recognize and identify the order of different patterns – sorting and classification skills
10. To become familiar with math vocabulary such as over, under, more, less, etc.
11. To be able to follow 3 verbal directions
12. To be able to complete a given task independently
13. To begin to learn left to right tracking
14. To develop emergent literacy skills (reading), i.e. dictate a story, share a favorite book, telling the story in the child’s own words.
15. To develop vocabulary with share time, finger plays, songs, nursery rhymes, dramatic play, rhyming words, and field trips.
16. To give the children opportunities to respond to questions, i.e. recall portions of a story, and situations
(role-play) that require them to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information.
Social/ Emotional Development
1. To be able to play cooperatively with friends
2. To respect other children’s property
3. To communicate his/ her feelings and ideas
4. To wait for his/ her turn
5. To be able to share and take turns
6. To be able to ask for help
7. To be flexible when confronted with new situations or with frustrations
8. To learn to raise their hand and be acknowledged before speaking in a group setting
Goals for Infant to 18 months
This age we will focus on all of the Monthly milestones. From birth to 18 months your child accomplishes many milestones. One on one time to help them reach milestones will be given daily.
GOALS FOR THE 2’s – 3‘s CLASS
Physical/ Motor Development
1. To develop large motor skills (jumping, running, hopping, throwing and balance)
2. To develop small motor skills – eye/hand coordination (cuts across a strip of paper, copies a circle, string beads, rolls and shapes clay forms, better crayon grasp and control)
3. To learn good health habits (take care of bathroom needs, learn cleanliness skills)
4. To learn spatial awareness (over, under, front, back, up, down, in, out, above, below)
5. To be able to sit quietly for about 10 minutes
Cognitive Development
1. To be able to recognize basic colors
2. To be able to recognize shapes (circle, square, triangle, star, heart)
3. To be able to recognize their name, begin printing
4. To be able to count numbers 1-10 (1 to 1 correspondence skills)
5. To be able to recognize numbers 1-10
6. To be able to draw a circle, horizontal and vertical lines
7. To be able to recognize size differences
8. To begin sequencing and sorting skills
9. To be able to match like objects
10. Introduction to the letters of the alphabet
Social Development
1. To learn to respect other’s property and space
2. To learn to adjust to a new environment
3. To be able to use their words to express themselves
4. To learn to share and take turns
5. To learn to say “Please” and “Thank you”
6. To be able to follow directions
7. To be able to interact during Circle Time
8. To join in play and interact with other children
Emotional Development
1. To develop a healthy self-esteem
2. To learn to express their feelings (verbally)
3. To learn to try new things on their own
4. To feel secure, loved respected and cared for
5. To become more independent
GOALS FOR 4 'S TO 5'S CLASS
Physical/ Motor Development
1. To develop large motor skills (jumping, running, hopping, throwing, skipping, crawling, rolling, tumbling and balance, and will be able to demonstrate these skills in different games and activities)
2. To develop small motor skills – eye/hand coordination (cutting, tracing, coloring, beginning printing skills, drawing simple shapes, holding pencil properly)
3. To reinforce good health habits
4. To be able to sit quietly for 10-15 minutes during Group Story or Circle Time
Cognitive Development
1. To recognize and write their first name (with upper and lower case letters)
2. To recognize the letters of the alphabet and learn their individual sounds
3. to print upper and lower case letters A-Z correctly and neatly (5’s)
4. To identify rhyming words
5. To identify colors and shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, heart)
6. To count from 1-20 (or further for 5’s), 1 to 1 correspondence up to 10
7. To identify numbers from 1-20
8. To print number from 1-10
9. To recognize and identify the order of different patterns – sorting and classification skills
10. To become familiar with math vocabulary such as over, under, more, less, etc.
11. To be able to follow 3 verbal directions
12. To be able to complete a given task independently
13. To begin to learn left to right tracking
14. To develop emergent literacy skills (reading), i.e. dictate a story, share a favorite book, telling the story in the child’s own words.
15. To develop vocabulary with share time, finger plays, songs, nursery rhymes, dramatic play, rhyming words, and field trips.
16. To give the children opportunities to respond to questions, i.e. recall portions of a story, and situations
(role-play) that require them to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information.
Social/ Emotional Development
1. To be able to play cooperatively with friends
2. To respect other children’s property
3. To communicate his/ her feelings and ideas
4. To wait for his/ her turn
5. To be able to share and take turns
6. To be able to ask for help
7. To be flexible when confronted with new situations or with frustrations
8. To learn to raise their hand and be acknowledged before speaking in a group setting