Three-Year Old CurriculumLanguage and Speaking Skills • Tell first and last name and some personal information • Retell a short story • Recall details of a short story • Participate in group discussions Reading Skills • Listen to stories • Become interested in books • “Read” books to self or others • Handling of books Writing Skills • Use abstract symbols as letters in name • Hold crayon, marker or pencil correctly • Cut with scissors Social and Emotional Skills • Follow simple rules • Use creative thought process to solve problems • Work cooperatively with and show respect to others • Develop rational and critical thinking • Respect others personal space • Exhibit self-control • Accept and trust others • Initiate entering into play with others • Develop self-esteem & self-worth Number Insight • Meaningful count (0-3) • Rote count (0-10) Measurement • Compare quantities (more, less, equal, unequal) • Compare objects (size, height, weight, length) • Compare volume (more, less) • Compare area (big, small) Patterns • Observe and create different patterns involving everyday life • Identify and continue a pattern with materials • Identify basic shapes • Sort materials by common features • Create and experience graphs Art • Use colors that are real and imaginary in artwork • Explore and create individual projects with all types of art mediums • Experiment with creating different textures in playdough and clay • Express creativity |
SCIENCE Attitudes and Habits • Display a curiosity about the world • Cooperate with classmates to solve problems • Understand that questioning is a part of the scientific process • Discover ways scientists make observations and solve problems • Develop observation skills Development of Concepts • Identify and explain that descriptions about natural occurrences can be sorted in different ways • Identify that in the natural world cause-and-effect relationships exist • Recognize that in the natural world change occurs Health • Describe how different people and places can give us help when needed • Name ways to avoid germs • Give examples of nutritious snacks • Describe proper teeth care • Identify reasons for talking to an adult before using any unknown substance Physical Growth • Play simple, non-competitive games • Demonstrate understanding of simple concepts (up, down, high, low) • Display a sense of risk-taking • Balance body while doing simple stunts • Catch a large object with two hands • Jump hop (one & two feet) Social Studies• Compare how clothing differs because of the change in weather each day/month • Recognize that accepting responsibility and having rules is important • Describe the different ways families celebrate special events or holidays • Demonstrate appropriate ways to communicate wants or needs Music• Use different movements (clap, stomp, pat, jump) and play a steady beat with a group • Sing, using voices that are fast or slow, loud or soft • Change voice to match different pitches |
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