Language Goals

• Demonstrate understanding of spoken language

• Express ideas and feelings through language

• Ask questions when desired and/or needed about book read at home

• Speak in fairly complex sentences

 

Creative Expression Goals

• Represent ideas and feelings through pretend play

• Represent ideas and feelings through movement and music

 

Art Goals

• Completes art activity

• Follows step-by-step instructions

• Represent ideas and feelings through art and construction

 

Cognitive Language Goals

• Sort objects by color, shape, size, and other characteristics

• Count 1-20 (minimum)

• Recognize numbers 1 to 20

• Begin to write numbers 1 to 20

• Complete simple patterns

• Draw major shapes successfully (circle, square, triangle, rectangle)

• Name 6-8 colors and 3 or more shapes

• Describe and predict order of events

• Follow multi-step directions

• Identify most upper and lowercase letters

• Know the sound of most letters (especially 4-5 year olds)

• Start to identify beginning sounds in words

 

Creative Movement Goals

• Mimics the teacher’s movements

• Walks the length of the balance beam

• Can demonstrate a forward roll

• Can follow auditory movement instructions

• Participates in physical activities

• Retains 2-3 sequences

 

Physical Goals

• Use scissors skillfully

• Dress self with little assistance (zip coat)

• Demonstrate correct pencil grip

• Print first name

• Walk up and down stairs appropriately (every other foot – not two feet on each stair)