Objectives for the 3-Year-Old Class

 

Social skills

Children will further develop their ability to interact with their teachers and peers through:

  • Engagement in solitary and parallel play

  • Participation in group activities

  • Adjusting to classroom routines and following directions

  • Learning to play well and empathizing with others

  • Developing appropriate manners and respect for others

Cognitive and Language Skills 

Children will enhance their listening and speaking skills as well as pre-reading and writing skills including:

  • Understanding and following directions

  • Communication and sharing ideas with teachers and peers

  • Expanding vocabularies and improving sentence structure

  • Phonics skills, including beginning letter and sound recognition

  • Dictating stories

  • Talking with others about personally meaningful experiences

  • Having fun with language: listening to stories and poems, making up stories and rhymes

 

Mathematical Skills

Children will learn age-appropriate mathematical and problem-solving skills including:

  • Counting and quantifying

  • Recognizing and sequencing patterns

  • Identifying and sorting simple shapes and objects

  • Measurement and comparison

Scientific Thinking 

Children are encouraged to learn about their environment by observing, asking questions, and drawing conclusions through activities such as:

  • Planting and gardening

  • Water play

  • Experimentation with various materials

 

Arts 

Children will gain appreciation for the arts through:

  • Using art to express their imagination and creativity

  • Incorporating music into their classroom routines

  • Experimenting with various art materials

  • Exploring sensory and gross motor activities

Physical Skills 

Children will develop fine and gross motor skills through age-appropriate activities and play such as:

  • Water and dramatic play

  • Dancing/moving to music

  • Gym activities and games with assorted sports equipment