Social Emotional Development

• Demonstrates ability to adjust to new situations
  
• Engages in social interaction/play with others
  
• Engages in imaginative play and inventive thinking
  
• Participates in group time 5-10 minutes
  
• Demonstrates understanding of rules and social expectations
  
• Engages in social problem solving and learns to resolve conflict
  
• Seeks adult assistance when needed
  
• Follows classroom routines
  
• Identifies and labels feelings in self and others

• Demonstrates respect and care for classroom materials
  
• Participates in clean up
  
• Accepts responsibility when asked
  
• Takes care of own bathroom and hand washing needs
  
• Keeps track of personal belongings at school
  

Gross Motor

• Demonstrates basic large motor skills (running, jumping hopping, galloping, )
  
• Demonstrates balancing skills
  
• Throws and catches medium size ball
  

Fine Motor

• Cuts drawn shape w/out assistance
  
• Holds pencil with ease
  
• Begins to make recognizable shapes, letters and representational drawings
  
• Grasps and manipulates small items
  
• Exhibits eye hand coordination
  

Cognitive Development

• Observes and examines objects to gather information
  
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
  
• Points to and names colors
  
• Demonstrates position words
  
• Demonstrates knowledge of patterns
  
• Recognizes and names shapes
  
• Recognizes written numbers 1-10
  
• Counts objects using one to one correspondence
  
• Puts objects in size order
  
• Continues to work on a task even when experiencing difficulties
  
• Sorts objects by color, size or shape
  
• Begins to understand simple measurement
  

Language Skills

• Speech is understandable by strangers
  
• Communicates in full sentences
  
• Answers questions with a complete thought (more than yes or no)
  
• Understands and follows verbal directions of 2 or more steps
  
• Recognizes that print carries meaning
  
• Recognizes and attempts to write own name
  
• Recognizes many alphabet letters and sounds
  
• Retells general ideas of stories when asked
  
• Recognizes and names opposites and rhyming words
  
• Participates in song and movement activities