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Curriculum Goals for 3-year-olds

 Social Emotional Development
Demonstrates ability to separate from parents
Adjusts to new situations
Begins to recognize and label own feelings
Connects with teachers as a trusted adult
Engages in simple interactions with peers
Learns early social skills such as sharing, and taking turns
Engages in imaginative play

Self-Care & Personal Responsibility
Able to wash hands on his/her own
Indicates need to go to the bathroom and needs decreasing assistance
Is able to drink from a cup and feed self with fork or spoon
Choose from several activity options
Demonstrates respect and care for classroom materials
Participates in clean up with decreasing guidance
Participates in group activities
Follows classroom routines

Fine Motor
Manipulates objects with increasing control
Begins to attempt cutting with scissors
Makes several basic strokes with a marker

 Gross Motor
Demonstrates basic large motor skills (running, jumping, hopping)
Walks up and down stairs
Begins to balance
Able to ride a tricycle
Begins to throw and catch balls

Cognitive Development
Observes and examines objects
Begins to show problem solving skills
Recognizes & names basic colors and 3 or more shapes
Begins to understand position words
Sorts objects by color, shape or size
Recognizes own name in print
Rote counts to 10 and begins to count objects

Language Skills
Uses words to express needs
Speech is understandable to most
Communicates in sentences
Answers questions with more than yes or no
Listens to stories
Participates in songs and movement activities
Understands and follows simple directions

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