Children will develop age appropriate social and emotional relationships with peers and adults to build competence and confidence.

3-year-olds will learn to:

•Label emotions in themselves and others

•Express their feelings

•Develop positive self-esteem and self-confidence through parallel play and friendships

•Seek adult help when needed

4-year-olds will demonstrate:

•Self-regulation to promote positive relationships

•Ability to solve social problems and suggest solutions

•Positive self-esteem and self-confidence through cooperative play and friendships

•Independence

Children will develop age-appropriate find and gross motor skills as well as understand and practice healthy habits that support physical wellness.

3-year-olds will learn to:

•Explore different ways of moving

•Grasp/manipulate objects using hand and whole arm movements

•Practice healthy and safe habits as identified through curriculum and instruction

4-year-olds will demonstrate:

•Moving purposefully from place to place with control

•Using precise finger grip to manipulate objects

•Understanding of how their behaviors and choices influence their health and safety

Children will display initiative, creativity, and imagination in play and when interacting with others.

3-year-olds will learn to:

•Sustain interest in activities with encouragement from an adult

•Develop curiosity by exploring and investigating ways to make things happen

4-year-olds will demonstrate:

•How to plan and pursue a variety of appropriately challenging activities

•Using a variety of resources

•Eagerness to seek and experience new knowledge and skills

Children will develop advancement of communication skills, language, and written competencies using their imagination and natural curiosity for the written word as well as demonstrate increased competency in their home language while developing proficiency in English.

3-year-olds will learn to:

•Understand and follow simple one and two-step directions

•Initiate basic conversation

•Care for and appreciate books

•Develop basic concepts of print and writing

4-year-olds will demonstrate:

•Following two or more directions

•Engagement in appropriate conversations and communication skills such as; eye contact, turn-taking, and volume

•Concepts of print and writing

Children will develop age-appropriate problem-solving, logic, and reasoning skills in math.

3-year-olds will learn to:

•Observe and imitate the problem-solving skills of adults and peers

•Explore number concepts and operations, patterns, and measurements

4-year-olds will demonstrate:

•Solving problems and considering several possibilities

•Number concepts and operations, patterns, and measurements