The 3-Year-Old Class is designed for children that were born on or before Sept. 1. Like the Mini 3s/Co-Op, this class focuses on self-identity, self-control, social development and motor skills. In addition, during the course of the year the following learning standards will be met:
- Gains knowledge by listening
- Follows two or three-step instructions
- Is beginning to read print in the environment (names, letters, signs, labels, logos)
- Plays at reading by looking at pictures and composing the story
- Shows appreciation for books and enjoys stories
- Is curious about words and letter organization (left to right, beginning letter and ending letter)
- Demonstrates ability to ask appropriate questions in a group activity
- Sings and moves to familiar rhymes, songs and chants
- Is able to modify behavior for various situations and settings
- Plays in group and begins to organize activity showing increased complex dramatic play
- Uses objects to represent other objects in play (broom is a motorcycle)
- Helps others with tasks, helps another in need
- Verbally expresses personal knowledge about themselves
- Responds appropriately when adults or peers initiate interactions
- Is able to initiate and sustain positive interactions with others
- Expresses empathy for others
- Demonstrates positive ways to resolve conflict
- Respects the rights and property of others and the learning materials in the classroom
- Shows awareness of differences and similarities between themselves and others
- Moves legs, hands and feet in rhythm
- Uses pencil and drawing tools with confidence
- Writing advances from scribbling to recognizable letters
- Demonstrates ability to write their own name
- Demonstrates ability to recognize their own name in print
- Uses scissors with control
- Uses a variety of materials, media, tools and techniques to create original works of art
- Recognizes basic geometric shapes
- Recognizes colors, size differences
- Copies simple patterns through matching and imitation
- Verbally describes similarities and differences in patterns and objects
- Sorts objects by two recognizable attributes (size, color, shape, function)
- Counts to 10 or higher with emerging one-to-one correspondence
- Recalls words in a song or poem
- Is comfortable exploring the immediate environment and the school environment beyond the classroom
- Demonstrates increased awareness and eagerness to participate in classroom activities that ask questions, seek predictions and hypotheses about how the world works
- Uses a variety of tools (magnifying glass, ruler, scales) and materials to investigate the world around them
- Demonstrates ability to persist with an investigation over a period of time