T/Th Class Objectives

The skills and activities we will be focusing on throughout the year are as follows:

Social Development:
Showing concern and respect for people and things
Accepting and responding to teacher authority
Playing and sharing with classmates

Emotional Development:
Being happy and cheerful at school
Being able to separate from Mom or Dad when coming to school

Speaking Skills:
Speaking clearly
Communicating using whole sentences
Answering questions when asked
Waiting for turn when speaking in a group
Expanding vocabulary

Listening Skills:
Listening quietly through a whole story
Lengthening attention span

Self Reliance:
Going to the bathroom by oneself
Dressing oneself
Making good use of free time
Cleaning up after oneself

Work Habits:
Getting involved in activities
Following Directions
Responding to teacher’s suggestions positively
Seeking fair share of attention
Asking questions/ Showing curiosity
Making choices

Fine Motor Skills:
Using and holding crayons and pencils correctly
Painting
Playing with puzzles
Building with blocks/ legos

Gross Motor Skills:
Alternating feet when walking on stairs
Jumping in place
Balancing on one foot
Hopping on one and two feet

Math Readiness:
Learning some colors
Learning some shapes
Recognizing some numbers
Continuing and figuring out simple patterns
Using manipulatives to explore mathematical concepts.
Counting to 10

Reading Readiness:
Recognizing first name
“Reading” to oneself/ Looking at books independently
Using prediction techniques when listening to stories
Recognizing some letters
Reciting poems and finger plays
Memorizing and participating in songs