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TO AID YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT WE TEACH THE
3 YEAR OLD:
Social/ Personal Development
· Knows first and last name
· Knows age
· Separates from parent(s)
· Personal Independence
· Knows manners
· Respectful of others and property
· Body awareness
· Cooperation ( works well in small groups)
· Communication with peers and adults
· Shares
· Positive self-image
· Expresses feelings positively
· Increase attention span
· Transitions
· Identifies feelings
· Introduction to health and safety
Visual Motor Skills: Motor Skills:
· Develop gross and fine motor skills
· Body coordination
· Holds pencil/crayon correctly
· Introduction to tracing
· Introduction to cutting on lines( straight and curved)
· Develop hand-eye coordination using manipulative
· Copying shapes and symbols
· Eye- hand coordination
· Body coordination
Resources:
“Handwriting without Tears”
“Reading Street” by Scott Foresman
TLC Lessons
Language/Reading Skills:
· Recognize printed first name
· Develop letter recognition
· Introduction to days of the week
· Introduction to months of the year
· Recites Alphabet
· Exposure to sight words
· Sharing time for language development
Number/Conceptual development:
· Recognize colors
· Counts numbers (1-10)
· Recognize basic shapes
· Introduction to number recognition (1-10)
· Introduction to matching forms/shapes
· Introduction to number sets (1-10)
· Grouping objects
· Simple patterns
· Recall three objects
· Sorting
· Introduction to same and different
· Introduction to time concepts (calendar, seasons, etc.)
· Introduction to small and large
· Participation in planned group times
· Cause and effect
Listening/Sequencing Skills:
· Pays attention
· Repeats songs and finger plays
· Follows simple oral directions
· Can recall parts of a story
· Reproduces simple patterns
· Listens to a story
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