Development Goals
Spiritual Nurture
Knows Jesus as a friend
Expresses Jesus' love in words and actions
Enjoys singing songs about Jesus
Views self as part of God's family
Knows God as the Creator
Social Skills
Joins in play with other children and socializes
Likes and seeks interaction with others
Shares toys and takes turns with assistance
Knows classroom routines
Sensitive to the feelings and moods of others
Begins dramatic play
Builds a sense of self
Demonstrates beginning problem solving skills
Practices health and safety habits
Language Expression
Expresses self clearly in sentences of three or more words
Tells about past experiences with detail and explanation
Repeats nursery rhymes and songs
Learns and uses new vocabulary quickly and correctly
Uses pronouns correctly
Talks freely and openly with others; is a good communicator
Speech is understandable with few developmental sound errors
Self Help
Keeps play area organized and cleans up when finished
Puts on, takes off coat independently
Zips zipper with minimal assistance
Uses toilet with minimal assistance
Pours liquids with assistance
Eats snack independently, keeps area neat and clean
Washes and dries hand independently
Cognitive
Knows full name and age
Sorts and classifies objects
Likes to experiment in orderly ways
Understands simple concepts of time, space, quality and quantity
Rote counts to 10
Counts sets of objects to 10
Recognizes, matches and names color
Recognizes, matches and names shapes
Recognizes relationship between objects and ideas
Draws a picture and briefly describes it
Begins to recognize symbols (familiar signs)
Understands sequencing and concepts of first, next and last
Language Understanding
Carries out a series of 2 to 4 consective directions
Understand "let's pretend"
Understands content of a simple story
Understands cause/effect relationships (if/then or because)
Understands comparatives such as big-bigger-biggest
Shows beginning phonological awareness of sound and rhyme
Motor Skills
Runs around obstacles
Throws and catches a playground ball
Hops on one foot
Plays with construction toys like Duplo Blocks
Navigates stairs (up and down) effortlessly
Begins to hold pencil or crayon correctly
Enjoys paper-pencil tasks
Completes puzzles, lacing cards and other fine manipulative tasks
Begins to cut with scissors
Kindergarten Readiness
Begins to recite alphabet
Begins to recognize some letters in print
Begins to associate some sounds and letters
Recognizes name in print and begins to copy or write it
Recognizes few simple words in print
Begins to copy some letters or words
Handles books appropriately