Chickadees

2 1/2-3 Year Olds

 

SOCIAL SKILLS

 

• Begin to make transition from parallel play to small group play.

• Begin to engage in simple interaction during play.

• Adjust to a classroom environment

• Use polite manners

• Practice patience and waiting for a turn

• Walk in a line

• Eye contact when greeting teachers and friends

• Give and take of sharing

• Follow classroom rules

• Speak nicely to classmates

• Speak respectfully to teacher

 

 

READING READINESS SKILLS

 

• Associate first name with symbol.

• Matches colors and shapes.

• Matches pictures that are alike.

• Understands opposites (up/down, open/close, etc.)

• Understand that books are special and we take very good care of them

• Children learn to handle books gently

• Recite the alphabet

• Memorize short poems and nursery rhymes

• Understand that reading is from left to right and able to turn pages in the right direction

• Begin letter recognition

• Locate and name the first letter in his/her name

• Names colors

• Remembers colors from memory ie “What color are peas?”

 

 

MATH/SCIENCE READINESS SKILLS

 

• Rote count to ten.

• Understand the concepts of full and empty.

• Construct sets of blocks when given a model.

• Sort objects into two categories

• Count out objects one to ten

• Begin to recognize numerals 1 to 5

• Sort objects by color and size

• Understand simple comparisons and superlatives, answering questions such as is this box little or big?

• Explore opposites using all five senses.

 

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

 

• Begin using large crayons, large markers and large paint brushes.

• Put together a three to six piece puzzle.

• Use glue sticks and paste objects to paper.

• Stack containers (smaller to bigger).

• Begin snapping together and taking apart plastic links, snapping beads and locking beads.

• Practice grasping things with the fore-finger and thumb 

• Draw straight lines

• Draw circles

• Demonstrate proper posture when coloring and drawing

• Cutting and gluing

• Tearing paper into shapes using forefinger and thumb

• Beginning cutting skills

 

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

 

• Imitate simple gross motor movement:  clapping, jumping, rolling on a

• mat, etc.

• Climb up a small ramp and slide down a slide.

• Walk on tiptoes and march to music.

• Climb, jump and run with friends

• Throw a big ball, catch a big ball, put a ball in the basket

• Walk on the balance beam

• Follow rules to a game 

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

• Speak in three to five word sentences.

• Repeat sounds and words they hear.

• Memorize simple songs.

• Point to and label objects.

• Ask questions and answer simple questions.

• Begin to memorize simple nursery rhymes