Behavioral and social skills for three years olds

• Demonstrates ability the ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward (Delayed Gratification)
• Helps clean, tidy a space, and knows where items belong.
• Engages and is attentive for longer periods of time.
• Has a sense of self and self-care.
• Recognizes personal space & polite behaviors – Learns to not interrupt and recognize private conversations and when someone wishes to be left alone.
• Cooperates in both large group and individual settings

Logic and Reasoning for Preschool

• Recognizes, recalls, and demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving
• Makes connections and recognizes similarities
• Shows creativity and imagination
• Demonstrates understanding of symbols and representations of objects
• Demonstrate an understanding of diversity – Can identify differences in people, but appreciate the oneness that we are all human and experiences similar emotions.
• Appreciates music – May dance, sing, hum, or participate in some way while listening to music. Is able to identify basic instruments such as a drum, trumpet, ad piano.

Language & Literacy Skills

• Recognize both upper and lower case letters
• Work on learning letters sounds and pronunciations
• Can discriminate rhymes and similar phonemic sounds while reading or speaking
• Demonstrates comprehension skills and can answer questions about books after being read

Math & Science Skills

• Can identify shapes easily
• Can make comparisons and matches
• Replicates and draws basic shapes like circles and squares
• Quantifies using numbers and measurements
• Shows a basic understanding of money, its use, and its finite quantity

Physical Development Skills

• Learns to use scissors and other tools that require both coordination and safe handling
• Actively plays and uses gross motor skills (such as kicking, rolling, jumping, and standing on one leg)
• Can pedal and or maintain balance on a tricycle, bicycle or balance bike
• Demonstrates dexterity and fine motor skills through lacing, threading, stacking, and drawing.