PRE-SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

CREATIVE ARTS

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children express themselves and develop an appreciation for music.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children develop an appreciation for dance and movement.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children develop an appreciation for dramatic play and storytelling.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children develop awareness and appreciation for visual arts (e.g., painting, sculpting, and drawing).

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make nutritious food choices

    EXPECTATION 2: Children develop self-help skills and personal hygiene skills.   

    EXPECTATION 3: Children develop an awareness of potential hazards to their health.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children develop competence and confidence in activities that require gross motor skills.

    EXPECTATION 5: Children develop competence and confidence in activities requiring fine motor skills.

LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children listen and respond to environmental sounds, directions and conversations.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children converse effectively in their home language, English or sign language for a variety of purposes relating to real

    experiences and different audiences.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children demonstrate emergent reading skills.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children demonstrate emergent writing skills

MATHEMATICS

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children demonstrate an understanding of number and numerical operations.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children develop knowledge of spatial concepts, e.g., shapes and measurement.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children understand patterns, relationships and classification.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children develop knowledge of sequence and temporal awareness.

    EXPECTATION 5: Children use mathematical knowledge to represent, communicate and solve problems in their environment.

SCIENCE

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children develop inquiry skills, including problem solving and decision-making.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children observe and investigate the properties of objects, both living and nonliving.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children explore the concept of change in both living and nonliving entities and in the environment.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children develop an awareness of the environment and participate in its care.

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children demonstrate self-confidence.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children demonstrate self-direction.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children identify and express feelings.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children exhibit positive interactions with other children and adults.

    EXPECTATION 5: Children exhibit pro-social behaviors.

    EXPECTATION 6: Children exhibit attending and focusing skills.

    EXPECTATION 7: Children participate in group routines.

SOCIAL STUDIES, FAMILY, AND LIFE SKILLS

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children identify unique characteristics of themselves and others.

    EXPECTATION 2: Children communicate about their family, family roles and family traditions.

    EXPECTATION 3: Children become contributing members of the classroom community.

    EXPECTATION 4: Children demonstrate knowledge of neighborhood and community.

    EXPECTATION 5: Children participate in activities that reflect the cultures within their classroom and their community.

WORLD LANGUAGES

    INTRODUCTION

    EXPECTATION 1: Children know that others may use different languages (including sign) to communicate and will express simple greetings,

    words and phrases in a language other than their own.