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4-Year Old Curriculum

Units
All About Me, Families
Colors
Our Five Senses
Shapes
Presidents
Numbers
Alphabet
Seasons
Holidays
Fire Safety
Dental Health
Science
Religion
Computers

Social Development
Separate from parents without undue stress
Works cooperatively with adults
Expresses feelings with words
Uses “please” and “thank you” appropriately
Cares for own physical needs
Takes care of toys and equipment
Feels good about himself/herself
Works and plays cooperatively with others
Takes turns and shares
Shows concern for others and their property
Follows group directions
Identifies peers by their manes
Puts away toys and materials

Work Habits
Takes initiative in learning
Pays attention and concentrates on task
Consistently completes task

Personal Information
States first and last name
States age
Names body parts and knows their function

Gross Motor Development
Bounces a ball
Catches a ball
Throws overhand and underhand
Responds to rhythm with body movement
Clasps
Marches
Reproduces motions: walk, run, jump, hop
Balances on one foot (5-10 seconds)
Kicks a ball without losing balance
Walks stairs with alternate feet
Walks backwards 5 feet

Fine Motor Development
Holds pencil and crayons correctly
Controls use of crayon
Controls brushes and paints
Draws a person
Manipulates clay
Strings beads
Snaps
Buttons
Zips
Ties shoes
Laces a sequence of holes
Pours liquid
Works a ten piece puzzle

Conceptual Development Language
Speaks clearly
Talks in sentences
Names common objects
Understands, answers, and forms questions
Repeats and remembers fingerplays and songs
Follows 3 consecutive commands
Uses the pronoun “I” correctly
Produces words that rhyme


Pre-Reading Skills
Recognizes own name when written
Predicts outcome
Comprehends main idea
Shows interest in reading
Identifies letters of the alphabet

Cognitive
Matches objects and pictures
Sorts objects according to similarities and differences
Knows left and right
Comprehends spatial relationships
Comprehends opposites
Matches colors
Recognizes and names colors
Names the days of the week

Pre-Math Skills
Counts from 1 – 20
Recognizes numbers 1 – 10
Counts using one - to – one correspondence
Comprehends more than, less than, and same as
Recognizes straight and curved lines
Identifies basic shapes
Identifies size differences: short/long ~ small/large

Creative Activities
MUSIC:
Shows interest in music
Initiates music
Participates in music activities with peers

ART:
Shows interest in painting, drawing, crafts, etc.
Initiates art activities
Participates in group and individual art activities
Completes art activities
Develops his/her own ideas
DRAMATIC PLAY:
Enjoys dramatic play
Initiates dramatic play
Plays with other children as well as alone
Develops his/her own ideas and situations
Displays dramatic play in a variety of areas

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