Whole Child Enrichment
Hover over one of the 9 Key Development Areas to the right to see the curriculum objectives for that age range.
Self-Exploration: School-Age
- Accountability for ones actions
- Develops limits
- Able to control emotions
- Expression feelings
- Active listening
Self-Awareness & Development: School-Age
- Awareness of gender
- Shows concern & empathy for others
- Problem-solving (socially)
- Can tell what is real/make-believe
Cognitive: School-Age
- Eagerness to learn
- Pay attention for up to 20 min.
- Retelling of stories
- Sequence events
- How and why questions
Fine & Gross Motor: School-Age
- Holding pencils & crayons correctly
- Sequence of movements
- Can cut straight and wavy lines
- Stacking and coloring objects neatly and accurately.
Physical & Arts: School-Age
- Hops and skips
- Balance on one foot
- Somersaults
- Tumbling
- Draws people with body parts, copies shapes by looking or memory
- Tracing
Math & Science: School-Age
- Recognition of numbers 1-100
- Grouping numbers, counting by 5’s, 10’s, 20
- Understanding of presenting problems and trying to find solutions
Speech & Language: School-Age
- Recognition of letters & sounds
- Grouping syllables
- Phonics of vowels & consonants
- Confidence in attempting to put letters together making words.
Literacy – Read & Write: School-Age
- Writing & reading both upper & lower case
- Formation of full thoughts in sentences
- Punctuation
- Expressing thoughts
- Retelling a story in proper sequence
Self-Exploration: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Starts to take accountability for actions
- Beginning to control emotions
- Calms self down after outburst
Self-Awareness & Development: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Can be in control of feelings
- Begins to show empathy for others
- Self-help skills (tying shoes)
- Growing independence
Cognitive: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Problem-solving (how something works)
- Representational thought (symbols: stop sign means stop)
- Cause & Effect
Fine & Gross Motor: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Eye-hand coordination
- Balance (on one foot)
- Use writing/drawing tools & scissors with control
- Cutting on lines with little mistakes
Physical & Arts: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Process Art (collage, printmaking, sculptures)
- Listens and creates music
- Shows steady and keep rhythm
- Can independently color, cut & paste items
Math & Science: Kindergarten-Enhance
- One-to-one correspondence
- Number sense & counting
- Identify & draw shapes
- Sorting & patterning
- Experiments (predict, & record results)
Speech & Language: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Expressive & receptive vocabulary>
- Listening & speaking
- Telling and retelling a story in logical sequence
- Animated while speaking
- Responds to open ended questions
- Speaks in clear sentences
Literacy – Read & Write: Kindergarten-Enhance
- Print concepts
- Knowledge of books & print
- Name recognition (visual)
- Writing skills (name)
- Sequence of events
- Writing the alphabet (upper case)
- Emerging letter (upper & lower case)
Self-Exploration: Pre-Kindergarten
- Starts to take accountability for actions
- Beginning to control emotions
- Calms self down after outburst
Self-Awareness & Development: Pre-Kindergarten
- Can be in control of feelings
- Begins to show empathy for others
- Self-help skills (tying shoes)
- Growing independence
Cognitive: Pre-Kindergarten
- Problem-solving (how something works)
- Representational thought (symbols: stop sign means stop)
- Cause & Effect
Fine & Gross Motor: Pre-Kindergarten
- Eye-hand coordination
- Balance (on one foot)
- Use writing/drawing tools & scissors with control
- Cutting on lines with little mistakes
Physical & Arts: Pre-Kindergarten
- Process Art (collage, printmaking, sculptures)
- Listens and creates music
- Shows steady and keep rhythm
- Can independently color, cut & paste items
Math & Science: Pre-Kindergarten
- One-to-one correspondence
- Number sense & counting
- Identify & draw shapes
- Sorting & patterning
- Experiments (predict, & record results)
Speech & Language: Pre-Kindergarten
- Expressive & receptive vocabulary>
- Listening & speaking
- Telling and retelling a story in logical sequence
- Animated while speaking
- Responds to open ended questions
- Speaks in clear sentences
Literacy – Read & Write: Pre-Kindergarten
- Print concepts
- Knowledge of books & print
- Name recognition (visual)
- Writing skills (name)
- Sequence of events
- Writing the alphabet (upper case)
- Emerging letter (upper & lower case)
Self-Exploration: Pre-School
- Beginning stages of understanding accountability for actions
- Talks about emotions
- Trying new things that may be different
Self-Awareness & Development: Pre-School
- Intermediate stages of self control (frustration)
- Self-help skills (dressing)
- Interacts with peers in positive ways
- Displays manners (please, thank you, excuse me)
Cognitive: Pre-School
- Problem-solving (how to make something work)
- Representational thought (A is for apple)
- Cause & Effect (what happens when I do this?)
Fine & Gross Motor: Pre-School
- Eye-hand coordination
- Beginning tripod grip (pencil, crayon)
- Skipping
- Galloping
- Geginner puzzles
- Learning correct hold of scissors
- Practice cutting lines
Physical & Arts: Pre-School
- Process Art (clay, collages)
- Using paint brushes, crayons, & markers
- Beginning steady beat and keeping rhythm
- Can begin to independently color, cut & paste items
Math & Science: Pre-School
- One-to-one correspondence
- Number sense & counting
- Identify & draw shapes
- Sorting
- Patterning
- Experiments (will this rock sink or float?)
Speech & Language: Pre-School
- Expressive & receptive vocabulary
- Listening & speaking
- Beginning stages of telling and retelling a story
- Use of animation while speaking
- Responds to open ended questions
Literacy – Read & Write: Pre-School
- Print concepts
- Knowledge of books & print
- Name recognition (visual)
- Pre-writing skills (lines & curves)
- Sequence of events
Self-Exploration: Toddler
- Identify body parts (ears, knees, belly)
- Further exploration of surroundings
- Trying new things (foods)
Self-Awareness & Development: Toddler
- Beginning stages of self control (frustration)
- Self-help skills (potty training)
- Begins to play with friends
Cognitive: Toddler
- Problem-solving (how something works)
- Sorting
- Begins to understand and follow simple directions (sit in chair)
Fine & Gross Motor: Toddler
- Eye-hand coordination
- Hand strength & grasp
- Running
- Climbing and jumping
- Beginning to move with balance
Physical & Arts: Toddler
- Creativity-process art, scribbling, color recognition
- Creative movement
- Tries to keep steady beat
- Enjoys fingers painting and messy activities
Math & Science: Toddler
- Use senses to explore
- Identifying body parts
- Shape & color recognition
- Number sense (more/less, empty/full)
Speech & Language: Toddler
- Intermediate stage of social communication (I want)
- Repetition of words
- Tone recognition (positive vs. negative)
- Book knowledge and enjoyment of story
Literacy – Read & Write: Toddler
- Beginning stages of comprehension & listening skills
- Uses scribbling as writing
- Looks at books and turns pages
Self-Exploration: Infant
- Basic body awareness
- Curiosity
- Trying new things
- Exploring surroundings
Self-Awareness & Development: Infant
- Self-soothing skills
- Independence
- Self-recognition (recognize self in mirror)
Cognitive: Infant
- Problem solving (navigation of space)
- Object permanence (peek-a-boo)
- Cause and effect
Fine & Gross Motor: Infant
- Holding head up
- Sitting
- Crawling
- Standing
- Walking
- Finger manipulation
- Grasping
- Balance
Physical & Arts: Infant
- 5 Senses explore materials related to them (smell: lemon)
- Moves and wiggles to music
- Enjoys making music
- Dramatic movements (hello/goodbye)
Math & Science: Infant
- Uses senses to explore nature (touch: grass)
- Sensory play
- Collections and patterns (big & small)
- Spatial relationships
Speech & Language: Infant
- Beginning stages of social communication
- Imitation of sounds
- Basic sign language
- Simple directions
- Enjoyment of stories
- Understands simple directions (no, sit in chair)
Literacy – Read & Write: Infant
- Sound imitation
- Enjoyment of stories
- Starts to say one or more words
- Begins to use words to make theirs