Threes

Language Development  

• Recognizing some capital and lowercase letters 
• Recognizing own written first name 
• Saying or singing ABCs 
• Following directions 
• Participating in story time by answering questions 
• Looking at books independently 
• Speaking so that others can understand 
• Retelling familiar stories in their own words 
• Using crayons or pencils to write 

Mathematics 

• Recognizing numbers 1-10 
• Rote counting 1-20 
• Recognizing shapes 
• Recognizing colors 
• Beginning to see groups of 2-3 objects and knowing the amount without counting 
• Tracing numbers 
• Recognizing a few numbers in written form 
• Completing simple patterns (ex: red, blue, red, blue) 

Health & Wellness 

• Eating and drinking independently at mealtime 
• Becoming fully toilet trained 
• Washing and drying hands without assistance 
• Putting self to sleep at nap time 
• Trying different kinds of nutritious foods 

Cognitive Development 

• Drawing a person and other recognizable objects 
• Identifying all visible parts of the body 
• Showing hand preference (left or right) 
• Recognizing differences in object sizes 
• Understanding spatial relationships (ex: behind, beside, under) 
• Recalling words to songs and chants 
• Naming the days of the week 

Physical Development

• Catching a ball that has been bounced 
• Jumping in place 
• Hopping on one foot 
• Kicking a moving ball 
• Galloping 
• Walking up and down stairs without help  
• Assembling simple puzzles 
• Stringing beads 
• Building with blocks 
• Cutting with scissors 
• Beginning to draw recognizable forms 
• Forming objects with playdough

Social & Emotional Development  

• Working independently 
• Following simple directions 
• Sharing experiences with the class 
• Accepting and responding to teacher’s authority in a positive way 
• Cleaning up after themselves 
• Separating from parents with ease 
• Seeking help when needed 
• Displaying a range of emotions 
• Articulating how he/she is feeling

Spiritual Teaching Objectives 

• The Bible is one big story that tells us about God. 
• God made the earth and everything on it, including you! 
• God loves you. 
• Praying is how we talk to God. 
• Singing is how we celebrate God. 
• Jesus died on the cross to forgive us for our sins. 
• We get to Heaven by believing in Jesus – who He was and what He did for us.