At the age of 3-4 years, we use the following developmentally appropriate guidelines for achieving educational and developmental milestones. We use themed lesson plans, the Georgia Early Learning Development Standards (GELDS), and ECERS-3 to achieve the appropriate environment and the proper relationship between parents, preschoolers, and teachers to maximize the child’s ability to achieve these milestones.
Cognitive Skills
- Shows curiosity and desire to learn
- Uses planning in approaching a task
- Finds more than one solution to a problem
- Makes comparisons
- Make beliefs with objects
- Takes on a pretend role
- One to one correspondence
- Understands time, temperature, weather, and weight concepts
Language Skills
- Recites days of the week
- Follows directions
- Uses words to communicate ideas and feelings
- Participates in group discussions
- Tells a story in sequence
- Demonstrates skills in discriminating sounds
Social/Emotional Skills
- Shows independence in his/her choices
- Shows affection to familiar adults by using words and actions
- Recognizes and names the feelings of peers
- Shows respect for peers personal space and belongings
Physical Development
- Climbs up and down equipment without falling
- Catches a ball or beanbag
- Rides and steers a tricycle
- Coordinates eye and hand movements
- Uses scissors properly
- Holds pencil/crayon properly