PRESCHOOL
Preschool Goals
Kindergarten Readiness Skills
Academic
- Knows full name and age
- Counts and recognizes numbers 1-100
- Understands the difference between letters and numbers
- Knows vocabulary for body parts, animals, food, directions, household objects, and feelings
Listening & Speaking
- Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand
- Follows spoken directions the first time they are given
- Is willing to participate
- Retells simple story (in sequence)
Self Help
- Can button, zip, tie, and toilet themselves
- Can sit and participate in an activity for 15-20 minutes
- Enjoys books
- Pretends to read
Gross Motor Skills
- Runs, jumps, climbs, hops
- Can walk a straight line
- Rides a tricycle & pumps a swing
- Catches a ball
- Skips and alternates feet on stairs
Fine Motor Skills
- Can use crayons, scissors, blue, and pencil with confidence
- Can write name clearly
- Can copy simple shapes
- Can trace and outline
Social
- Gets along in a group setting (can play without fighting and settles minor differences)
- Is comfortable away from parents for six hours
- Understands children must do what teacher asks
- Wants to go to school
- Can be patient and considerate of others
