Three Year Old Goals

Goals for the Three Year Old Class

Social Skills 

Children will further develop their ability to interact with their teachers and peers through:

• Engagement in solitary and parallel play
• Participation in group activities
• Adjusting to classroom routines and following directions
• Learning to play well and empathizing with others
• Developing appropriate manners and respect for others

Cognitive and Language Skills 

Children will enhance their listening and speaking skills as well as pre-reading and writing skills including:

• Understanding and following directions
• Communication and sharing ideas with their teachers and peers
• Expanding their vocabularies and improving sentence structure
• Phonics skills, including letter and sound recognition
• Phonemic awareness

Mathematical Skills

Children will learn age-appropriate mathematical and problem-solving skills including:

• Counting and quantifying
• Recognizing and sequencing patterns
• Identifying and sorting simple shapes and objects
• Measurement and comparison

Scientific Thinking 

Children are encouraged to learn about their environment by observing, asking questions, and drawing conclusions through activities such as:

• Planting and gardening
• Water play
• Experimentation with various materials
• Predicting and recording information using drawing, maps, and charts

Judaic Studies 

A positive Jewish identity and familiarity with Jewish celebrations and traditions will be cultivated through:

• Celebrating and learning about Shabbat and Jewish holidays
• Reciting Jewish prayers
• Developing their Hebrew vocabularies and learning Jewish songs
• Learning the meaning of tzedakah (charity), derech eretz (how to treat others), and other mitzvot

Arts

Children will gain appreciation for the arts through:

• Using art to express their imagination and creativity
• Incorporating music into their classroom routines
• Experimenting with various art materials
• Exploring sensory and gross motor activities

Physical Skills 

Children will develop fine and gross motor skills through age-appropriate activities and play such as:

• Water and dramatic play
• Dancing to music
• Gym activities and games with assorted sports equipment