Preschool stuff

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Taken from a homeschooling website: http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/learning/a/courseofstudy.htm

Contents

[edit] Preschool

[edit] Colors/shapes

   * Recognizes and names primary colors
   * Recognizes circles
   * Recognizes rectangles
   * Matches shapes or objects based on shape
   * Copies shapes 

[edit] Listening and sequencing

   * Follows simple directions.
   * Listens to a short story.
   * Listens carefully.
   * Recognizes common sounds.
   * Repeats a sequence of sounds.
   * Repeats a sequence of orally given numbers.
   * Retells simple stories in sequence.

[edit] Preschool motor skills

   * Is able to run.
   * Is able to walk a straight line.
   * Is able to jump.
   * Is able to hop.
   * Is able to alternate feet walking down stairs.
   * Is able to march.
   * Is able to stand on one foot for 5-10 seconds.
   * Is able to walk backwards for five feet.
   * Is able to throw a ball.
   * Pastes objects.
   * Claps hands.
   * Matches simple objects.
   * Touches fingers.
   * Able to button a garment.
   * Builds with blocks.
   * Completes simple puzzles
     (5 pieces or less).
   * Draws and colors beyond
   * a simple scribble.
   * Able to zip a zipper.
   * Controls pencil and crayon well.
   * Cuts simple shapes.
   * Handles scissors well.
   * Able to copy simple shapes

[edit] Preschool numbers

   * Counts orally through 10.
   * Counts objects in one-to-one correspondence.
   * Understands empty and full.
   * Understands more and less.

[edit] Preschool position and direction

   * Understands up and down.
   * Understands in and out.
   * Understands front and back.
   * Understands over (on) and under.
   * Understands top, bottom, middle.
   * Understands beside and next to.
   * Understands hot and cold.
   * Understands fast and slow.

[edit] Preschool reading and readiness

   * Remembers objects from a given picture.
   * Knows what a letter is.
   * Has been read to frequently.
   * Has been read to daily.
   * Looks at books and magazines.
   * Recognizes some nursery rhymes.
   * Identifies parts of the body.
   * Identifies objects that have a functional use.
   * Knows common farm and zoo animals.
   * Pronounces own first name.
   * Pronounces own last name.
   * Expresses self verbally.
   * Identifies other children by name
   * Tells the meaning of simple words.
   * Repeats a sentence of 6-8 words.
   * Completes incomplete sentence with proper word.
   * Has own books.
   * Understands that print carries a message.
   * Pretends to read.
   * Uses left-to-right progression.
   * Answers questions about a short story.
   * Tells the meaning of words heard in story.
   * Looks at pictures and tells a story.
   * Identifies own first name in manuscript.
   * Prints own first name.

[edit] Preschool size

   * Understands big and little.
   * Understands long and short.
   * Matches shapes or objects based on size.

[edit] Preschool social/emotional development

   * Can be away from parents or primary care givers for 2-3 hours
     without being upset.
   * Takes care of toilet needs independently.
   * Feels good about self.
   * Is not afraid to go to school.
   * Cares for own belongings.
   * Knows full name.
   * Dresses self.
   * Knows how to use handkerchief
     or tissue.
   * Knows own gender.
   * Brushes teeth.
   * Crosses residential street safely.
   * Asks to go to school.
   * Knows parents' names.
   * Knows home address.
   * Knows home phone number.
   * Enters into casual conversation.
   * Carries a plate of food.
   * Maintains self-control.
   * Gets along well with other children.
   * Plays with other children.
   * Recognizes authority.
   * Shares with others.
   * Talks easily.
   * Likes teachers.
   * Meets visitors without shyness.
   * Puts away toys.
   * Able to stay on task.
   * Able to work independently.
   * Helps family with chores

[edit] Preschool time

   * Understands day and night.
   * Knows age and birthday.
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