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Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Cognitive Development Division: Preschool LEARNING OBJECTIVES

SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL

TECHNIQUES EVALUATION

Students will:

• Learn and problem solving

• Use logical Thinking

• Use representation and symbolic thinking

• Use scientific reasoning

• Describe the world around them

• Use scientific problem solving

• Apply and adapt strategies to solve problems

• Understand measurement

• Understand comparisons and measurement

• Understand numbers and operations

Strategies for:

• Observes objects and events with curiosity

• Approaches problems with interest

• Shows persistence in approaching tasks

• Explores cause and effect

• Applies knowledge or experience to a new context

• Classifies objects

• Compares/measures

• Arranges objects in a series

• Recognizes patters and can repeat them

• Shows awareness of time, concepts and sequences

Use of:

• Pretend play

• Asking questions

• Role-play

• Classroom rules and routines

• Carpet games

• Patterning and sequences

• Classroom schedule and routine

• Matching objects to numbers

• Self-awareness

• Role-play

• Imaginary play

• Creativity

Use of:

• Observations during circle time

• Observations in the

classroom

• On-going observations on the rug and at tables




• Shapes and spatial relationships/geometry

• Understand graphing

• Explore the calendar

• Measurement of time

• Uses one-to-one correspondence

• Uses numbers and counting

• Shows awareness of position in space

• Takes on pretend roles and situations

• Makes believe with objects

• Makes and interprets representations

• Shows curiosity about living and non-living things

• Notices, describes and predicts chances in the environment

• Shows respect for living things

• Use his or her senses and variety of strategies to

• Cooperative learning

• Hands on experiments

• Growing plants

• Tend to the needs of classroom pet

• Making and playing with scented play dough

• Using estimation jars

• Asking “why” questions

• Asking “how” questions

• Matching, egg cartons,

muffin tins and buckets to sort

• Graphs and charts

• Play one-to-one

correspondence games

• Multi-sensory teaching techniques

• Numbers to theme




solve problems

• Invents strategies to figure out answers to problems

• When unsuccessful at solving problems, experiment and adapts strategies

• Sorts, classifies and puts objects in series, using a variety of properties

• Makes comparisons among several objects based on one or more attributes (length, size and weight) and using words such as shorter, taller, bigger, smaller, heavier and lighter

• Children will recognize numbers up to 20

• Writes numbers 1-5 (once masters children will write 6-10)

activities

• Number recognition games

• Number manipulatives

• Books, videos

• Puzzles

• Shape manipulatives

• Repetition

• Self discipline

• Social skills

• Puzzles

• Cooking

• Daily schedule

• Through morning/circle time songs




• Match numbers in a set to the correct number (1-10)

• Uses objects to model simple addition

• Sorts items by similar attributes (size, shape, color)

• Recognize and replicate simple shapes

• Compares sets of objects

• Identify ordinal position 1st through 3rd

• Puts events in a logical sequence

• Creates simple patters of color, shape, sound and movement

• Make geometric designs on a geo board

• Makes and covers




designs using pattern blocks

• Knows right from left

• Identifies simple shapes

• Recognizes two and three dimensional shapes in the environment

• Notices similarities and differences among shapes

• Notices how shapes fit together to form other shapes

• Together to form other shapes

• Demonstrates understanding of special words such as up, down, over, under, top, bottom, inside, outside, in front and behind

• Teacher assisted graphing and reading of




data

• Makes simple Predictions

• Looks for a pattern

• Draws a picture

• Divides a shape in half/symmetry

• Identifies halves

• Reads the calendar and identifies the date

• Identifies the days of the week and the months of the year

• Identifies hot and cold weather

• Identifies weather/different seasons

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Language Development Division: Preschool

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will:

• Use age appropriate language skills

• Speak in complete sentences

• Learn to speak clearly

• Recognize that spoken words can be written and convey meaning

• Recognize and name letters in their names

• Recognize and name some lower case letters

• Differentiate letters from numbers

• Recognize letter shape

• Recognize sound • Correct letter

formation

• Recognize “Letterland” characters and begin to connect to

Strategies for:

• Hears and discriminates the sounds of language

• Expresses self using words

and expanded sentences

• Understands and follows oral directions

• Answers questions

• Asks questions

• Actively participates in

conversations

• Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet

• Follows a storyline and

make predictions

• Begins to match letters with their sounds

• Say and point to at least 10 letters in the alphabet

• Begins to connect sounds to

letters

Use of:

• Reading and listening to stories

• Asking the children questions

• Interactive teaching

• Technology (smart board and videos)

• Modeling

• Allowing students to speak during Show-n-Tell

• Repetition of phonics

programs

• Smart board

• CDs, videos and books

• Letter buckets

• Identifying objects of the letter

• Tracing letters

Use of:

• On-going observations and assessments during circle, carpet and table times

• Observations

through circle time, free play, all on-going

its sound with support demonstrate an emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds

• Demonstrate emergent phonological awareness skills

• Letter sounds and letter formation

• Names objects that start with a target sound

• Becomes familiar with alphabet sequence

• Recognizes Letterland characters associates with letters

• Demonstrate awareness between letters and sounds

• With prompting isolate and pronounce initial sounds

• Play Letterland games

• Characters

• Songs

• Books

• Smart board videos

• Letter tubs

• Tactile letters

• Finger painting the

letters

• Hands on learning

• Skills are taught through multi-sensory teaching

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Physical Development Division: Preschool

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will:

Students will be able to: • Sit

• Stand

• Walk

• Run

• Jump

• Keep balance

• Change direction

• Use hands to explore the

environment

Strategies for:

• Hops on one foot one time

• Kicks a large or stationary ball

• Pushes and pulls a wagon

• Goes upstairs and downstairs without support

• Pedals on a tricycle

• Can skip, gallop, hop and run

• Grasps pencil between thumb and forefinger

• Able to grasp and hold scissors appropriately

• Pick up small objects with fingers

Use of:

Students will learn to: • Throw ball

• Catch ball

• Rides a bike

• Climb ladder

• Slide down slide

• Coloring

• Use tweezers

• Cutting practice

Use of:

• Observations on-going at the playground and movement

• Assessments

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Science Division: Preschool

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will: Scientific Reasoning:

• Children describe the world around them

Scientific problem solving:

• Children apply and adapt strategies to solve problems

Measurement:

• Children understand comparisons and measurement

Strategies for:

• Shows curiosity about living and non-living things

• Notices, describes and predicts chances in the environment

• Shows respect for living things

• Use his or her senses and

variety of strategies to solve problems

• Invents strategies to figure out answers to problems

• When unsuccessful at solving problems, experiment and adapts strategies

• Sorts, classifies and puts

objects in series, using a variety of properties

Use of:

• Cooperative learning

• Hands on experiments

• Growing plants

• Tend to the needs of classroom pet

• Making and playing with scented play dough

• Using estimation jars

• Asking “why” questions

• Asking “how” questions

• Matching, egg cartons, muffin tins and buckets to sort

• Graphs and charts

Use of:

• Observations

• Assessments

• Logging into the traveling folder

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Science Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

• Makes comparisons among several objects based on one or more attributes (length, size and weight) and using words such as shorter, taller, bigger, smaller, heavier and lighter

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Hebrew Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

Students will:

• Students will learn basic, everyday Hebrew words

• Students will be exposed to Hebrew conversation

• Students will be introduced to colors and numbers in Hebrew

Strategies for:

• Children will be able to recognize objects by their Hebrew name

• Students will begin to participate in conversation

• Children will respond to simple teacher’s directions in Hebrew

Use of:

• Songs

• Art projects

• Games

• Music and movements

• Puppets

• Books

Use of:

• Observation

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Judaics/Jewish holidays Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

Students will: • Understand the tradition

of the Jewish holidays

Strategies for:

• Understand each holiday

• Understand how each holiday was created

• Understand the significance of each holiday

• Understand the values associated with each holiday

• Understand symbol associated to each holiday

Use of:

• Role play stories of each holiday

• Visual aids to see each holiday through specific videos

• Listen to music and movement to traditional holiday songs

• Incorporate puppetry and characters for each holiday

• Incorporate traditional food related to each holiday

• Explore each holiday through scientific reasoning

• Incorporate a creative art projects that coincides with each holiday

Use of:

• Asking questions that pertain to the holidays

• Q&A when explaining what they have learned

• Observe students while they are role-playing

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Judaics/Moral Values Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

Students will: • Understand the moral

values associated with the Jewish tradition

Strategies for:

• Usage of vocabulary such as Mitzvot (Good Deeds), Kavod (care for people), Hachnasat(care for people) , Orcheem (care for people), and Tzesdakah,(care for people) Tikkum Olam (care for the earth), and Tza’ar Ba’alay (care for animals)

• Understand the important

moral values embedded in vocabulary

Use of:

• Learning and putting together the Mitzvah tree and Mitzvah leaves

• Learning to be a Mitzvah Mench

• Tzadakah boxes

• Participation in Tikkum Olam projects

• Participation of Tza’ar Ba’aly Chayim project (ASPCA)

Use of:

• Students bring in their Mitzvah leaves

• Report completion of

Mitzvah • Students bring Tzedakah • Students talk about their

experiences when they help people

• Students recycle • Students talk about

helping their pets

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Judaics/Shabbat Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

Students will: • Understand the

significance of Shabbat

Strategies for:

• Define Shabbat and understand the traditional meaning

• Begin to understand the

significance of Shabbat

• Understand what role the student plays in Shabbat

• Learn and recite the blessings

• Understand the meaning and usage of Shabbat shalom friends and family

Use of:

• Participation in weekly Shabbat service

• Interaction with felt board stories and Shabbat books

• Celebrate Shabbat songs on a weekly basis

• Sensory materials pertaining to Shabbat

• Go through cooking challah bread step by step

Use of: • Inquiry questions about

Shabbat

• Observation while students are participating in Shabbat services

• Observation of student role-playing with Shabbat materials

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Judaics/Torah Subjects Division: Preschool


EVALUATION

Students will • Understand the

importance of the Torah

Strategies for: • Listen to each Torah story

and understand the names and concepts incorporated in each Torah story

• Understand the values

related to each Torah story

Use of:

• Reenacting the Torah story using props, puppets, and dress-up

• Use mathematics concepts relating to stories

• Use of music and movement to correlate with each story

• Use of visual and auditory aids

• Creative projects correlating the Torah stories

Use of:

• Whole class discussion with teacher

• Observation of students

during play • Listen to students while

retelling stories

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Music and Movement Division: Preschool



Students will:

• Experience many opportunities to extend their language, musical and physical abilities

• Be encouraged to sing

songs, listen to recordings, play of circle and movement games

• Participate in group music and movement activities

Strategies for:

• Supporting the child’s total development—physical, emotional, social and cognitive

• Providing opportunities for children to choose from among a variety of music and movement activities, materials, and equipment of varying degrees of difficulty

• Allowing children time to explore music and movement through active involvement

• Facilitating learning through active interaction with adults and other children as well as with music and movement materials

Use of:

• Providing plenty of space and time indoors and outdoors

• Allow children to explore

and exercise skills such as running, jumping, galloping, catching a ball, etc.

• Positive and pleasurable

experiences with rhythm and movement will encourage children to repeat these experiences

Use of:

• Systematic observation of behavior as time on task, number of instances of an event or behavior, and participation tendencies over time

• Checklist or reports to

record and describe verbal and nonverbal behavior

• Rating scales to provide

data related to quality of responses, such as degrees of accuracy, originality, or involvement

Grade: 3-year-olds Subject: Yoga Division: Preschool



Students will:

• Learn knowledge of the body, body awareness, and its components through manipulating their bodies and maximizing their mobility

• Improve mental and physical health by building muscular strength and increasing physical balance

• Improve mental and physical balance by achieving mental clarity, balance, sense of accomplishment and self-esteem

Strategies for:

• Developing creative thinking skills and encourage original thought

• Developing mental clarity and balance from the effort of trying different poses

• Fostering emotional growth by balancing their emotions, relaxing their minds, and strengthening their concentration through meditation exercises

• Building social skills by working together as a whole class

Use of:

• Cooperative work through skits, role playing, music, and games

• Presenting the children

with new poses each week

• Positive experiences with

yoga will encourage children to repeat these experiences

Use of:

• The child’s practice and flexibility of yoga poses

• The child’s demonstration

of yoga poses and movements over time

• Systematic observation of

behavior as time on task, number of instances of an event or behavior, and participation tendencies over time

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