Toddler Curriculum
Social and Emotional Development:
A.Relationships with Others
1.Child seeks comfort from adults and is calmed by recognition
2.Child seeks help from a trusted adult as needed
3.Child will use a trusted adult as a secure base in which to explore
4.Child responds well to positive feedback
5.Child engages in parallel play
6.Child engages in simple games
7.Child positively engages with adults and other children
B.Sense of Self
Language Development:
A.Receptive Language
1. Child takes turns in simple back and forth conversations
2. Child can understand simple humor
3. Child can directly state feelings of enjoyment or wanting more
D. Language Development of Dual Language Learners
1.Child will use nonverbal and verbal communication
2.Child will use question words(what, why etc) in English
3.Child will communicate with peers in English using 2 or 3 English words
4.Child will increasingly expand English language
Cognitive Development
A.Logic and Reasoning
1. Child will match simple geometric shapes
2.Child will group objects by color, shape etc
3.Child will begin to understand similarity and differences in objects
4.Child will make simple decisions and observe the action of their decision
5.Child will explore cause and effect (if I do this than that will happen)
B.Memory and Working Memory
1.Child will develop person or object permanence
2.Child will remember and connect experiences
3.Child recalls familiar people, places and objects
4.Child can remember events from day before( such as a game they played)
5.Child can tell what is happening next in a story
C.Attention and Inhibitory Control
1.Child will understand the passing of time
2.Child will understand phrases such as not now and after snack
3.Child will increase ability to wait
4.Child will be able to stay on task with surrounding distractions
D.Cognitive Flexibility
1.Child will be able to change their behavior in response to environmental cues
2.Child will be able to transition from one activity to another with adult support
3.Child can use objects as tools
4.Child understands that some tasks require more than one step
Literacy
A. Phonological Awareness
1. Child shows interest in exploring books
2. Child shows awareness and interest in familiar pictures
3. Child enjoys books related to personal interest
4. Child engages and plays with rhyming sounds
5. Child begins to recite from memory familiar books
6. Child uses two to three word sentences
B. Alphabet Knowledge
1. Child imitates the sounds of animals in books
2. Child points to pictures and groupings of words in books
3. Child recognizes symbols in environment
4. Child begins to understand story sequence
C. Print Knowledge
1. Child shows an interest in books by bringing books to adult to read
2. Child can point to pictures in book and say the name of object
D. Comprehension and Interest
1. Child requests certain book to be read many times a day or at one sitting
2. Child relays interest in having a book read through gestures or words
3. Child requests rhyme and rhyme movements
4. Child can go to Reading center and choose a book to look at independently
E. Literacy Development for Dual Language Learners
1. Child shows interest in stories read in English or home language
2. Child chooses books written in English
F. Emergent Writing-Learning Goal 6a
1. Child shows interest in writing tools
2. Child uses writing utensils in proper manner
3. Child can use simple word to describe drawing
G. Emergent Writing-Learning Goal 6b
1.Child uses writing tools to make scribbles and intentional shapes
2.Child shows drawings to others
3.Child imitates the act of writing during play
4.Child recognizes that writing is communication
Creative Arts
A.Experimentation and Participation in the Creative Arts
1.Child will express feelings and ideas through music
2.Child will develop oral communication through repetitive music
3.Child will be able to discriminate between different sounds
4.Child will appreciate different genres of music
5.Child will experience musical instruments and sounds
6.Child will experience art media through the process not the product
7.Child uses dramatic play center to experience role play
8.Child uses puppets and flannel boards to recreate stories
Physical Health and Motor Development
A.Health and Safety Practices
a.Children engage in structured and unstructured physical activity
a.Children develop large muscle control, strength, and coordination
a.Children develop small muscle control, strength, and coordination
1.Child will pick up small objects
2.Child will learn to stack blocks and small manipulative toys
3.Child will learn to put together simple connecting toys
4.Child will be able to work simple puzzles
b.Children develop writing and drawing skills
Science
A. Scientific Inquiry and Application
1.Child will experience cause and effect relationships
2.Child will manipulative toys to see what they will do
3.Child will experience new materials by manipulating to discover what they can do
4.Child will make simple predictions based on repeated actions
5.Child will try different methods to achieve same results
B. Children explore the characteristics of objects and materials that are living, non-living, manmade or naturally occurring.
Social Studies
A.Self, Family and Community
a.Children gain awareness of how they relate to their family and community, understand social roles and responsibilities, and recognize and respect similarities and differences in people.
1.Child will develop an understanding of working together with friends to complete a task(putting toys away)
2.Child will imitate adults by “reading” like their teacher in the reading center
3.Child will imitate household chores in the dramatic play area
4.Child will imitate parents going to work
5.Child will identify themselves as part of a family
B.History and Geography
b.Children understand concept of time (past, present and future) and place.
1.Child will develop spatial cues to find objects
2.Child will transition from one activity to another with an understanding of the daily schedule
Mathematics
A. Number Sense and Quantity
1. Child will explore the ways that shapes fit together
2. Child will recognize basic shapes in their environment
3. Child will sort objects by shape
4. Child will move body in different direction such as up, down, around and under
Social and Emotional Development:
A.Relationships with Others
1.Child seeks comfort from adults and is calmed by recognition
2.Child seeks help from a trusted adult as needed
3.Child will use a trusted adult as a secure base in which to explore
4.Child responds well to positive feedback
5.Child engages in parallel play
6.Child engages in simple games
7.Child positively engages with adults and other children
B.Sense of Self
- Child refers to him/herself by name
- Child explores new materials with little hesitation
- Child responds and is attentive to sights and sounds
- Child responds appropriately to other children’s facial or verbal expressions
- Child expresses likes and dislikes through expressions or verbally
- Child has methods of soothing self
- Child is comforted by routine and transitions
- Child is able to follow rules
- Child is able to respond appropriately to rule reminders
- Child is able to express needs in an appropriate way
Language Development:
A.Receptive Language
- Child will follow one-step directions
- Child will understand 200 words
- Child shows interest in speech by listening and watching
- Child points to objects when named
- Child responds to non-verbal cues
- Child responds to verbal cues
- Child uses appropriate eye contact when communicating
- Child uses speech during play
- Child copies adult speech
- Child increasingly uses more complex sentences
- Child uses appropriate pauses in speech
1. Child takes turns in simple back and forth conversations
2. Child can understand simple humor
3. Child can directly state feelings of enjoyment or wanting more
D. Language Development of Dual Language Learners
1.Child will use nonverbal and verbal communication
2.Child will use question words(what, why etc) in English
3.Child will communicate with peers in English using 2 or 3 English words
4.Child will increasingly expand English language
Cognitive Development
A.Logic and Reasoning
1. Child will match simple geometric shapes
2.Child will group objects by color, shape etc
3.Child will begin to understand similarity and differences in objects
4.Child will make simple decisions and observe the action of their decision
5.Child will explore cause and effect (if I do this than that will happen)
B.Memory and Working Memory
1.Child will develop person or object permanence
2.Child will remember and connect experiences
3.Child recalls familiar people, places and objects
4.Child can remember events from day before( such as a game they played)
5.Child can tell what is happening next in a story
C.Attention and Inhibitory Control
1.Child will understand the passing of time
2.Child will understand phrases such as not now and after snack
3.Child will increase ability to wait
4.Child will be able to stay on task with surrounding distractions
D.Cognitive Flexibility
1.Child will be able to change their behavior in response to environmental cues
2.Child will be able to transition from one activity to another with adult support
3.Child can use objects as tools
4.Child understands that some tasks require more than one step
Literacy
A. Phonological Awareness
1. Child shows interest in exploring books
2. Child shows awareness and interest in familiar pictures
3. Child enjoys books related to personal interest
4. Child engages and plays with rhyming sounds
5. Child begins to recite from memory familiar books
6. Child uses two to three word sentences
B. Alphabet Knowledge
1. Child imitates the sounds of animals in books
2. Child points to pictures and groupings of words in books
3. Child recognizes symbols in environment
4. Child begins to understand story sequence
C. Print Knowledge
1. Child shows an interest in books by bringing books to adult to read
2. Child can point to pictures in book and say the name of object
D. Comprehension and Interest
1. Child requests certain book to be read many times a day or at one sitting
2. Child relays interest in having a book read through gestures or words
3. Child requests rhyme and rhyme movements
4. Child can go to Reading center and choose a book to look at independently
E. Literacy Development for Dual Language Learners
1. Child shows interest in stories read in English or home language
2. Child chooses books written in English
F. Emergent Writing-Learning Goal 6a
1. Child shows interest in writing tools
2. Child uses writing utensils in proper manner
3. Child can use simple word to describe drawing
G. Emergent Writing-Learning Goal 6b
1.Child uses writing tools to make scribbles and intentional shapes
2.Child shows drawings to others
3.Child imitates the act of writing during play
4.Child recognizes that writing is communication
Creative Arts
A.Experimentation and Participation in the Creative Arts
1.Child will express feelings and ideas through music
2.Child will develop oral communication through repetitive music
3.Child will be able to discriminate between different sounds
4.Child will appreciate different genres of music
5.Child will experience musical instruments and sounds
6.Child will experience art media through the process not the product
7.Child uses dramatic play center to experience role play
8.Child uses puppets and flannel boards to recreate stories
Physical Health and Motor Development
A.Health and Safety Practices
a.Children engage in structured and unstructured physical activity
- Child will participate in outdoor physical play
- Child will use center areas for free play choices
- Child will participate in teacher directed activities (parachute etc.)
- Child will learn to respond to redirection from adult
- Child will learn to react and respond to the words stop or danger
- Child will learn to drink from a cup
- Child develops use of utensils for eating
- Child washes hands using soap, water and paper towel
- Child shows interest in toilet learning and is aware of cleaning self
- Child understands use of tissue and responds to adult offer to assist
a.Children develop large muscle control, strength, and coordination
- Child will learn to walk with help and then without help
- Child will begin to climb onto chairs, indoor climbing equipment as well as outdoor equipment
- Child will master stairs
- Child will increase balance
- Child will learn to roll and kick a ball
- Child will learn to walk backwards
- Child will learn to walk on tiptoes
- Child will learn to change direction while walking or running
a.Children develop small muscle control, strength, and coordination
1.Child will pick up small objects
2.Child will learn to stack blocks and small manipulative toys
3.Child will learn to put together simple connecting toys
4.Child will be able to work simple puzzles
b.Children develop writing and drawing skills
- Child will make marks on paper using writing utensils
- Child will increase control of markers, crayon and paintbrushes
Science
A. Scientific Inquiry and Application
1.Child will experience cause and effect relationships
2.Child will manipulative toys to see what they will do
3.Child will experience new materials by manipulating to discover what they can do
4.Child will make simple predictions based on repeated actions
5.Child will try different methods to achieve same results
B. Children explore the characteristics of objects and materials that are living, non-living, manmade or naturally occurring.
- Child uses senses to explore living surfaces
- Child will show interest in their surroundings
- Child will begin to classify things in the environment
- Child will begin to describe things in the environment by using 1 or 2 characteristics
Social Studies
A.Self, Family and Community
a.Children gain awareness of how they relate to their family and community, understand social roles and responsibilities, and recognize and respect similarities and differences in people.
1.Child will develop an understanding of working together with friends to complete a task(putting toys away)
2.Child will imitate adults by “reading” like their teacher in the reading center
3.Child will imitate household chores in the dramatic play area
4.Child will imitate parents going to work
5.Child will identify themselves as part of a family
B.History and Geography
b.Children understand concept of time (past, present and future) and place.
1.Child will develop spatial cues to find objects
2.Child will transition from one activity to another with an understanding of the daily schedule
Mathematics
A. Number Sense and Quantity
- Child will attempt rote counting and master until 5
- Child will practice sorting by matching small and large objects
- Child will use “math language” by asking for more
- Child will gesture or say their age when asked how old they are
- Child will understand if another child has more than they do
- Child will recognize different shapes of objects
- Child will begin to use one to one correspondence
- Child will begin to form sets with objects of similar characteristics
- Child will sort and match toys and manipulatives by color or size
- Child will copy the repetition of a rhythm in a song
- Child will understand differences in quantity by using words such as big or small
- Child will gesture or use the word “more” when needing more
- Child will gesture or say “all gone” or “done” when finished
- Child will begin to compare small quantities of items
1. Child will explore the ways that shapes fit together
2. Child will recognize basic shapes in their environment
3. Child will sort objects by shape
4. Child will move body in different direction such as up, down, around and under