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Playschool

**Students are also required to be toilet trained.

The Three Year Old Program Includes:

• Character Development: Facilitate social and emotional development individually and in groups, through play experiences, free play, and more structured activities. Focus is on developing respect, sharing and learning to be part of a group.
• Pre-Reading Skills: Introduce skills through developing oral language, phonics and literature. Letter/sound of the week, songs, rhymes and games are utilized. Fine motor skills are reinforced through daily craft and writing activities.
• Math: Introduce math concepts using manipulatives, games and activities. Concepts introduced are: counting (1-10), number recognition, shapes and colors.
• Science: Introduction to seasons, animals and their life cycles, parts of the body.
• Language: Introduce basic language concepts such as family names, colors, and animals through songs, puppets, and stories.
• Physical Education: Develop large motor skills and coordination through movement activities, games and using various equipment such as parachutes, cones and scooters.
• Music: Teach songs, fingerplays and instruments to develop rhythm and have fun!
• Art: Utilize different mediums such as painting, collage and clay to encourage individual self-expression and enhance learning.

 The third year of a child.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

- sleeps through most nights without wetting the bed (occasional
accidents are still quite common)
- uses the toilet with some help (many boys may not be ready for toilet
learning until sometime during their third year)
- puts on shoes (but cannot tie laces)
- dresses self with some help (buttons, snaps, zippers)
- feeds self (with some spilling)
- tries to catch a large ball
- throws a ball overhead
- kicks a ball forward
- hops on one foot
- walks short distance on tiptoes
- climbs up and down a small slide by self
- pedals a tricycle
- walks on a line
- can stand, balance, and hop on one foot
- jumps over a 6" barrier
- can feed self with spoon and small fork; often butters bread with
knife
- can use toilet independently
- can brush teeth, wash hands, get a drink
- interested in handling food and cooking procedures

INTELECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

- talks so that 75 to 80 percent of his speech is understandable
- talks in complete sentences of 3-5 words. "Mommy is drinking juice.
There's a big dog."

- enjoys repeating words and sounds
- listens attentively to short stories and books
- likes familiar stories told without any changes in words
- enjoys listening to stories and repeating simple rhymes
- able to tell simple stories from pictures or books
- enjoys singing and can carry a simple tune
- understands "now, soon, and later"
- asks who, what, where, and why questions
- stacks 5-7 blocks
- enjoys playing with clay or play dough (pounds, rolls, and squeezes
it)
- can put together a 6-piece puzzle
- draws a circle and square
- recognizes common everyday sounds
- matches an object to a picture of that object
- identifies common colors such as red, blue, yellow, green
- can count 2-3 objects
- can solve problems if they are simple, concrete, real, and immediate,
and if wants to
- interested in similarities and differences
- can distinguish, match, and name colors
- interested in features of animals that make them unique
- has good self-knowledge; can understand difference between self and
younger children, but not between self and older children
- can say his age

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- seeks attention and approval of adults
- sometimes shows preference for one parent (often the parent of the
opposite sex)
- accepts suggestions and follows simple directions
- enjoys helping with simple household tasks
- can make simple choices between two things
- enjoys making others laugh and being silly
- enjoys playing alone but near other children
- spends a great deal of time watching and observing
- enjoys playing with other children briefly, but still does not
cooperate or share well
- enjoys hearing stories about self
- enjoys playing "house"
- enjoys imitating other children and adults
- answers whether he is a boy or a girl
- expresses interest in ethnic identities of self and others if exposed to a multicultural setting

 Click here to view the playschool activities.