Demonstrate continual growth in understanding increasingly complex and varied vocabulary

Respond to complex gestures and/or actions to communicate (such as comforting others who are crying)

Listen to and follow multi-step directions with adult support

Demonstrate continual growth in increasingly varied and complex vocabulary

Use complex gestures and actions to communicate

Use expanded sentences

Describe activities and experiences with detail

Answer questions posed by adults or peers

Ask questions for understanding and clarity

Make on topic comments

Stay on topic in two-way conversation with others

Recognize and identify same uppercase and a few lowercase letters

Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence

Engage in rhyming games and songs; can complete a familiar rhyme

Identify rhyming words in spoken language

Orally blend and segment familiar compound words, with modeling and support

Demonstrate awareness of sounds as separate units

Begin to understands that books are comprised of written words

Respond to and interact with read alouds of literary and informational text

Hold books right side up and turn pages left to right

Respond and interact with stories (fictional and nonfictional)

Answer questions about a story

With adult support retell familiar stories

Recognize that drawings, paintings, and writings are meaningful representations

Copy simple lines and shapes

Create a simple picture

Use writing tools with adult support

Create writing with the intent of communicating

Dictate a story for an adult to write

Use pictures, letters, and symbols to communicate a story.

Count the number sequence 1-15

Count backward from 5 with adult support

Recognize that the count remains the same regardless of the order or arrangement of the objects

Apply one to one correspondence with objects and people

Draw pictures, symbols, or use manipulatives to represent a spoken number 0-5

Identify, without counting, small quantities of items (1-3) presented in an irregular or unfamiliar pattern (subsidize)

Match number symbols with amounts 1-3

Readily identify first and last

Correctly use the words for comparing quantities

Separate sets of 6 or fewer objects into equal groups

Demonstrate the understanding of the concept of after

Begin to understand that numbers can be composed and decomposed to create new numbers

Physically extend simple ABAB patterns of concrete objects to other concrete objects

Understand sequence of events when clearly explained

Sort, classify, and compare objects

Complete lined tangram or pattern block puzzles using basic shapes

Use position terms such as in, on, and under

Match similar shapes when given a variety of three dimensional shapes

Start to identify the attributes of shapes

Uses names of two-dimensional shapes (e.g. square, triangle; circle) when identifying objects

Use informal language to describe three-dimensional shapes

Understand time limit cue

Understand transition from one activity to the next

Tell what activity comes before and after

Directly compare and describe two objects with a measurable attribute

Measure length and volume (capacity) using non--standard measurement tools

Recognize self as a unique individual

Describe personal characteristics

Show sense of self satisfaction with own abilities, preferences, and accomplishments

Recognize own emotions and the emotions of others

Look to adults for emotional support and guidance

Use a combination of words, phrases, and actions to express feelings

Manage transitions and adapt to changes in schedules, routines, and situations with adult support

Regulate own emotions and behaviors with others with adult support when needed

Regulate a range of impulses with adult support

Negotiate to resolve social conflicts with peers with modeling and support

Use words during a conflict instead of physical force

Request and accept guidance from familiar adults

Accept compromises when suggested by a peer or adult

Gauge response based on the facial expressions of others

Exhibit age appropriate friendship skills to engage in effective play and learning experiences

Engage in associative play

Participate in cooperative play experiences with some adult guidance

Initiate new task by self

Verbally express a desire to complete task by self

With support, use a variety of resources to explore materials and ideas

Explore and manipulate familiar objects in new and imaginative ways

Demonstrate eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, idea, and task

Communicate a desire to learn new concepts or ideas

Exhibit willingness to try new experiences

Use a variety of learning approaches, such as observing, imitating, asking questions, hands-on investigation, and active exploration

Find a creative or inventive way of doing a familiar task or solving a problem with adult guidance

Begin to demonstrate flexibility in approach to play and learning

Adjust approach to task to resolve difficulties with adult support

Independently attend to a book from beginning to end

Demonstrate ability to delay gratification for short periods of time

See an activity through to completion

Engage in associative play

Participate in cooperative play activities with some adult guidance

Participate in play activities with a small group of children

Use sense to learn about concepts of weight, motion, and force

Ask questions about physical properties and changes in the physical world

Identify materials that make up objects

Investigate and describe observable properties of objects

Match objects by physical attributes

Notice the shadows of others and objects

Describe different objects in the sky

Describe various earth materials

Communicate awareness of seasonal changes

Describe weather conditions using correct terminology

Identify the correct names for adult and baby animals

Compare attributes of living organisms

Identify and describe the function of body parts

Identify a problem or need and create a plan to solve

Use classroom objects that function as simple machines to enhance play

Observe with a focus on details

Use simple tools to extend investigations

Identify self and/ or own actions as scientific

Participate in and describe own family, community, and cultural celebrations if observed

Begin to assimilate family, community, and cultural events in cooperative play

Begin to gesture and ask simple questions regarding differences and/or similarities between self and others

Use simple phrases to demonstrate an awareness of differences and/or similarities between self and others

Recognize the sequence of events as part of a daily routine and as it relates to the passage of time

Identify leaders and helpers in the home or classroom environment

Recognize familiar aspects of community or cultural symbols

Begin to demonstrate an understanding of rules in the home, school environment and the purpose they serve

Identify location directionality, and spatial relationships

Begin to create simple representations of a familiar physical environment

Identify and describe prominent features of the classroom, school, neighborhood, and community

Begin to learn knowledge of personal and geographic information

Begin to understand the relationship between humans and the environment

Begin to understand the purpose of money and concepts of buying and selling through play

Develop an awareness that people work for money in order to provide for basic needs

Develop an awareness of the roles of various familiar community helpers/ workers

Act out adult social roles and occupations

Assist adults with daily routines and responsibilities

Choose simple daily tasks from a list of classroom jobs

Begin to initiate helping tasks

Demonstrate an understanding of how voting works

Listen and respond to music

Participate in classroom experiences with musical instruments and singing to express creativity

Sing songs that use the voice in a variety of ways

Respond to rhythmic patterns in music

Describe feelings and reactions in response to diverse musical genres and styles

Convey ideas and emotions through creative movement expression (with or without music)

Use colors, lines, and shapes to communicate meaning

Progress in ability to create drawings, models, and other art using a variety of materials

Develop growing ability to plan work independently, and demonstrate care in a variety of art

Observe and discuss art forms

Reflect on differences and preferences when encounters artwork

Share ideas about personal creative work

Engage in associative and cooperative play

Use a variety of props to demonstrate themes about life experiences, ideas, and feelings

Participate freely in dramatic play experiences that become of increased duration and complexity

Demonstrate health and hygiene-related behaviors with reminders

Identify the difference between sick and well

Engage in sociodramatic play to demonstrate the roles of medical professionals

Identify ways to play safely

Follow simple safety rules while participating in activities

Respond to physical cues when hungry, full or thirsty

Demonstrate basic understanding that eating a variety of foods helps the body grow and be healthy

Distinguish between nutritious and less nutritious foods

Independently feeds self

Take things apart and attempt to put them back together

Identify and describe function of body parts

Demonstrate awareness of own body in relation to other people and objects through play activities

Participate in structured and unstructured active physical play exhibiting strength and stamina

Demonstrate basic understanding that physical activity helps the body grow and be healthy

Refine grasp to manipulate tools and objects

Demonstrate coordination and balance

Coordinate movements to perform a task

Demonstrate continual progression in oral muscle tone, strength, and range of motion, leading to more complex oral movement and control

Attend to personal body care practices with reminders

Independently dress and undress self

Independently attend to toileting needs