GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS
(Based on the Connecticut Early Learning Guidelines and
the Connecticut Preschool Curriculum Frameworks)
Personal and Social Development
• Shows direction with range of materials
• Sustains attention to task or goal set out to accomplish
• Participates in teacher-led group activities
• Manages transitions, follows routines and rules
• Uses words to express emotions or feelings
• Shows empathy and caring for others
• Interacts cooperatively with peers
• Works to resolve conflicts
• Recognizes similarities and appreciates differences
Cognitive Development
• Engages in scientific inquiry
• Uses a variety of strategies to solve problems
• Sorts objects
• Recognizes and makes patterns
• Compares and orders objects and events
• Relates number to quantity
• Demonstrates spatial awareness
• Uses complex sentences and vocabulary to describe ideas and experiences
• Understands and participates in conversations
• Shows understanding of stories
• Displays knowledge of books and print
• Recognizes similar sound in speech
• Identifies printed words
• Uses writing to convey meaning