Essential Domains of Knowledge for Children Ages 3-5

APPROACHES EARLY MATH TO LEARNING

LOGIC & REASONING

LANGUAGE

LITERACY

LANGUAGE ACQUISITON

ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, FRACTIONS, GROUPS, ORDER, SORTING SPATIAL CONCEPTS, SHAPES, PATTERNS, MEASURING, COMPREHENDING LANGUAGE, SPEAKING, PARTICIPATING IN LITERATURE, LISTENING & UNDERSTANDING, RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY, SELF-EXPRESSION, CONVERSING, EXPRESSIVE VOCABULARY, APPRECIATING LITERATURE, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, STORY REASONING, PRINT AWARENESS, READING SKILLS, WRITING SKILLS, ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE, USES SYMBOLS IN DRAMATIC PLAY, REASONING & PROBLEM SOLVING, EXAMINING CAUSE & EFFECT, SOLVING PUZZLES, USING SENSES & SCIENTIFIC DEVICES, OBSERVING & DESCRIBING LIVING THINGS, DESCRIBING PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, PREDICTING OUTCOMES, GATHERING & PRESENTING DATA, EXPLAINS EVENTS & OUTCOMES, DEVELOPING HYPOTHESES, OBTAINING NUTRITION, HYGIENE, EXERCISING, DRESSING, TOILETING, HEALTH & SAFETY PRACTICES, MOTOR CONTROL & BALANCE, COORDINATION, DEXTERITY, HAND-EYE COORDINATION, SELF LEARNING, COOPERATION, CONFLICT RESLOUTION, INDEPENDENCE, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, FAMILY DISCOVERY, SPATIAL REPRESENTATION & MAP SKILLS, EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVING RESOURCES, UNDERSTANDING OF PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE, RESPECTING DIVERSITY