Goals for 4 Year Olds

I. Social Development
  • Develops a positive self-image.
  • Becomes more independent and self-directed.
  • Accepts and respects others.
  • Makes more than one friend.
  • Plays cooperatively with others and shares.
  • Exhibits pride in care of school and classroom.
  • Uses good manners.
  • Cares for clothes and belongings.
  • Accepts responsibility for own actions.
  • Begins to solve own problems with less adult intervention.
  • Knows other children in class by name.
  • Is able to ask for help when needed.
  • Works and plays with limited supervision.
  • Participates in class routines.
  • Completes tasks.
  • Can play alone and in a group constructively.
  • Carries out responsibilities, helps clean up, and follows rules.
II. Language Development
  • Speaks in complete sentences.
  • Uses vocabulary appropriate to the age level.
  • Takes part in group discussions with comments pertinent to the topic.
  • Communicates well with adults.
  • Uses language skills to promote social interaction.
  • Participates in “Show and Tell” and saying blessing-becomes comfortable speaking in front of peers.
  • Listens when others speak.
III. Creative Development
  • Is willing to try new and different art projects.
  • Expresses self through music and movement appropriately
  • Plays enthusiastically in an imaginary play setting.
  • Uses art materials with a growing awareness of detail and reality
  • Uses construction toys creatively and in an increasingly organized way.
  • Shows pride in accomplishments.
IV. Physical Development
  • Exhibits skill in running, jumping, riding tricycle, swinging, and galloping.
  • Is able to throw a large ball with some accuracy and catch it regularly.
  • Gets up and down on climbing equipment.
  • Uses scissors, crayons, magic markers, small and large paint brushes, play dough, and paper punch with increasing skill, accuracy and proper grip.
  • Puts together multiple piece interlocking puzzles, pegs, other construction toys.
  • Puts on own coat, sweater, mittens, fastens zipper, overall straps and belts.
  • Uses right or left hand dominantly.
V. Intellectual Development
  • Knows first and last name.
  • Listens attentively in group situations and is able to answer questions related to the activity.
  • Relates story in logical sequence and can predict outcome.
  • Counts from 1 to 20 by rote.
  • Counts up to 15 objects with 1 to 1 correspondence.
  • Recognizes numerals from 1 to 20
  • Recognizes letters of the alphabet(most upper and some lower case) and knows sounds of some.
  • Recognizes rhyming words.
  • Is aware of the days of the week, the months, the weather, and the seasons.
  • Distinguishes opposites, likenesses, differences.
  • Follows 3 step directions.
  • Reproduces basic shapes.
  • Draws recognizable forms.
  • Can write first name.
  • Can identify body parts, i.e. elbow, knee, stomach
  • Begins to distinguish right from left.
  • Begins to respond to first request.
  • Able to attend in large group for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Has adequate attention span.