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Reception 1 Learning Objectives

What skills, information and concepts are presented and practiced during the school year in the R-1 class (three-year-olds)?

Reception 2 Learning Objectives

What skills, information, and concepts are presented and practiced during the school year in the R-2 class (four-year-olds)?

Reading Readiness Skills

  • Recognize own name
  • Understand the relationship of print to words
  • Recognize and match shapes and objects
  • Listen to many stories read and told to them

Reading Readiness Skills and Phonics

  • Recognize upper and lower case letters
  • Produce the sounds of each letter
  • Be able to hear words that begin alike, words that rhyme
  • Recognize beginning level sight words

Language Readiness Skills

  • Extend and practice English language vocabulary
  • Recall story details and main ideas
  • Learn to express ideas and feelings

Language Readiness Skills

  • Extend and practice English language vocabulary
  • Be able to retell a simple story in sequence
  • Recall story details and main ideas, and make story predictions

Math

  • Develop a spatial sense, learn positional words
  • Sort/classify by shape and color
  • Count at least to 10
  • Match quantities and numerals to 10
  • Practice problem solving skills
  • Become familiar with numbers to 30 (calendar)

Math

  • Develop a spatial sense, learn positional words
  • Sort/classify by size and shape
  • Count at least to 30
  • Match quantities to numerals to 20
  • Sequence events over time
  • Practice problem solving skills

Handwriting

  • Practice fine motor activities for eye/hand coordination
  • Use a “pincer” grip in writing and drawing

Handwriting

  • Using a “pincer” grip in writing and drawing
  • Correctly form upper and lower case letters A - Z
  • Write numbers 1 - 20

Bible

  • Learn a Bible verse for each unit
  • Recall the stories surrounding some of the Biblical characters
  • Know and apply Biblical principles (kindness, patience, etc) 
  • Know that prayer is communicating with God

Bible

  • Memorize Bible verses
  • Recall the stories surrounding Biblical characters and events
  • Know that each person is special to God
  • Know that prayer is communicating with God

Social Studies and Science

  • Have a broad overview of a variety of topics, including health, safety, holidays, plants, animals, community workers, etc.
  • Participate in a variety of age appropriate experiments and draw conclusions from these processes

Social Studies and Science

  • Have a broad overview of a variety of themes, including community workers, family life, holidays, plants, animals, sea life, etc.
  • Participate in a variety of age appropriate experiments and draw conclusions from these processes

Physical

  • Build strength and coordination with many varied activities
  • Practice gross motor skills
  • Practice Eye-hand coordination
  • Practice fine motor skills
  • Focus on fun participation, not competition

Physical

  • Practice gross motor skills--running, jumping, hopping, etc
  • Practice fine motor skills
  • Practice eye/hand coordination skills
  • Focus on fun participation, not competition

Arts

  • Sing songs, move to “the beat”
  • Perform—in classroom activities, chapel programs, etc.
  • Use a variety of media—drawing, painting, sculpture, etc, and tools both in “free choice” art and specific learning activities
  • Use dramatic expression in acting out stories and situations—with costumes, puppets, props, and other means

Arts

  • Sing songs, echo rhythms, move to “the beat”
  • Perform—with classroom teachers' activities, Chapel, parent programs, for their classmates
  • Use a variety of media—drawing, painting, sculpture, etc, and tools both in “free choice” art and specific learning activities
  • Use dramatic expression in acting out stories and situations—with costumes, puppets, props, and other means

Social/Emotional Skills

  • Participate in scheduled activities and routines
  • Take care of self and personal belongings
  • Obey authorities and cooperate with peers
  • Use classroom and school materials properly
  • Learn to express feelings in an appropriate way
  • Demonstrate age appropriate social and emotional skills

Social/Emotional Skills

  • Participate in scheduled activities and routines
  • Take care of self and personal belongings
  • Obey authorities and cooperate with peers
  • Use classroom and school materials properly
  • Learn to express feelings in an appropriate way
  • Demonstrate age appropriate social and emotional skills