Butterfly Curriculum Goals

Art Development

  • Glues, paints and strings beads

  • Makes simple strokes with crayon/marker, holding with correct grip

  • Explores a variety of mediums and materials

Socio-Emotional Adjustment & Personal Habits

  • Gets along well with others

  • Recognizes the feelings of others and responds appropriately

  • Demonstrates self-direction and independence

  • Willingness to try new activities

  • Follow classroom rules and routines

Math Readiness & Science

  • Recognizes numbers and counts to 20

  • Uses one to one correspondence

  • Knows 6 basic shapes

  • Arranges numbers in a series

  • Compares / measures

  • Classifies objects into groups

Music Development

  • Creates dance movement to music

  • Learns and sings simple songs

Physical Development

  • Demonstrates basic locomotor skills

  • Pedals and steers a tricycle

  • Holds pencil and crayon correctly

  • Demonstrates eye-hand coordination

  • Developing fine motor skills (cutting, coloring, gluing)

Language Development & Reading Readiness

  • Speaks in complete sentences

  • Recognizes first and last name

  • Prints first name clearly

  • Participates verbally in circle time

  • Recognizes majority of upper and lower case letters

  • Knows 10 basic colors

  • Recognizes and invents rhymes and repetitive phrases

Work Habits

  • Shares with classmates

  • Respects and cares for classroom environment and materials

  • Recognizes own feeling and manages them appropriately

  • Follows 3-4 step directions

  • Learns to express sympathy