Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- Learn about exploring and observing things in their environment
- Understand that scientists are explorers who ask questions about the world, make observations, do experiments, and collect data to find answers
- Compare and contrast items
- Describe similarities and differences
ELA
Children will:
- Learn to make connections between their lives and stories (Comprehension)
- Listen to rhyming words (Phonological Awareness)
- Listen to stories read aloud (Listening and Speaking)
- Begin to partake in active viewing (Listening and Speaking)
- Listen to, develop an understanding of meaning, and use new concept vocabulary words including alphabet, communicate, explore, family, friends, information, and observe (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Describe family members and the role each member plays in families
- Recognize and describe family similarities and differences
- Begin to understand the qualities of friendship
- Recognize and describe emotions such as happiness, fear, and sadness