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What Will My Child Learn?
A minimum of two family/teacher conferences will be offered to
families during the school year. The teacher will share a progress
report with information about the child’s performance in seven
domains. Below are the Content Standards which can be used as a
discussion guide during conferences about your child’s progress.
Georgia’s Pre-K Program
Content Standards
Language/Literacy Development
Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of
comprehension.
- Listens to and follows spoken directions
- Responds to questions
- Listens to recordings and shows understanding through body
language or by interacting appropriately
- Listens to stories read aloud and shows understanding through body
language or by interacting appropriately.
- Begins to distinguish fact from fiction in a read aloud text
- Makes predictions from pictures and titles
- Uses pictures or symbols to identify concepts
- Becomes increasing familiar with the structure of stories
Children will learn to discriminate the sounds of language
(phonological awareness).
- Differentiates sounds that are the same and different
- Repeats rhymes, poems and finger plays
- Recognizes the same beginning sounds in different words
(alliteration)
- Shows growing ability to hear and discriminate separate syllables in
words
- Creates and invents words by substituting one sound for another
Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary
introduced in conversations activities, stories or books.
- Increases vocabulary through everyday communication
- Uses new vocabulary words correctly within the context of play or
other classroom experiences
- Connects new vocabulary with prior educational experiences
Children will develop and expand expressive language skills
(speaking).
- Uses language for a variety of purposes
- Engages in conversations with adults and children
- Uses complete sentences of increasing length in conversation
- Uses language to pretend or create
Children will begin to develop age-appropriate strategies that
will assist in reading.
- Demonstrates an interest in books or stories
- Discusses books or stories read aloud
- Exhibits book-handling skills
- Associates symbols with objects, concepts and functions
- Recognizes that print represents spoken words
- Dramatizes, tells and retells poems and stories
- Identifies some individual letters of the alphabet
- Shares books and engages in pretend-reading with other children
- Recognizes books as a source of information
- Connects information and events in books to real-life experiences
- Participates in oral reading activities
- Recognizes that sentences are composed of separate words
- Uses pictures or symbols to identify concepts
Children will begin to develop age-appropriate writing skills.
- Experiments with a variety of writing tools, materials and surfaces
- Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures and letters or other forms of
writing
- Understands that print is used to communicate ideas and information
- Begins to dictate words, phrases, and sentences to an adult
recording on paper
- Uses left-to-right patterns
Mathematical Development
Children will begin to develop an understanding of numbers.
- Counts by rote
- Arranges sets of objects in one-to-one correspondence
- Counts objects using one-to-one correspondence
- Compares sets of objects using language
- Begins to understand concept of part and whole using real objects
- Begins to identify ordinal numbers
- Associates numeral name with set of objects
- Begins to understand the concept of currency as a means of exchange
- Begins to understand the concept of estimation
- Begins to recognize numbers
Children will create and duplicate simple patterns.
- Copies a pattern using sounds or physical movements
- Recognizes and reproduces simple patterns of objects
- Reproduces and extends a pattern using objects
- Independently creates patterns using objects
- Spontaneously recognizes and identifies patterns in the environment
Children will sort and classify objects.
- Matches like objects
- Sorts objects using one characteristic
- Classifies objects using more than one characteristic
- Sorts and classifies objects using self-selected criteria
- Explains sorting or classifying strategy
- Participates in creating and using real and pictorial graphs or
other simple representations of data
Children will develop a sense of space and an understanding of
basic geometric shapes.
- Recognizes, describes and compares basic geometric shapes
- Uses classroom materials to create shapes
- Uses language to indicate where things are in space: positions,
directions, distances, order
Children will learn how to use a variety of non-standard and
standard means of measurement.
- Associates and describes the passage of time with actual events
- Uses mathematical language to describe experiences involving
measurement
- Measures the passage of time using non-standard or standard measures
- Measures the length of objects using non-standard or standard
measures
- Measures the volume of objects using non-standard or standard
measures
- Measures and compares the weight of objects using non-standard or
standard measures
- Orders two or more objects by size
Scientific Development
Children will use processes of science to actively explore and
increase understanding of the environment.
- Asks questions about objects, organisms or events in environment
- Uses senses to observe, classify, and learn about objects
- Uses language to describe observation
- Uses simple equipment to experiment, observe and increase
understanding
- Records observations through dictating to an adult, drawing pictures
or using other forms of writing
- Predicts what will happen next based on previous experience
Children will acquire scientific knowledge related to life
science.
- Observes, explores and describes a wide variety of animals and
plants
- Recognizes there are basic requirements for all common life forms
- Observes, explores and describes a variety of non-living objects
- Understands that plants and animals have varying life cycles
- Participates in activities related to preserving the environment
Children will acquire scientific knowledge related to physical
science.
- Investigates and describes the states of matter
- Describes objects by their physical properties
- Explores simple machines
- Investigates different types/speeds of motion
Children will acquire scientific knowledge related to earth
science.
- Investigates, compares and contrasts seasonal changes in the
immediate environment
- Discovers through observations that weather can change from day to
day
- Participates in activities to explore the earth (rocks, soil, air)
and sky (clouds, sun, moon, stars)
Social Studies Development
Children will develop an appreciation of his/her role as a member
of the family, the classroom and the community.
- Begins to understand family structures and roles
- Participates in classroom jobs and contributes to the classroom
community
- Becomes aware of the roles, responsibilities and services provided
by community workers
- Becomes aware of family and community celebrations and events
Children will develop a respect for differences in people.
- Identifies similarities and differences among people
- Demonstrates an emerging awareness and respect for culture and
ethnicity
- Demonstrates emerging awareness and respect for abilities
Children will express beginning geographic thinking.
- Identifies common features in the home and school environment
- Creates simple representations of home, school or community
- Uses and responds to words to indicate directionality, position and
size
- Develops awareness of the community, city and state in which he/she
lives
- Recognizes characteristics of other geographic regions and cultures
Creative Development
Children will explore and use a variety of materials to develop
artistic expression.
- Experiments with a variety of materials and activities for sensory
experience and exploration
- Uses materials to create original work and for self-expression
- Shares ideas about personal creations (paintings, drawings, 3-D
sculptures, block structures)
- Expresses interest in and shows appreciation for the creative work
of others
Children will participate in music and movement activities.
- Uses music and movement to express thoughts, feelings and energy
- Participates in group singing or other musical activities
- Participates in creative movement and dance
- Explores various music types, musical instruments, and music from
various cultures
Children will use drama to express individuality.
- Participates in dramatic play to express feelings dramatize stories,
reenact real-life roles and experiences
- Recreates a story or poem through drama
- Participates in activities using symbolic materials and gestures to
represent real objects and situations
Social and Emotional Development
Children will develop confidence and positive self-awareness.
- Demonstrates knowledge of personal information
- Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware the of
uniqueness of others
- Demonstrates confidence in his/her range of abilities and expresses
pride in accomplishments
- Develops personal preferences
Children will develop curiosity, initiative, self-direction and
persistence.
- Shows interest in learning new concepts and trying new experiences
- Initiates interaction with others
- Demonstrates self-direction in use of materials
- Develops independence during activities, routines, play
- Sustains attention to a task or activity appropriate for age
Children will increase the capacity for self-control.
- Helps to establish classroom rules and routines
- Follows rules and routines within the learning environment
- Uses classroom materials purposefully and respectfully
- Manages transitions and adapts to changes in routine
- Expresses feelings through appropriate gestures, actions and
language
Children will develop interpersonal and social skills for
relating with other members of the learning community.
- Interacts appropriately with peers and familiar adults
- Begins to recognize the needs and rights of others
- Shows empathy and understanding to others
- Participates successfully as a member of a group
- Participates in resolving conflicts and disagreements with others
Health and Physical Development
Children will participate in a variety of gross-motor activities
to develop control, balance, strength and coordination.
- Develops coordination and balance
- Coordinates movements to perform tasks
- Participates in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities that
increase strength, endurance, and flexibility
Children will participate in activities that foster fine motor
development.
- Performs fine-motor tasks that require small-muscle strength and
control
- Uses eye-hand coordination to perform fine-motor tasks
- Exhibits manual coordination
Children understand healthy and safe living practices.
- Participates in activities related to health and personal care
routine
- Participates in activities related to nutrition
- Discusses and utilizes appropriate safety procedures
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