Mississippi Standards and Frameworks (Pre-K)

Main Criteria: Mississippi Standards and Frameworks
Secondary Criteria: ReadyRosie
Subject: Early Childhood Education
Grade: Ages 3-5
Correlation Options: Show Correlated

Mississippi Standards and Frameworks
Early Childhood Education
Grade: Ages 3-5 - Adopted: 2018
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Key Ideas and Details
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With guidance and support, ask and/or answer questions with details related to a variety of print materials (e.g., ask, “What is the duck doing?” or respond to, “Tell me about the duck.”).

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Asking Wh- Questions
Book Bag Descriptions
Making Connections PreK
Reading Routines for Early Readers
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Think About It
Tips for helping your child love reading
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With guidance and support, retell familiar stories (from books, oral presentation, songs, plays) using diverse media (e.g., conversation, drama, props throughout the classroom, creative movement, art and creative writing).

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Book Bag Descriptions
Family Movie Night
Family Photos
My Favorite Part
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Retelling the Story
Tips for helping your child love reading
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With guidance and support, identify common objects in the pictures of books.

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Picture Walk Predictions
Retelling the Story
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Craft and Structure
NUMBERED ITEMS 4With guidance and support, exhibit curiosity and interest that print conveys meaning.
INDICATOR a.Increase vocabulary through conversations with adults and peers.

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Comparing Vegetables
Following Directions
Grocery Store Conversations
How can I help my child learn new words?
I'm Thinking of an Animal
Kitchen Labeling
Pantry Talk Description
Predicting Vocabulary
Silent Opposites
Sink or Float
Take Away
Think About It
INDICATOR b.Identify real-world print (e.g., labels in the classroom, signs in the community).

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Shopping for Clothes
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Craft and Structure
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With guidance and support, experience common types of books (e.g., fantasy; factual; animals; books about people that represent diversity in race, culture, age, gender and ability).

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With guidance and support, identify the role of the “author” and “illustrator.”

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Funny Reading
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 7With guidance and support, make connections between self and real-life experiences as they relate to classroom books.

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Picture Walk Predictions
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
NUMBERED ITEMS 10Actively engage in a variety of shared reading experiences (e.g., small group, whole group, with a peer or teacher) with purpose and understanding through extension activities (e.g., art activities, dramatic play, creative writing and movement).

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Asking Wh- Questions
Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
My Favorite Part
Reading Routines for Early Readers
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Tips for helping your child love reading
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Key Ideas and Details
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With guidance and support, demonstrate some details of the main idea through play (e.g., dramatic play, art, creative writing and conversation).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With guidance and support, identify the connections between self and information presented/represented in the text (e.g., comparing hats from different cultures with hats people wear in child’s life).

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Craft and Structure
NUMBERED ITEMS 4Exhibit curiosity about words in informational texts (e.g., magazines, books, classroom labels).

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 7With guidance and support, make connections between self and real-life experiences as they relate to informational texts.

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
NUMBERED ITEMS 10Actively engage in a variety of shared reading experiences (e.g., small group, whole group, with a peer or teacher) with purpose and understanding through extension activities (e.g., art activities, dramatic play, creative writing and movement).

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Just the Facts
Tips for helping your child love reading
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Print Concepts
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With guidance and support, demonstrate basic features of print.
INDICATOR a.Recognize that print moves from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.

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Chime In
Color Word Sentences
Funny Reading
Reading the Grocery List
Reading with Jack and Jill
Stuffed Animal Sentences
Stuffed Animal Stories
Words on the Page
INDICATOR b.Recognize that spoken words can be written and convey meaning.

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Funny Reading
Kitchen Labeling
Stuffed Animal Sentences
INDICATOR d.Recognize and name some letters in their first name.

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Morning Message
Name Game
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR e.Recognize that letters can be grouped to form words.

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Looking for Letters in Ads
Reading with Jack and Jill
Starting a Word Bank
Words on the Page
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Phonological Awareness
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With guidance and support, demonstrate an emerging (developing) understanding of spoken words and sounds.
INDICATOR a.Explore rhyming words (e.g., using songs, finger plays, nursery rhymes, imitation, poetry and conversation).

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If You're Happy & You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider Illustrations
Little Bo Peep Substitutions
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Rhyming with Jack and Jill
Sliding to Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle, Twinkle Rhymes
Why should I sing to my baby?
INDICATOR b.Recognize sound patterns and repeat them (e.g., clapping, stomping, patting).

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Frog Hopping
Grocery Sack Syllables
Sequences of Sounds
INDICATOR d.Recognize initial sound in first name.

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Making a Grocery List
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
INDICATOR e.Engage in language/verbal play (e.g., sound patterns, rhyming patterns, songs).

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Finish the Rhyme
Hopping Rhyming
If You're Happy & You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider Illustrations
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Reading with Jack and Jill
Rhyming Purse
Rhyming Toss
Rhyming with Jack and Jill
Sliding to Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle, Twinkle Rhymes
Why should I sing to my baby?
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Phonological Awareness
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With prompting and support, demonstrate emergent phonics and word analysis skills.
INDICATOR a.Explore one-to-one letter-sound correspondence by producing the primary sound of some consonants.

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Frog Hopping
Listen My Children
Reading the Grocery List
Searching for Sounds at the Store
Shopping for Clothes
INDICATOR c.Recognize own name and environmental print.

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Morning Message
Name Game
Shopping for Clothes
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Fluency
NUMBERED ITEMS 4With guidance and support, display emergent (developing) reading behavior with purpose and understanding through pretend reading and picture reading.

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Tips for helping your child love reading
COMPETENCY Standards for WRITING (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Text Types and Purposes
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With guidance and support, recognize that writing is a way of communicating for a variety of purposes.
INDICATOR a.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbling or drawing) to express an opinion.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR b.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbling or drawing) and describe their writing.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR c.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbling or drawing) to tell about events or stories.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Standards for WRITING (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Research to Build and Present Knowledge
NUMBERED ITEMS 8With prompting and support, recall information from experiences to answer questions.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING AND LISTENING (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Comprehension and Collaboration
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With guidance and support, participate in conversations about pre-kindergarten topics with peers and adults.
INDICATOR a.Engage in voluntary social conversations (e.g., taking, exchanging information, listening attentively, awareness of others’ feelings)

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Color Word Sentences
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Listening for Sounds
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR b.Engage in extended conversations

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Color Word Sentences
If You're Happy & You Know It
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Who Should We Ask?
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING AND LISTENING (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Comprehension and Collaboration
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of information by asking and answering questions, as well as, responding to directions.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Follow My Design
Follow the Leader
Listening for Sounds
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Making Patterns
Making Trail Mix
Mirror, Mirror
Mystery Bag
Phone Fun
Rhyming Purse
Sequences of Sounds
Shopping for Clothes
Sink or Swim
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With guidance and support, ask and answer questions in order to seek help, obtain information, or clarify something that is not understood.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING AND LISTENING (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 4With guidance and support, describe familiar people, places, things and events.

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Putting Away the Groceries
Table Riddles
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With prompting and support, add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With guidance and support, demonstrate an emergent (developing) ability to express thoughts, feelings and needs clearly.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Conventions of Standard English
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With prompting and support, demonstrate awareness of the conventions of standard English grammar and use when speaking.
INDICATOR c.Ask and answer questions.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
INDICATOR d.Use simple prepositions (e.g., in, out, on, off).

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Little Miss Muffet Role Play
INDICATOR e.Use standard words instead of slang or baby talk.

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Grocery Store Conversations
Pantry Talk Description
What's the Opposite?
Zoo in My Room
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With guidance and support, explore word relationships and word meanings
INDICATOR a.Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

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Grocery Store Conversations
How Many Can You Name?
Putting Away the Groceries
Silent Opposites
Sort and Graph Leaves
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, demonstrate developing vocabulary in which the majority of words spoken are understood by adults and peers.

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Finding the Groceries
How Many Can You Name?
I Spy an Animal
Mystery Bag
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With guidance and support, use words and phrases appropriately that have been acquired through responses to text or stories, experiences, conversations and/or from hearing a story.

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Comparing Vegetables
Finding the Groceries
Following Directions
Grocery Store Conversations
How Many Can You Name?
How can I help my child learn new words?
I Spy an Animal
I'm Thinking of an Animal
Kitchen Labeling
Mystery Bag
Pantry Talk Description
Predicting Vocabulary
Silent Opposites
Sink or Float
Take Away
Think About It
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Know number names and the count sequence.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, recite numbers 1 to 5 or beyond from memory.

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Apple Pie
Counting Signs
Domino Match-Up
Fruit Salad
How Many Can I Grab?
How Many Steps to Bed?
How Old Are You?
May I Take your Order?
More Grapes
Penny Drop
Quick Dots
Show Me
Skipping Around
Taking Inventory
The Number Stays the Same
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Compare numbers.
INDICATOR 5With guidance and support, attempt to compare quantities of numbers using concrete manipulatives to determine more than, less than, same and different.

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Acorns and Pinecones
Cereal Challenge
Make a Tower of Ten
More than Ten
Sharing Goldfish
Slap One More
Snack Fractions
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand addition as putting together and adding to and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, experiment with the concepts of putting together and taking from using concrete objects.

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All Done
Checkout Countdown
Decorating Cupcakes
How Many Feet?
In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
Make a Tower of Ten
One Less
One More
Packing for Our Trip
Rock Toss
Three Little Animals
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, experiment with patterns that are developmentally appropriate (e.g., duplicate simple patterns using concrete objects and actions such as counting bears and attribute blocks, clapping, stomping and patting.)

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Making Patterns
My Age
Setting the Table
Sound Patterns
Speedometer Math
The Fence Problem
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT AND DATA
NUMBERED ITEMS Describe and compare measurable attributes.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, experiment with measurable attributes of everyday objects (e.g., big, little, tall, short, full, empty, heavy, light).

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Candy Sort and Graph
I Spy a Coin
I Spy an Animal
Letter Sort
Likely or Unlikely
Sort and Graph Leaves
Sorting Laundry
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, experiment with ordering two objects using attributes of length, height and weight (e.g., big, bigger, long, longer, tall, taller, short, shorter).

ReadyRosie
Bookcase Problem
Building Houses
Buying Oranges
Candy Sort and Graph
Comparing Vegetables
Grocery Store Weights
I Spy a Coin
I Spy an Animal
Leap Frog Measure
Letter Sort
Likely or Unlikely
Measuring the Table
Near and Far
Sort and Graph Leaves
Sorting Laundry
INDICATOR 3Explore nonstandard units of measurement.

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Bookcase Problem
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT AND DATA
NUMBERED ITEMS Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, sort, categorize, match, or classify objects (e.g., size, shape, primary colors).

ReadyRosie
Buying Oranges
Candy Sort and Graph
Grocery Store Conversations
How Many Can I Grab?
I Spy a Coin
I Spy an Animal
Letter Sort
Likely or Unlikely
Sort and Graph Leaves
Sorting Laundry
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GEOMETRY
NUMBERED ITEMS Explore, identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles).
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, correctly name circles, squares and triangles.

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Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
Mirror, Mirror
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, recognize circles, squares and triangles in the environment (e.g., clock is a circle, cracker is a square, musical instrument triangle is a triangle).

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Buying Oranges
COMPETENCY Standards for MATHEMATICS (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GEOMETRY
NUMBERED ITEMS Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, create shapes using developmentally appropriate materials (e.g., popsicle sticks, play dough, building blocks, pipe cleaners, pattern blocks).

ReadyRosie
Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
Mirror, Mirror
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PLAY
NUMBERED ITEMS Engage in play.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, cooperate with peers during play by taking turns, sharing materials and inviting others to play.

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, begin to exhibit creativity and imagination in a variety of forms.

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In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
Pretending Together
Stuffed Animal Stories
Toy Stories
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, demonstrate engagement in various stages of play (e.g., solitary, parallel, collaborative).

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE CURIOSITY AND INITIATIVE
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate curiosity and initiative.
INDICATOR 1Demonstrate a developing interest in new experiences by interacting with peers, using familiar materials in creative ways and investigating new environments.

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Tips for helping your child love reading
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR 2Begin to ask questions to seek new information.

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Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
INDICATOR 3Demonstrate an increasing ability to make independent choices.

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, approach tasks and activities with flexibility, imagination and inventiveness.

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Celebrate Learning
In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
My Age
Pretending Together
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Stuffed Animal Stories
Taking Turns
Toy Stories
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PERSISTENCE AND ATTENTIVENESS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate persistence and attentiveness.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, follow through to complete a task or activity.

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, demonstrate the ability to remain engaged in an activity or experience.

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, seek out and accept help or information from adults and peers when needed to accomplish a task or an activity (e.g., using a step stool to reach the sink).

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How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate problem-solving skills.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, identify a problem or ask a question.

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Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, begin to use a variety of strategies to solve a problem, reach a goal or answer a question (e.g., work with others, use a variety of materials, use trial and error).

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, apply prior learning and experiences to build new knowledge.

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 1Interact appropriately with familiar adults.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, communicate to seek help with difficult task, to find comfort and to obtain security.

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Behavior is a form of communication
You are your child's first teacher
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 2Interact appropriately with other children.
INDICATOR a.Begin to engage in positive interactions and communications with classmates (e.g., greet peers, use names of classmates, share materials).

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR b.Begin to develop relationships and share a friendship with one or two peers (e.g., offer assistance and materials to others).

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR c.With guidance and support, ask permission to use materials belonging to someone else.

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR d.Begin to acknowledge needs and rights of others (e.g., “It’s your turn on the swing.”).

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 3Express empathy and care for others.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, show affection and concern in appropriate ways (e.g., pat a child on the arm, give a soft hug to an upset peer).

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
INDICATOR b.Begin to offer and accept encouraging and courteous words to demonstrate kindness.

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
INDICATOR c.With guidance and support, identify emotional cues of others and react in a positive manner (e.g., “You seem sad.”).

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 4Participate successfully as a member of a group.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, share experiences and ideas with others (e.g., engage in conversation to express ideas).

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Color Word Sentences
If You're Happy & You Know It
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, sustain interactions with peers, allow others to join play activities and play cooperatively with others in small and large groups (e.g., engage in cooperative play or conversations over time).

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 5Join ongoing activities in acceptable ways.
INDICATOR a.Begin to express to others a desire to play (e.g., “I want to play.”).

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, lead and follow.

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Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 6Resolve conflicts with others.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, use discussions and negotiations to reach a compromise (e.g., “I had the drum first or you can have it when this song is over.”).

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How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, use courteous words and actions (e.g., “Please give me the book.” “I’m sorry I stepped on your mat.”).

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How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 1Demonstrate trust in self.
INDICATOR a.Begin to make positive statements about self, use assertive voice to express self and accept responsibility for own actions (e.g., say, “I can …”, “I will …”, “I did …”).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
INDICATOR b.Begin to identify own emotions (e.g., say, “I feel …”) and express pride in accomplishments (e.g., “I did it!”).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 2Develop personal preferences.
INDICATOR a.Begin to express independence, interest and curiosity (e.g., say, “I can …”, “I choose …” I want …”).

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, select and complete tasks (e.g., finish a puzzle or drawing).

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 4Know personal information.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, describe self using several basic characteristics (e.g., gender, age, hair color, eye color).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Photos
Family Talent Show
How Many Feet?
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
INDICATOR b.Refer to self by first name.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Photos
Family Talent Show
How Many Feet?
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
INDICATOR c.With guidance and support, know parents’/guardians’ names.

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Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 5Show impulse control with body and actions.
INDICATOR a.Begin to exhibit control of own body in space (e.g., move safely through room without harm to self or others).

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All Done
Decorating Cupcakes
How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, follow procedures or routines (e.g., come to circle time when the teacher begins to sing).

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How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 6Manage emotions.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, progress from being upset to being calm (e.g., breathe deeply to regain self-control).

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Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, recognize emotions (e.g., “I am really mad.”).

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Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR c.With guidance and support, express feelings through appropriate gestures, actions and language (e.g., smile and say, “This story makes me happy.”).

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Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR d.With guidance and support, express frustration and anger without harming self, others or property (e.g., “I don’t like it when you take my truck.”).

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How should I handle temper tantrums?
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 7Follow procedures and routines with teacher support.
INDICATOR a.Begin to follow one- or two-step directions (e.g., move appropriately when transitions are announced).

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How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 8Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to different environments.
INDICATOR b.With guidance and support, follow rules (e.g., use outside voice, use inside voice) in different settings.

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Choosing the Right Voice
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SCIENCE Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PHYSICAL SCIENCE
NUMBERED ITEMS Develop awareness of observable properties of objects and materials.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, explore properties of solid objects.
INDICATOR a.With guidance and support, identify position of objects.

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Bookcase Problem
Finding the Groceries
Follow My Design
Follow the Leader
Following Directions
Jump to It
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Mirror, Mirror
Near and Far
Race Car Transformations
Stuffed Animal Olympics
Treasure Map
INDICATOR c.With guidance and support explore movement of people and objects (e.g., over, under, in, out, sink, float).

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Stuffed Animal Olympics
COMPETENCY SCIENCE Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
NUMBERED ITEMS Develop an awareness of living things.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, explore body parts associated with the use of each of the five senses.

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Grocery Store Conversations
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate understanding of gross motor concepts as they apply to the learning, development and performance of physical activities.
INDICATOR 1Identify body parts (e.g., knee, foot, arm).

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Follow the Leader
Jump to It
Rock Toss
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, demonstrate coordination of large muscles to perform simple motor tasks (e.g., climbing, jumping, stretching, twisting, throwing a ball).

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Follow the Leader
Frog Hopping
Hopping Rhyming
Jump to It
Leap Frog Measure
Lily Pad Hop
Rhyming Toss
Rock Toss
Stomp the Letter
The Number Stays the Same
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate competency in gross motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, demonstrate body coordination (e.g., balance, strength, moving in space, walking up and down stairs).

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Follow the Leader
Jump to It
Rock Toss
INDICATOR 5Begin to engage in gross motor activities that are familiar as well as activities that are new and challenging (e.g., pulling, throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing or hitting balls, riding wheel toys).

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Rhyming Toss
Rock Toss
The Number Stays the Same
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate competency in fine motor skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, use fine muscle and eye-hand coordination for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building and exploring (e.g., place small objects in bottle).

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Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate understanding of emerging (developing) fine motor skills as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, demonstrate emerging (developing) fine muscle coordination using manipulative materials that vary in size shape and skill requirement (e.g., press individual computer keys on a keyboard, use clay to form shapes).

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Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, demonstrate emerging (developing) coordination of fine muscles to perform simple motor tasks (e.g., tearing, cutting, folding).

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Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR
NUMBERED ITEMS Participate in fine motor activity for self-expression and/or social interaction.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, use fine motor skills for self-expression (e.g., coloring, painting, building, dressing-up in dramatic play).

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Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR 5With guidance and support, participate in group activities involving fine motor experiences (e.g., playing with blocks together, finger plays and dramatic play).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate emerging competency in self-help skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 6With guidance and support, participate in self-care (e.g., dressing, brushing teeth, washing hands, feeding self).

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Rub a Dub Counting
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SELF-CARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate an awareness and practice of safety rules.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, identify and follow safety rules (e.g., classroom, home, community).

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Brushing Your Teeth
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Packing for Our Trip
Reading Routines for Early Readers
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, practice safety procedures by responding appropriately to harmful or unsafe situations.

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My Address
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, demonstrate appropriate behavior to respect self and others in physical activity by following simple directions and safety procedures.

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My Address
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SELF-CARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate an emerging use of standard health practices.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, practice common health routines (e.g., resting, eating healthy meals, exercising and using appropriate personal hygiene).

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Grocery Store Conversations
Putting Away the Groceries
INDICATOR 6With guidance and support, identify nutritious foods.

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Grocery Store Conversations
Putting Away the Groceries
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand self in relation to the family and the community.
INDICATOR 1Begin to identify self as a member of a family, the learning community and local community.

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My Address
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, describe some family traditions.

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Why is storytelling important?
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, identify some similarities and differences in family structure, culture, ability, language, age and gender.

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Family Photos
Family Talent Show
Grandparent Storytime
Why should we tell family stories?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 5With guidance and support, demonstrate responsible behavior related to daily routines.

ReadyRosie
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 6With guidance and support, explain some rules in the home and in the classroom.
INDICATOR a.Identify some rules for different settings.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Packing for Our Trip
Reading Routines for Early Readers
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 7With guidance and support, identify some community members (e.g., parents, teachers, principals/directors, community helpers).

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Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR 8With guidance and support, identify some positive character traits of self and others (e.g., respectful, kind, fair, friendly).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
INDICATOR 9With guidance and support, describe a simple sequence of familiar events.

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My Address
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE OUR WORLD
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the importance of people, resources and the environment.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, treat classroom materials and belongings of others with care.

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
INDICATOR 4Begin to use a variety of technology tools (e.g., telephone, cash register, computer), either real or pretend, that affect daily life interactions and activities.

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Making Connections PreK
Text to Self Connections
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Key Ideas and Details
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With prompting and support, ask and/or answer questions with details related to a variety of print materials (e.g., ask, “What is the duck doing?” or respond to, “Tell me about the duck.”).

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Asking Wh- Questions
Book Bag Descriptions
Making Connections PreK
Reading Routines for Early Readers
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Think About It
Tips for helping your child love reading
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With prompting and support, retell familiar stories (from books, oral presentations, songs, plays) using diverse media (e.g., conversation, drama, props throughout the classroom, creative movement, art and creative writing).

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Book Bag Descriptions
Family Movie Night
Family Photos
My Favorite Part
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Retelling the Story
Tips for helping your child love reading
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With prompting and support, identify some characters, settings and/or major events in a story.

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Making Connections PreK
Text to Self Connections
Toy Stories
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Craft and Structure
NUMBERED ITEMS 4Exhibit curiosity and interest in learning words in print.
INDICATOR a.Develop new vocabulary from stories.

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Reading a Book for the Second Time
INDICATOR b.Identify real world print (e.g., word wall, class dictation, labels in classroom and signs in the community).

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Shopping for Clothes
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Craft and Structure
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With prompting and support, identify the role of the “author” and “illustrator”.

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Funny Reading
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 7With prompting and support, make connections among self, illustrations and the story (e.g., picture walk, small group questions and answers, props in drama).

ReadyRosie
Asking Wh- Questions
Book Bag Descriptions
Making Connections PreK
Picture Walk Predictions
Reading Routines for Early Readers
Reading a Book for the Second Time
Recalling What Happened in a Story
Think About It
Tips for helping your child love reading
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for LITERATURE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
NUMBERED ITEMS 10Actively engage in a variety of shared reading experiences (e.g., small group, whole group, with a peer or teacher) with purpose and understanding through extension activities (e.g., art activities, dramatic play, creative writing, movement).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Just the Facts
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Tips for helping your child love reading
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Key Ideas and Details
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With prompting and support, identify the main topic/idea and retell some details using diverse media (e.g., drama, creative writing, art, conversation).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Just the Facts
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Tips for helping your child love reading
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With prompting and support, demonstrate the connections among individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text (e.g., art, dramatic play, creative writing, conversation).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 7With prompting and support, make connections between self and text and/or information and text.

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
NUMBERED ITEMS 8With prompting and support, explore the purpose of the informational text as it relates to self.

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Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
NUMBERED ITEMS 9With prompting and support, identify similarities and differences in illustrations between two texts on the same topic.

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Compare and Contrast Questions
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for INFORMATIONAL TEXT (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
NUMBERED ITEMS 10With prompting and support, actively engage in a variety of shared reading experiences (e.g., small group, whole group, with a peer or teacher) with purpose and understanding through extension activities (e.g., experiments, observations, topic studies, conversations, illustrated journals).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Just the Facts
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Tips for helping your child love reading
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Print Concepts
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With prompting and support, demonstrate understanding of conventions of print.
INDICATOR a.Understand that print moves from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.

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Chime In
Color Word Sentences
Funny Reading
Reading the Grocery List
Reading with Jack and Jill
Stuffed Animal Sentences
Stuffed Animal Stories
Words on the Page
INDICATOR b.Recognize an association between spoken and written words.

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Funny Reading
Kitchen Labeling
Stuffed Animal Sentences
INDICATOR c.Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

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Looking for Letters in Ads
Reading with Jack and Jill
Starting a Word Bank
Words on the Page
INDICATOR d.Recognize and name some upper- and lower-case letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name.

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Jump Rope Letters
Letter Hunt
Looking for Letters in Ads
Name Game
Shopping for Clothes
Stomp the Letter
INDICATOR e.Recognize words as a unit of print and understand that letters are grouped to form words.

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Looking for Letters in Ads
Reading with Jack and Jill
Starting a Word Bank
Words on the Page
INDICATOR g.Recognize that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.

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Jump Rope Letters
Letter Hunt
Letter Sort
Magnetic Letter Mix Up
Making Letter Soup
Name Game
Point the ABC Song
Reading the Grocery List
Searching for Sounds at the Store
Shopping for Clothes
Silverware Alphabet
Stomp the Letter
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Phonological Awareness
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With prompting and support, demonstrate an emerging (developing) understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds.
INDICATOR a.Explore and recognize rhyming words (e.g., using songs, finger plays, nursery rhymes, imitation, poetry and conversation).

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If You're Happy & You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider Illustrations
Little Bo Peep Substitutions
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Rhyming with Jack and Jill
Sliding to Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle, Twinkle Rhymes
Why should I sing to my baby?
INDICATOR b.Demonstrate an understanding of syllables in words (units of sound) by clapping, stomping and finger tapping.

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Frog Hopping
Grocery Sack Syllables
Sequences of Sounds
INDICATOR d.With prompting and support, isolate and pronounce the initial sounds and ending sounds in words.

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Making a Grocery List
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
INDICATOR e.Engage in language play (e.g., sound patterns, rhyming patterns, songs).

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Finish the Rhyme
Hopping Rhyming
If You're Happy & You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider Illustrations
Little Miss Muffet Role Play
Reading with Jack and Jill
Rhyming Purse
Rhyming Toss
Rhyming with Jack and Jill
Sliding to Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle, Twinkle Rhymes
Why should I sing to my baby?
INDICATOR f.Demonstrate awareness of the relationship between sounds and letters.

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Frog Hopping
Listen My Children
Reading the Grocery List
Searching for Sounds at the Store
Shopping for Clothes
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Phonological Awareness
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With prompting and support, demonstrate emergent phonics and word analysis skills.
INDICATOR c.Recognize own name, environmental print and some common high-frequency sight words.

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Morning Message
Name Game
Shopping for Clothes
Starting a Word Bank
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Reading Standards for FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Fluency
NUMBERED ITEMS 4Display emergent reading behavior with purpose and understanding (e.g., pretend reading, picture reading).

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Tips for helping your child love reading
COMPETENCY Standards for WRITING (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Text Types and Purposes
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With prompting and support, recognize that writing is a way of communicating for a variety of purposes.
INDICATOR a.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbles, drawings, letters and dictations) to express an opinion.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR b.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbles, drawings, letters and) and describe their writing.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR c.Explore and experiment with a combination of written representations (e.g., scribbles, drawings, letters and dictations) to tell about events or stories.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Standards for WRITING (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Production and Distribution of Writing
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With prompting and support, focus on a topic and draw pictures or add details to an illustration that will clarify responses to questions or suggestions from adults and peers.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING and LISTENING (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Comprehension and Collaboration
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With guidance and support, participate in small-group as well as large-group shared conversations about pre-kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults.
INDICATOR a.Engage in voluntary conversations (e.g., taking turns, exchanging information, listening attentively, being aware of others’ feelings).

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Choosing the Right Voice
Color Word Sentences
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Listening for Sounds
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR b.Engage in extended conversations.

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Color Word Sentences
If You're Happy & You Know It
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Who Should We Ask?
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING and LISTENING (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Comprehension and Collaboration
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With prompting and support, confirm understanding of information presented orally, from read-alouds or through other media by asking and answering questions about details.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
NUMBERED ITEMS 3With prompting and support, ask and answer questions in order to seek help, obtain information or clarify something that is not understood.

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Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
COMPETENCY Standards for SPEAKING and LISTENING (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
NUMBERED ITEMS 4With prompting and support, describe familiar people, places, things and events.

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Putting Away the Groceries
Table Riddles
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With prompting and support, add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With prompting and support, demonstrate an emergent (developing) ability to express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.

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Behavior is a form of communication
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Conventions of Standard English
NUMBERED ITEMS 1With prompting and support, demonstrate awareness of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking.
INDICATOR c.Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

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Getting Information from Pictures
INDICATOR d.Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, of, by, with).

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Little Miss Muffet Role Play
INDICATOR e.Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

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Family Photos
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Who Should We Ask?
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Conventions of Standard English
NUMBERED ITEMS 2With prompting and support, demonstrate awareness of the conventions of standard English.
INDICATOR a.Write first name, capitalizing the first letter.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR b.Develop an awareness of symbols for end punctuation.

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Frog Hopping
Grocery Sack Syllables
Sequences of Sounds
INDICATOR c.Attempt to write a letter or letters to represent a word.

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Jump Rope Letters
Making a Grocery List
Silverware Alphabet
Weekend News
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR d.Experiment with written representations of words, using emergent (developing) knowledge of letter-sound relationships.

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Making a Grocery List
Thank You Note
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
NUMBERED ITEMS 5With guidance and support, explore word relationships and word meanings.
INDICATOR a.Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

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Grocery Store Conversations
How Many Can You Name?
Putting Away the Groceries
Silent Opposites
Sort and Graph Leaves
INDICATOR b.Experiment with frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) (e.g., run, walk; fast, slow; soft, hard).

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Comparing Vegetables
Silent Opposites
What's the Opposite?
INDICATOR c.Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., find examples of things that are smooth, rough).

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Comparing Vegetables
Silent Opposites
What's the Opposite?
COMPETENCY Standards for LANGUAGE (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
NUMBERED ITEMS 6With prompting and support, use words and phrases that have been acquired through responses to text or stories, experiences, conversations and/or from hearing a story.

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Comparing Vegetables
Finding the Groceries
Following Directions
Grocery Store Conversations
How Many Can You Name?
How can I help my child learn new words?
I Spy an Animal
I'm Thinking of an Animal
Kitchen Labeling
Mystery Bag
Pantry Talk Description
Predicting Vocabulary
Silent Opposites
Sink or Float
Take Away
Think About It
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Know number names and the count sequence.
INDICATOR 1With prompting and support, recite numbers 1 to 30 in the correct order.

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How Many Can I Grab?
Keep It Up
Penny Drop
Rub a Dub Counting
INDICATOR 2With prompting and support, recognize, name, and attempt writing numerals 0 – 20.

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Crazy Counting
How Many Steps to Bed?
How Old Are You?
Magazine Number Hunt
Rub a Dub Counting
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Count to tell the number of objects.
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, attempt to compare quantities of numbers using concrete manipulatives to determine more than, less than, same and different.

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Acorns and Pinecones
Cereal Challenge
Make a Tower of Ten
More than Ten
Sharing Goldfish
Slap One More
Snack Fractions
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Count to tell the number of objects.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, understand the relationship between numerals and quantities.
INDICATOR b.Match quantities and numerals 0 – 10.

ReadyRosie
Acorns and Pinecones
Adding Ice
Apple Pie
Candy Sort and Graph
Counting Signs
Decorating Cupcakes
Fruit Salad
How Many Can I Grab?
How Many Feet?
How Many Steps to Bed?
How Many in the Car?
How Old Are You?
Lily Pad Hop
Measure your Steps
Penny Drop
The Number Stays the Same
Three Ways to Show a Number
Under the Cup
What's for Dinner?
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Count to tell the number of objects.
INDICATOR 5Count many kinds of concrete objects and actions up to 10, using one-to-one correspondence; and, with guidance and support, count up to 10 things in a scattered design.
INDICATOR a.Use the number name to represent the number of objects in a set, using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials.

ReadyRosie
Crazy Counting
Domino Match-Up
How Many Steps to Bed?
How Many in a Set?
How Old Are You?
Magazine Number Hunt
More Grapes
Quick Dots
Rub a Dub Counting
Show Me
Slap One More
Three Ways to Show a Number
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE COUNTING AND CARDINALITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Compare numbers.
INDICATOR 6Use comparative language (e.g., more than, less than, equal to, same and different) to compare objects, using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials.

ReadyRosie
Acorns and Pinecones
Cereal Challenge
Make a Tower of Ten
More than Ten
Sharing Goldfish
Slap One More
Snack Fractions
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand addition as putting together and adding to and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, experiment with adding and subtracting by using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials.

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All Done
Checkout Countdown
Decorating Cupcakes
How Many Feet?
In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
Make a Tower of Ten
One Less
One More
Packing for Our Trip
Rock Toss
Three Little Animals
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, model real-world addition and subtraction problems up to 5 using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials.

ReadyRosie
All Done
Checkout Countdown
Decorating Cupcakes
How Many Feet?
In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
Make a Tower of Ten
One Less
One More
Packing for Our Trip
Rock Toss
Three Little Animals
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials.

ReadyRosie
Sharing Goldfish
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, demonstrate an understanding of patterns using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials (e.g. duplicate and extend simple patterns using concrete objects.

ReadyRosie
Making Patterns
My Age
Setting the Table
Sound Patterns
Speedometer Math
The Fence Problem
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT AND DATA
NUMBERED ITEMS Describe and compare measurable attributes.
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, recognize measurable attributes of everyday objects such as length, weight and size, using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., small, big, short, tall, empty, full, heavy, light).

ReadyRosie
Bookcase Problem
Building Houses
Buying Oranges
Comparing Vegetables
Grocery Store Weights
How Many Can I Grab?
Leap Frog Measure
Measuring the Table
Near and Far
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT AND DATA
NUMBERED ITEMS Describe and compare measurable attributes.
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support, compare two objects using attributes of length, weight and size (e.g., bigger, longer, taller, heavier, same weight, same amount).
INDICATOR a.Use nonstandard units of measurement.

ReadyRosie
Bookcase Problem
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT AND DATA
NUMBERED ITEMS Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, sort, categorize, or classify objects (e.g., color, size, length, height, weight, area, temperature).

ReadyRosie
Candy Sort and Graph
I Spy a Coin
I Spy an Animal
Letter Sort
Likely or Unlikely
Sort and Graph Leaves
Sorting Laundry
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GEOMETRY
NUMBERED ITEMS Explore, identify, and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres).
INDICATOR 1With guidance and support, correctly name shapes.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
Mirror, Mirror
Pantry Sort 1
Pantry Sort 2
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
INDICATOR 2With guidance and support correctly name shapes in the environment, regardless of their orientation or overall size, recognizing differences among shapes.

ReadyRosie
Buying Oranges
INDICATOR 3With guidance and support, explore the differences between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
Mirror, Mirror
Pantry Sort 1
Pantry Sort 2
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
COMPETENCY MATHEMATICS Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GEOMETRY
NUMBERED ITEMS Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes.
INDICATOR 4With guidance and support, create and represent shapes using developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten materials (e.g., popsicle sticks, play dough, blocks, pipe cleaners, pattern blocks).

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
Mirror, Mirror
Pantry Sort 1
Pantry Sort 2
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
INDICATOR 5With guidance and support, explore using shapes to create representation of common objects (e.g., use a square and a triangle to make a house).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Finger Shapes
Guess My Shape
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Shape Changers
Shape Hunt
Shaving Cream Shapes
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Ways to Cut a Sandwich
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PLAY
NUMBERED ITEMS Engage in play.
INDICATOR 1Cooperate with peers during play by taking turns, sharing materials and inviting others to play.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR 3Exhibit creativity and imagination in a variety of forms (e.g., roles, props and language).

ReadyRosie
In My Pond, Part 1
In My Pond, Part 2
Pretending Together
Stuffed Animal Stories
Toy Stories
INDICATOR 4Demonstrate active engagement in play.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PERSISTENCE AND ATTENTIVENESS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate persistence and attentiveness.
INDICATOR 1Follow through to complete a task or activity.

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Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR 2Demonstrate the ability to remain engaged in an activity or experience.

ReadyRosie
Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR 3Seek out and accept help or information from adults and peers when needed to accomplish a task or an activity (e.g., using a step stool to reach the sink).

ReadyRosie
How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY APPROACHES TO LEARNING Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate problem-solving skills.
INDICATOR 1Identify a problem or ask a question.

ReadyRosie
Color Word Sentences
Listening for Sounds
Phone Fun
INDICATOR 2Use a variety of strategies to solve a problem, reach a goal or answer a question (e.g., work with others, use a variety of materials, use trial and error).

ReadyRosie
Baby Photo Fun
Color Word Sentences
Why should we tell family stories?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
INDICATOR 3Apply prior learning and experiences to build new knowledge.

ReadyRosie
Getting Information from Pictures
Just the Facts
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 1Interact appropriately with familiar adults.
INDICATOR a.Communicate to seek out help with a difficult task, to find comfort and to obtain security.

ReadyRosie
Behavior is a form of communication
You are your child's first teacher
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 2Interact appropriately with other children.
INDICATOR a.Engage in positive interactions and communications with classmates (e.g., greet peers, use names of classmates, share materials).

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR b.Develop relationships and share a friendship with one or two peers (e.g., offer assistance and materials to others).

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR c.Ask permission to use items or materials of others.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR d.Acknowledge needs and rights of others (e.g., say, “It’s your turn on the swing.”).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Build and maintain relationships with others.
INDICATOR 3Express empathy and care for others.
INDICATOR a.Show affection and concern in appropriate ways (e.g., pat a child on the arm; give a soft hug to an upset peer).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
INDICATOR b.Offer and accept encouraging and courteous words to demonstrate kindness.

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
INDICATOR c.With prompting and support, identify emotional cues of others and react in a positive manner (e.g., say, “You seem sad.”).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 4Participate successfully as a member of a group.
INDICATOR a.With prompting and support, share experiences and ideas with others (e.g., engage in conversation to express ideas).

ReadyRosie
Color Word Sentences
If You're Happy & You Know It
Pantry Talk Description
Phone Fun
Taking Turns
Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR b.Sustain interactions with peers, allow others to join play activities, and play cooperatively with others in small and large groups (e.g., engage in cooperative play or conversations over time).

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 5Join ongoing activities in acceptable ways.
INDICATOR a.Express to others a desire to play (e.g., say, “I want to play.”).

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
INDICATOR b.Lead and follow.

ReadyRosie
Building Houses
Family Talent Show
Keep It Up
Taking Turns
Who has the Biggest Number?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Work productively toward common goals and activities.
INDICATOR 6Resolve conflicts with others.
INDICATOR a.With prompting and support, use discussions and negotiations to reach a compromise (e.g., say, “I had the drum first or you can have it when this song is over.”).

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR b.With prompting and support, use courteous words and actions (e.g., say, “Please give me the book.” “I’m sorry I stepped on your mat.”).

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 1Demonstrate trust in self.
INDICATOR a.Make positive statements about self, use assertive voice to express self and accept responsibility for own actions (e.g., say, “I can …”, “I will …”, “I did …”).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
INDICATOR b.Identify own emotions (e.g., say, “I feel …”) and express pride in accomplishments (e.g., “I did it!”).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
Funny Faces
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 2Develop personal preferences.
INDICATOR a.Express independence, interest and curiosity (e.g., say, “I can …”, “I choose …” I want …”).

ReadyRosie
Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR b.Select and complete tasks (e.g., finish a puzzle or drawing).

ReadyRosie
Celebrate Learning
My Age
Shape Changers
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate awareness of self and capabilities.
INDICATOR 4Know personal information.
INDICATOR a.Describe self using several basic characteristics (e.g., gender, age, hair color, eye color).

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Photos
Family Talent Show
How Many Feet?
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
INDICATOR b.Refer to self by first and last name.

ReadyRosie
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Photos
Family Talent Show
How Many Feet?
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
INDICATOR c.Know parent(s’)/guardian(s’) name(s).

ReadyRosie
Tips for storytelling: Story ideas
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 5Show impulse control with body and actions.
INDICATOR a.Control own body in space (e.g., move safely through room without harm to self or others).

ReadyRosie
All Done
Decorating Cupcakes
How can I get my child to listen to me?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Is my child overscheduled?
Sink or Swim
Taking Turns
INDICATOR b.Follow procedures or routines (e.g., come to circle time when the teacher begins to sing).

ReadyRosie
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 6Manage emotions.
INDICATOR a.With prompting and support, progress from being upset to being calm (e.g., breathe deeply to regain self-control).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR b.With prompting and support, recognize emotions (e.g., “I am really mad.”).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR c.With prompting and support, express feelings through appropriate gestures, actions and language (e.g., smile and say, “This story makes me happy.”).

ReadyRosie
Funny Faces
Talking About Your Feelings
INDICATOR d.With prompting and support, express frustration and anger without harming self, others, or property (e.g., “I don’t like it when you take my truck.”).

ReadyRosie
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Talking About Your Feelings
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 7Follow procedures and routines with teacher support.
INDICATOR a.Follow one-step and/or two-step directions (e.g., move appropriately when transitions are announced).

ReadyRosie
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBERED ITEMS Recognize and adapt expressions, behaviors and actions.
INDICATOR 8Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to different environments.
INDICATOR b.Follow rules (e.g., use outside voice, use inside voice) in different settings.

ReadyRosie
Choosing the Right Voice
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SCIENCE Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE PHYSICAL SCIENCE
NUMBERED ITEMS Develop awareness of observable properties of objects and materials.
INDICATOR 3With prompting and support, explore how solid objects can be constructed from a smaller set.
INDICATOR a.With teacher guidance, use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model large objects in the environment using a set of small objects (e.g., blocks)

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Buying Oranges
INDICATOR c.With teacher guidance, explore why things may not work the same if some of the parts are missing.

ReadyRosie
More than Ten
COMPETENCY SCIENCE Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
NUMBERED ITEMS Acquire scientific knowledge related to life science.
INDICATOR 1With prompting and support, name and identify the five senses and the corresponding body parts for each.

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Grocery Store Conversations
COMPETENCY SCIENCE Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
NUMBERED ITEMS Acquire scientific knowledge related to life science.
INDICATOR 2With prompting and support, explore how living things change in form as they go through the general stages of a life cycle.
INDICATOR a.Use informational text or other media to make observations and predictions about plants as they change during the life cycle and use models to communicate ideas.

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Acorns and Pinecones
Measure your Steps
Strawberries for a Picnic
INDICATOR b.Conduct experiments using observations and predictions to describe and model the life cycle of a familiar mammal.

ReadyRosie
Acorns and Pinecones
Measure your Steps
Strawberries for a Picnic
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate understanding of gross motor concepts as they apply to the learning, development and performance of physical activities.
INDICATOR 1Identify and demonstrate the use of body parts connected with gross motor movement (e.g., knee, foot, arm).

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Follow the Leader
Jump to It
Rock Toss
INDICATOR 2Demonstrate coordination of large muscles to perform simple motor tasks (e.g., climbing, jumping, stretching, throwing a ball).

ReadyRosie
Follow the Leader
Frog Hopping
Hopping Rhyming
Jump to It
Leap Frog Measure
Lily Pad Hop
Rhyming Toss
Rock Toss
Stomp the Letter
The Number Stays the Same
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate competency in gross motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 3With prompting and support, demonstrate body coordination (e.g., balance, strength, moving in space, walking up and down stairs alternating feet).

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Follow the Leader
Jump to It
Rock Toss
INDICATOR 5Engage in gross motor activities that are familiar as well as activities that are new and challenging (e.g., pulling, throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing or hitting balls, riding wheel toys, skipping).

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Rhyming Toss
Rock Toss
The Number Stays the Same
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate competency in fine motor skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 4With prompting and support, use fine muscle and eye-hand coordination for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building and exploring (e.g., place small objects in bottle).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate understanding of emerging (developing) fine motor skills as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
INDICATOR 5Demonstrate fine muscle coordination using manipulative materials that vary in size, shape and skill requirement (e.g., press individual computer keys on a keyboard, use clay to form shapes or objects).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR 6Demonstrate emerging (developing) coordination of fine muscles to perform simple motor tasks (e.g., tear, cut, fold and crease paper).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Participate in fine motor activity for self-expression and/or social interaction.
INDICATOR 7With prompting and support, use fine motor skills for self-expression (e.g., coloring, painting, building, dressing-up in dramatic play).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
May I Take your Order?
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Three Ways to Show a Number
Using a Menu to Order
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
INDICATOR 8With prompting and support, participate in group activities involving fine motor experiences (e.g., playing together with blocks, finger plays and dramatic play).

ReadyRosie
Alphabet Clapping
Detailed Drawing of a Face
Drumming Sounds
Finger Shapes
Jump Rope Letters
Mirror, Mirror
Setting the Table
Shaving Cream Shapes
Silverware Alphabet
Thank You Note
Writing Names with Shaving Cream
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate emerging (developing) competency in self-help skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
INDICATOR 9With prompting and support, participate in self-care (e.g., dressing, brushing teeth, washing hands, feeding self and manipulating fasteners).

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Rub a Dub Counting
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SELF-CARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate an awareness and practice of safety rules.
INDICATOR 1With prompting and support, identify safety rules (e.g., classroom, home, community).

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Brushing Your Teeth
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Packing for Our Trip
Reading Routines for Early Readers
INDICATOR 2With prompting and support, practice safety procedures by responding appropriately to harmful or unsafe situations.

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My Address
INDICATOR 3With prompting and support, demonstrate appropriate behavior to respect self and others in physical activity by following simple directions and safety procedures.

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My Address
COMPETENCY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE SELF-CARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS
NUMBERED ITEMS Demonstrate an emerging (developing) use of standard health practices.
INDICATOR 4With prompting and support, practice common health routines (e.g., resting, eating healthy meals, exercising and using appropriate personal hygiene).

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Grocery Store Conversations
Putting Away the Groceries
INDICATOR 6With prompting and support, identify nutritious foods.

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Grocery Store Conversations
Putting Away the Groceries
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand self in relation to the family and the community.
INDICATOR 1Identify self as a member of a family, the learning community and local community.

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My Address
INDICATOR 3With prompting and support, describe some family traditions.

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Why is storytelling important?
INDICATOR 4Identify some similarities and differences in family structure, culture, ability, language, age and gender.

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Family Photos
Family Talent Show
Grandparent Storytime
Why should we tell family stories?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 5With prompting and support, demonstrate responsible behavior related to daily routines.

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How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 6With prompting and support, explain some rules in the home and in the classroom.
INDICATOR a.Identify some rules for different settings.

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Brushing Your Teeth
How do I get my child to______?
How should I handle temper tantrums?
Packing for Our Trip
Reading Routines for Early Readers
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS Understand the concept of individual rights and responsibilities.
INDICATOR 7With prompting and support, identify some community members (e.g., parents, teachers, principals/directors, community helpers).

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Who Should We Ask?
INDICATOR 8With prompting and support, identify some positive character traits of self and others (e.g., fair, friendly, respectful, responsible).

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Detailed Drawing of a Face
Family Talent Show
I Remember When
If You're Happy & You Know It
INDICATOR 9With prompting and support, describe a simple sequence of familiar events.

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My Address
COMPETENCY SOCIAL STUDIES Standards (FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN)
OBJECTIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NUMBERED ITEMS OUR WORLD
INDICATOR 1Treat classroom materials and the belongings of others with care.

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Funny Faces
If You're Happy & You Know It
Talking About Your Feelings
Thank You Note