Connecticut's
Preschool Curriculum
Framework and Benchmarks
for Children in Preschool
Programs
By the end of
preschool, children will:
· demonstrate a sense of self as a learner.
· demonstrate a sense of responsibility to oneself and others.
· demonstrate effective functioning, individually and as a member of a group.
Preschool programs
will provide children with opportunities to:
·
exhibit curiosity, creativity, self-direction and
persistence in learning situations.
·
describe themselves using several basic
characteristics.
·
demonstrate awareness of one's own and others'
feelings.
·
participate in and exhibit self-control in group
situations.
·
interact appropriately with peers and familiar adults.
·
use age-appropriate conflict-resolution strategies.
·
recognize similarities and appreciate differences in
people.
By the end of the
preschool, children will:
· demonstrate control, balance, strength and coordination in gross-motor tasks.
· demonstrate coordination and strength in fine-motor tasks.
· participate in healthy physical activity.
· practice appropriate eating habits, hygiene and self-help skills.
Preschool programs
will provide children with opportunities to:
· engage in a wide variety of gross—motor activities that are child selected and teacher initiated.
· use a variety of materials that promote eye-hand coordination and small-muscle development.
· demonstrate spatial awareness in both fine- and gross-motor activities.
· choose nutritious meals and snacks.
· practice basic hygiene and self-help skills.
Creative
Expression/
Aesthetic
Development
By the end of
preschool, children will:
·
use different art forms as a vehicle for creative
expression and representation.
·
develop an appreciation of the arts.
Preschool programs will provide children with opportunities to:
·
exhibit curiosity about and explore how materials
function and affect the senses.
·
create (imagine, experiment, plan, make, evaluate,
refine and present/exhibit) works that express or represent experiences, ideas,
feelings and fantasy using various media.
·
represent fantasy and real-life experiences through
pretend play.
·
engage in musical and creative movement activities; and
describe or respond to their own creative work or the creative work of others.
By the end of preschool, children will:
· demonstrate the ability to think, reason, question and remember.
· engage in problem solving.
· use language to communicate, convey and interpret meaning.
· establish social contacts as they begin to understand the physical and social world.
Logical – Mathematical/Scientific Thinking
Preschool programs
will provide children with opportunities to:
· express wonder, ask questions and seek answers about he natural world.
· recognize and solve problems through active exploration, including trial and error and interacting with peers and adults.
· organize and express their understanding of common properties and attributes of things.
Preschool programs
will provide children with opportunities to:
·
communicate their experiences, ideas and feelings by
speaking.
·
listen with understanding to directions, conversations
and stories.
·
exhibit interest in reading.
· use different forms of writing such as drawing, letter-like forms, invented spelling and conversational forms.
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West Hartford Connecticut
06107
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Adapted from the State of
Connecticut
Preschool Curriculum
Framework, 2006