Faith Formation

Faith Development Concepts

• Plays, works, and prays happily with others
• Develops a sense of community and worship
• Knows that God loves, protects, and provides for them
• Recognizes that prayer is talking with God
• Learns traditional prayers including; the sign of the cross, daily and table prayers
• Asks for, listens to, and talks about Bible stories

Physical Health

Physical Health

• Shows characteristics of good health to facilitate learning
• Demonstrates visual ability to facilitate learning
• Exibits auditory ability to facilitate learning
• Performs oral hygiene routines
• Shows familiarity with the role of a primary health care provider

Knowledge of Wellness

• Shows that basic physical needs are met
• Follows basic health and safety rules
• Beginning to perform some self-care tasks independently

Approaches to Learning

Eagerness/Curiosity

• Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner

Persistence

• Attends to tasks briefly and seeks help when encountering a problem

Creativity/Inventiveness

• Approaches tasks with purpose and inventiveness

Social and Emotional

Self Concept

• Demonstrates self-confidence
• Shows some self-direction

Self Control

• Follows simple classroom rules and routines with guidance
• Uses classroom materials carefully
• Manages transitions with undue stress

Relationships with Adults

• Interacts with familiar adults

Relationships with Peers

• Interacts with one or more children
• Participates in the group life of the class
• Shows empathy and caring for others

Social Problem-Solving

• Seeks adult help when needed to resolve conflicts

Language and Communication

Listening

• Gains meaning by listening
• Has ability to hear and discriminate the sounds of language
• Shows appreciation for books and has the ability to sit still and listen to stories being read in group settings
• Comprehends and responds appropriately to questions regarding stories read aloud

Speaking

• Speaks clearly enough to be understood by most listeners

Vocabulary

• Uses language with increasing clarity and order
• Uses an expanded vocabulary to describe objects, actions, and events
• Enjoys repeating songs and rhymes
• Beginning to use rules of grammar in speech, using personal pronouns; plurals; and an increasing number of positional words

Conversation

• Uses language to express needs and feelings, share experiences, and resolve problems
• Initiates, asks questions, and responds to adults and peers in a variety of settings

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge

Exploration and Discovery

• Increased ability to verbalize and/or respond to observations
• Uses objects as tools for learning
• Demonstrates a curiosity through play and by persistently asking "why"

Concept Development and Memory

• Beginning to understand abstract concepts such as now and later, over and under
• Demonstrates increased recall
• Beginning to understand quantity
• Sorts objects by color or size
• Completes three-or four- piece puzzles
• Participates in role-playing
• Ability to relate current experiences to past experiences

Problem Solving and Creative Expression

• Demonstrates trial-and-error approach in learning
• Demonstrates the development of rhythm
• Beginning to show an understanding of humor
• Joining in or trying to sing songs and finger plays without encouragement
• Demonstrates the ability to move in time with music

Motor Development

Gross Motor Development

• Moves with some balance and control
• Jumps in place and off of low objects
• Ability to stop and turn while running
• Walks up and down stairs independetly, using alternating feet
• Jumps with both feet together
• Ability to walk on tiptoes for a short distance
• Ability to ride a tricycle using the pedals

Fine Motor Development

• Uses strength and control to perform simple tasks
• Uses eye-hand coordination to perform tasks
• Abilty to pull apart large pop-it beads and put them together again
• Uses one hand to turn the pages of a book
• Builds a tower of ten blocks
• Ability to use hand motions as in the song "Where is Thumbkin?"

Self-Help Skills Development

• Washes and dries own hands
• Brushes teeth with some supervision
• Ability to pull shirt over their heads and put arms through sleeves
• Ability to pull their pants down and up
• Ability to feed themselves without help, using a spoon and often a fork