The Creative Curriculum® Goals and Objectives at a Glance

SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENT

COGNITIVE

DEVELOPMENT

LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENT

 

Sense of Self

1.   Shows ability to adjust to new  

      situations

2.   Demonstrates appropriate trust in

      adults

3.   Recognizes own feelings and

      manages them appropriately

4.   Stands up for rights

Responsibility for Self and Others

5.   Demonstrates self-direction and

      independence

6.   Takes responsibility for own well-

      being

7.   Respects and cares for classroom

      environment and materials

8.   Follows classroom routines

9.   Follows classroom rules

Prosocial Behavior

10.   Plays well with other children

11.   Recognizes the feelings of others

        and responds appropriately

12.   Shares and respects the rights of

        others

13.   Uses thinking skills to resolve

        conflicts

 

Gross Motor

14.   Demonstrates basic locomotor

        skills (running, jumping, hopping,

        galloping)

15.   Shows balance whiled moving

16.   Climbs up and down

17.   Pedals and steers a tricycle (or

        other wheeled vehicle)

18.   Demonstrates throwing, kicking,

        and catching skills

Fine Motor

19.   Controls small muscles in hands

20.   Coordinates eye-hand movement

21.   Used tools for writing and

        drawing

 

Learning and Problem Solving

22.   Observes objects and events with

        curiosity

23.   Approaches problems flexibly

24.   Shows persistence in approaching 

        tasks

25.   Explores cause and effect

26.   Applies knowledge or experience to

       a new context

Logical Thinking

27.   Classifies objects

28.   Compares / measures

29.   Arranges objects in a series

30.   Recognizes patterns and can repeat

        them

31.   Shows awareness of time concepts

        and sequence

32.   Shows awareness of position in

        space

33.   Uses one-to-one correspondence

34.   Uses numbers and counting

Representation and Symbolic Thinking

35.   Takes on pretend roles and situations

36.   Makes believe with objects

37.   Makes and interprets representations

 

Listening and Speaking

38.   Hears and discriminates the sounds

        of language

39.   Expresses self using words and

        expanded sentences

40.   Understands and follows oral

        directions

41.   Answers questions

42.   Asks questions

43.   Actively participates in

        conversations

 

Reading and Writing

44.   Enjoys and values reading

45.   Demonstrates understanding of print

        concepts

46.   Demonstrates knowledge of the

        alphabet

47.   Used emerging reading skills to

        make meaning from print

48.   Comprehends and interprets

        meaning from books and other texts

49.   Understands the purpose of writing

50.   Writes letters and words

 

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