Developing Toddler Program Objectives

Developing Toddlers at Jack and Jill Childcare enjoy a curriculum that promotes physical and cognitive development through play and exploration. Creativity and freedom of choice are encouraged as older toddlers assert their independence.

Jack and Jill Childcare’s curriculum has been designed for the provide growth, development and reinforcement of the following behaviors, skills and concepts.

Physical Development Objectives

1. •Leads with one foot to walking up/down stairs
   

2. •Jumping off low levels
   

3. •Imitating horizontal and vertical lines
   

4. •Drawing a circle
   

5. •Kicking a ball
   

6. •Scribbling with a crayon or marker
   

7. •Threading beads on a string
   

Social/Emotional Development Objectives

1. •Attempts to dress self
   

2. •Awareness of others in group
   

3. •Engages in parallel play
   

4. •Beginning to cooperate with others
   

5. •Begins to show pride in projects
   

6. •Explores everything
   

7. •Sees self as powerful and creative
   

8. •Aware of bodily needs
   

Communication/Language Development Objectives

1. •Begins to recite simple lines, songs, finger plays
   

2. •Combines words to make sentences
   

3. •Uses adjectives, adverbs
   

4. •Identifies and defines use of familiar things, i.e. Body parts, household items
   

5. •Vocabulary of two hundred words
   

6. •Begins to use plurals
   

Intellectual Development Objectives

1. •Identifies familiar objects by touch
   

2. •Classifies objects into two groups-large vs. small
   

3. •Begins to “pretend” play
   

4. •Sorts things into categories-hard vs. soft
   

5. •Labels familiar items-balls, coats, spoons, pans
   

6. •Uses names for self and others

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