healthy me

  • learning objectives for preschoolers
  • body awareness + motor development

traveling

  • Moves purposefully from place to place with control

balancing

  • Sustains balance during simple movement experiences

gross-motor manipulation

  • Manipulates balls or similar objects with flexible body movements

fine-motor strength and coordination

  • Uses refined wrist and finger movements
  • Holds drawing and writing tools by using a three-point finger grip but may hold the instrument too close to one end
  • healthy habits

learning healthy habits

  • Independently understands the importance of—and performs some tasks related to—health and self-care needs
  • Eats and is knowledgeable about healthy foods, with reminders
  • Identifies and practices good health habits, with reminders
  • Recognizes and expresses emotions and uses simple strategies to self-calm

safety

  • Can list and follow basic safety rules and emergency routines with reminders
  • With support, identifies how adults keep us safe and knows how/when to seek help
  • Beginning to identify situations that are safe vs. dangerous and knows what action to take

making good choices

  • Demonstrates beginning flexibility in a variety of situations, tasks, activities, and problem-solving
  • Displays understanding of engaging in routines, rules, and prosocial behavior with teacher support
  • Begins to understand consequences of own actions with adult support