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learning objectives for infants
sense of self
self-competence
Expresses needs and preferences through vocalizations and body movements
Expresses a variety of emotions through facial expressions, gestures, actions, and verbalizing
Begins to identify self and shows pride in own accomplishments
Demonstrates emerging intentional actions and routines
Repeats actions to make something happen again, and explores new activities in the comfort of a familiar surrounding or adult
resilience
Demonstrates emerging ability to express emotion
Demonstrates emerging flexibility in a variety of situations, tasks, activities, and problem-solving
Demonstrates emerging ability to seek support and assistance from trusted adults
Is able to be soothed and comforted
self-management
Begins to follow simple rules and routines with adult support
Exhibits interest in people and things in their surroundings and selects an item of interest by pointing and/or reaching for it
Performs simple actions to make things happen.
Demonstrates emerging ability to express emotion
citizenship
good citizenship
Begins to be familiar with community members
Begins to follow simple rules and routines with adult support
Demonstrates emerging respect for others by recognizing simple differences between people and being sensitive to their feelings
Begins to follow simple routines and prosocial behavior with adult support
mindfulness
Pays attention to sights and sounds
Expresses a variety of emotions through facial expressions, gestures, movement, and sounds
Demonstrates emerging positive emotions.
Begins to use simple strategies to self-calm
helpfulness
Shows beginning ability to seek help from adults
Shows emerging ability to respond to the distress of others
Demonstrates beginning ability to follow routines
relationships
integrity
Expresses needs and preferences through vocalizations and body movements
Demonstrates emerging capacity for cooperation
Begins to follow simple routines and prosocial behavior with adult support
Performs simple actions to make things happen, notices the relationships between events
compassion
Is able to recognize others' suffering
Demonstrates ability to discern others' feelings
Demonstrates awareness of others' feelings by reacting to their emotional expressions
Expresses emotions and begins to use simple strategies to self-calm
Shows beginning awareness of another's distress and motivation to assist them
respect for self
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others
Expresses needs and preferences through vocalizations and body movements
Demonstrates emerging understanding of how to physically interact with others
Demonstrates emerging prosocial behavior and ability to engage in social norms
Demonstrates emerging respect for others by recognizing simple differences between people and being sensitive to their feelings
leadership
courage
Adapts to diverse settings
Repeats actions to make something happen again, and explores new activities in the comfort of a familiar adult
positive attitude
Shows emerging excitement and confidence in own abilities
Shows eagerness and delight in self, others, and surroundings
Shows excitement and happiness
Is able to be soothed and comforted
responsibility
Participates in activities that allow their needs to be met
Begins to understand the concept of cause and effect
Recognizes adults' roles in caring for them
relationship building
positive relationships
Demonstrates a secure attachment to one or more adults
Responds to changes in an adult's tone of voice and expression
Plays near other children; uses similar materials or actions
Interacts with caregivers and peers
Responds appropriately to others' expressions of wants
Expresses feelings during a conflict
global citizens
social studies
self, family, community
Shows awareness of self and awareness of other people
Uses sounds, facial expressions, or body movements when recognizing family members
Recognizes simple differences between people
time
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history
Demonstrates emerging awareness of present and future
Responds to changes in routine or schedule
geography
Experiments with physical relationships
Recognizes personal objects and that people and objects have an appropriate location
civics
Demonstrates ability to make choices and adhere to group rules
Shows awareness of self and of other people
economics
Depends on others to provide for wants and needs
Makes basic needs known
Understands the concept of "more"