ME + YOU: learning about myself and those around me
managing and expressing feelings, developing empathy
developing positive self-esteem, self-identity, and self-management
building character and learning emotional intelligence
making friends and building positive relationships
beginning awareness of history, geography, economics, civics, diversity, and culture
BRAIN POWER: learning how to think about the world around me
developing knowledge in STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math
fostering inquiry, problem-solving, critical thinking, and reasoning skills
improving memory and processing skills
WORD SMART: learning how to communicate in the world around me
understanding and using language
learning to communicate thoughts, needs, and experiences
developing emergent reading and writing ability
HEALTHY ME: developing a healthy body and learning to take care of myself
developing large and small motor skills
understanding physical health
learning safety practices
learning how to make healthy choices in daily activities
IMAGINE THAT: learning to express myself creatively
understanding and appreciating visual art and artists
exploring materials and media
exploring music with voices and instruments
playing dramatically
exploring dance and creative movement
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Connecting My World™ incorporates developmentally appropriate goals and learning objectives of nationally recognized curricula, as well as our own research-based objectives that align with Massachusetts state guidelines and frameworks.
Learning objectives are broken into the 5 areas of learning and outline a clear set of milestones and skills children reach from infants to kindergarten. This allows teachers to accurately assess children’s abilities to report progress to parents and to develop experiences and activities to meet each child’s needs.
Learning objectives are divided into several sub-objectives for infants through pre-kindergarten [see Learning Objectives with Examples for a full description].