The Creative Curriculum Goals and Objectives at a Glance

Social/Emotional Development

Sense of Self
Shows ability to adjust to new situations.
Demonstrates appropriate trust in adults.
Recognizes own feelings and manages them appropriately.
Stands up for rights.

Responsibility for Self and Others
Demonstrates self-direction and independence
Takes responsibility for own well-being.
Respects and cares for classroom environment and materials.
Follows classroom routines.
Follows classroom rules

Prosocial Behavior
Plays well with other children.
Recognizes the feelings of others and responds appropriately.
Shares and respects the rights of others.
Uses thinking skills to resolve conflicts.

Physical Development

Gross Motor
Demonstrates basic locomotor skills (running, jumping, hopping, galloping)
Shows balance while moving.
Climbs up and down.
Pedals and steers a tricycle (or other wheeled vehicle)
Demonstrates throwing, kicking, and catching skills)

Fine Motor
Controls small muscles in hands
Coordinates eye-hand movement.
Uses tools for writing and drawing.

Cognitive Development

Learning and Problem-Solving
Observes objects and events with curiosity.
Approaches problems flexibly.
Shows persistence in approaching tasks.
Explores cause and effect
Applies knowledge or experience to a new context.

Logical Thinking
Classifies objects
Compares/measures
Arranges objects in a series.
Recognizes patterns and can repeat them.
Shows awareness of time concepts and sequence.
Shows awareness of position in space.
Uses one-to-one correspondence.
Uses numbers and counting.

Representation and Symbolic Thinking
Takes on pretend roles and situations.
Makes believe with objects.
Makes and interprets representations.

Language Development

Listening and Speaking
Hears and discriminates the sounds of language.
Expresses self using words and expanded sentences.
Understands and follows oral directions.
Answers questions.
Asks questions.
Actively participates in conversations.

Reading and Writing
Enjoys and values reading.
Demonstrates understanding of print concepts
Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet.
Uses emerging reading skills to make meaning from print.
Comprehends and interprets meaning from books and other texts.
Understands the purpose of writing.
Writes letters and words