Three Year Olds

• Displays understanding of numeracy, can count and point to up to 5 objects
• Groups objects by size, shape, or color
• Recognizes and names primary and secondary colors
• Participates in give and take conversations
• Contributes appropriate information to group discussions
• Recognizes own written name
• Exhibits appropriate book handling behaviors
• Draws simple representational shapes
• Finds alternate solutions to problems
• Is curious about cause and effect
• Applies new information and vocabulary to an activity or interaction
• Notices similarities and differences
• Figures out a logical order for a group of objects
• Shows awareness of position in space
• Uses context clues and illustrations to infer text
• Can compare and predict story events
• Uses scribble writing and letter-like forms
• Follows directions of more than 2 steps
• Engages in cooperative paly
• Participates in group activities
• Accepts direction
• Enters into activities easily
• Regains composure easily
• Reacts appropriately to given situation
• Expresses frustrations verbally, rather than physically
• Recognizes feelings of self and others
• Stands up for oneself
• Runs with increasing coordination
• Pedals a tricycle
• Uses tripod grasp for pencils and paint brushes
• Uses scissors correctly
• Manipulates small objects with increasing coordination
• Drinks from cup without spilling
• Participates in clean-up
• Puts on own coat
• Uses spoon/fork without assistance
• Pours liquid into cup with little spillage
• Uses bathroom/washes hands independently
• Identifies Judaica (kippah, challah cover, kiddush cup, torah)
• Identifies ritual objects associated with Jewish holidays (shofar, lulav and etrog, sukkah, hanukkiyah,
megillah, seder plate, matzah, Israeli flag)
• Recites blessings over different types of food
• Recites Shabbat blessings
• Understands that Shabbat is a special holiday, separate from the other days in the week
• Understands that the synagogue is their home-away-from home
• Feels that the sanctuary is a special place where we feel especially close to God
• Sees Rabbi and Hazzan as teachers and special friends