Curriculum for 2- and 3-Year-Olds

Cognitive/Language Development
Building Language for Literacy
Notices cause and effect
States and responds to own name
Retells simple stories
Engages in dramatic play
Vocabulary building
Object identification and function
Multi-word phrases
Responds to simple questions
Describes an object
Begins to think symbolically
Matches objects

Emotional Development
Separation from parent
Proper use of materials
Group participation
Development of positive self-concept
Verbalizes feelings

Social Development
Participate in group activities
Develop socially acceptable responses
Non-aggressive play
Limits and boundaries
Taking turns and sharing attention
Oral expression of feelings
Participate in cleanup activities

Motor Development
Physical education specialist
Sliding, running, jumping, tossing, kicking, backwards and sideways
Eye-hand coordination using beads, puzzles, tearing, scribbling, building
Imaginative/Constructive Play
Dramatic play with props, dolls, dress up, doctor’s kit, phone, and more.
Transportation toys, airplanes, wooden trains, cars and mats
Blocks and manipulative toys for building and creating scenarios

Creative Expression
Exploration of various materials
Crayons, markers, finger paint, Play-Doh, paper, sponges, and more
Stroking/smearing
Drawing/crafting
Tearing
Molding/squishing
Sifting/pouring
Sand and water toys for pouring, molding, filling and dumping

Life Skills
Playground safety
Independent feeding/cleaning up
Covering a cough or sneeze
Beginning toilet training
Fire drills
Multi-cultural/anti-bias awareness
Classroom responsibility and jobs
Threes, Project Protect

Judaic Studies
Judaic specialist
Celebration of Jewish holidays
Celebration of Kabbalat Shabbat (a Friday morning musical celebration)
Holiday and Bible stories
Hebrew language and blessings
Values, charity, respect for people and animals, helping at home, kindness