Pathfinders Snapshot of Learning

• Practice following directions, walking in line, taking turns, teamwork, responsible for myself and my belongings, share my ideas and listen to others, communicating needs

• Practice being self-directed and a part of the group, making good choices, respecting others, sharing, shifting and transitioning with a group, maintaining my focus and attention, persistence in learning new skills, being creative 

• Learn to recognize and spell my name

• Introduce letters A-L (Fall semester) and letters M-Z (Spring semester)

• Introduce numbers: recognition, counting, value, and formation — 1-10 (Fall semester) and 11-20 (Spring semester); beginning addition

• Practice sorting, making comparisons, sequencing, graphing, categorizing, patterning, matching, opposites, position words, compound words 

• Practice observing, making predictions, communicating ideas, experimenting, asking questions, problem solving, learning through trial & error 

• Develop fine motor skills, scissor skills, tracing and writing skills 

• Develop large muscle skills, eye-hand coordination, using equipment properly

• Discover how I am a part of the world around me and have influence in that world

• Develop vocabulary, comprehension and answering questions, rhyming, telling and describing experiences, explaining how to do something or how something works

• Develop social skills: kindness, friendliness, helpfulness, compassion, patience, gratitude, sharing, responsibility, respect, teamwork, listening and communicating with others, persistence, expressing my thoughts and feelings, doing my best