Preschool Education

Counting in everyday routines means using ordinary daily tasks, such as setting the table or lining up shoes, to practice

Number sense foundations describe the early understanding that numbers represent quantities, that amounts can be compared, and that small sets

Sorting and classification tasks ask young children to group objects by shared features such as color, size, shape, or use.

Color and shape learning is one of the first steps young children take toward understanding how the world is organized.

Construction play goals describe what adults hope children gain when they build with blocks, boxes, and other materials. Building is

Building blocks cognition describes how children use block play to develop thinking skills such as planning, spatial reasoning, and problem

Lacing and threading activities are hands-on tasks in which a child pushes a string, lace or cord through holes or

Scissor skill development describes how young children gradually learn to hold, open, close and steer scissors with increasing control over

Prewriting practice tasks are simple, playful activities that help young children develop the hand and eye skills needed before they

Pencil grip foundations refer to the early hand positions and movement skills that let young children hold a writing tool