Preschool Curriculum for 3-Year-Olds: Foundational Skills and Development Areas

1. Language and Literacy

   • Vocabulary building
   • Letter recognition (alphabet)
   • Phonemic awareness (sounds of letters)
   • Listening skills
   • Basic storytelling and comprehension
   • Speaking in simple sentences

2. Mathematics

   • Number recognition (1-10)
   • Counting objects
   • Basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, etc.)
   • Understanding size and comparisons (big/small, tall/short)
   • Sorting and classifying objects by color, shape, or size

3. Social and Emotional Development

   • Sharing and taking turns
   • Expressing emotions verbally
   • Following simple rules and routines
   • Developing independence in self-care (dressing, washing hands)
   • Cooperative play and interacting with peers

4. Physical Development

   • Fine motor skills (using crayons, scissors, building blocks)
   • Gross motor skills (running, jumping, climbing)
   • Hand-eye coordination activities

5. Cognitive Skills

   • Problem-solving and critical thinking through play
   • Cause and effect understanding
   • Memory games and pattern recognition
   • Curiosity and exploration of the environment

6. Creative Arts

   • Drawing and coloring
   • Singing simple songs and rhymes
   • Role-playing and imaginative play
   • Basic crafts and manipulative activities

7. Science and Nature

   • Exploring the natural world (plants, animals, weather)
   • Simple experiments (water play, mixing colors)
   • Observations of changes around them (seasons, day/night)

8. Health and Safety

   • Understanding basic hygiene
   • Recognizing safe and unsafe behaviors
   • Awareness of body parts and functions

This curriculum is designed to support holistic development, preparing 3-year-olds for more structured learning in later preschool years.