Toddlers are inquisitive – growing and learning fast. This is the time when children learn to use words and speak. KidsFirst teachers plan activities to help them explore and master their new skills. We believe that by promoting purposeful play in a safe, organized environment our toddlers develop and strengthen their new independence. Here are the results that parents can expect at KidsFirst:
Social and Emotional Development. Toddlers will:
Express a variety of emotions and react to others
Follow one-step directions
Recognize their own abilities and are excited to share their new skills with others
Starts to share toys with other children
Approaches Towards Learning. Toddlers will:
Experiment with objects in the environment
Play with toys in new ways to learn what is possible
Build with blocks
Learn to "stomp like a dinosaur and roar like a lion"
Cognition and General Knowledge. Toddlers will:
Remember information and routines
Play "pretend" with other children
Begin to master simple puzzles
Learn numbers and starts to count
Start to compare sizes, shapes and colors of toys and other objects
Physical Well-Being and Motor Development. Toddlers will: