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Education > Learning Ladder > 2-Year Old Goals
Goals for the Two-Year Old Class
Social Skills
Children are encouraged to develop their ability to interact with peers and adults including:
- Engaging happily in solitary and parallel play
- Participating in group activities
- Learning and following classroom routines and rules
- Learning to share and take turns
- Beginning to show empathy and caring for others
Language Skills
Children are encouraged to develop listening and speaking skills including:
- Using words to communicate
- Beginning to speak in complete sentences
- Building vocabulary
- Understanding and following directions
- Understanding and answering questions
- Listening with interest to stories
Mathematics Skills
Children are encouraged to develop age appropriate mathematical skills including:
- Becoming familiar with the concepts of number and quantity
- Becoming familiar with shapes and patterns
- Developing number recognition
Scientific Thinking
Children are encouraged to learn about their environment through observing, questioning and describing as they engage in activities such as:
- Cooking
- Planting
- Water Play
Judaic Studies
Children are encouraged to establish a positive Jewish identity and develop familiarity with Jewish celebrations and traditions including:
- Celebrating Shabbat, reciting the prayers, and participating in Tot Shabbat with family
- Celebrating and learning the stories of each holiday
- Learning the meaning of tzedakah (charity), tikkun olam (good works), and helping others
- Learning simple Hebrew vocabulary
The Arts
Children are encouraged to develop an appreciation of the arts through active engagement including:
- Expressing imagination, creativity, and resourcefulness through art, music, and drama
- Singing as a part of the classroom routine
- Developing listening skills using different kinds of music
- Exploring a variety of art materials in creative ways
- Exploring sensory and gross motor activities
Physical Skills
Children are encouraged to develop fine and gross motor skills through age appropriate activities and play.
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