Explorer One Year Olds

EXPLORER

ONE YEAR OLD'S

EXPLORER AGES:

  • One year old’s

SCHEDULE OPTIONS:

  • 5 days a week; all day
  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday; all day
  • Tuesday and Thursday; all day

LANGUAGE ARTS

  • Babble in a way that sounds like talking and try to “talk” with you
  • Understand basic commands like stop
  • Beginning basic language development(saying words like mama, no)
  • Beginning to recognize repetitive finger plays, rhymes, songs
  • Beginning intro to Spanish

MATH CONCEPTS

  • Beginning to recognize colors and shapes
  • Beginning to count objects
  • Beginning to rote count(most likely skipping or numbers in non-sequential order)
  • Basic Problem-Solving
  • Basic sorting by color and shape

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL

  • Smile and laugh in reaction to somebody else or when playing
  • Cry when someone nearby is upset
  • Feel comfortable exploring the room when a caregiver is nearby
  • Show affection to familiar people
  • Have temper tantrums when frustrated
  • Beginning self help skills (pushing in chair, throwing away own trash at mealtime)

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

  • Stick out their arms, legs and feet to help get dressed and undressed
  • Walk without help
  • Begin walking up stairs
  • Begin trying to kick a ball
  • Can squat to pick up an object from floor and stand back up without help

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

  • Drink from a sippy cup
  • Use a spoon—clumsily—to eat
  • Point, poke and maybe even pinch
  • Put things into a bucket and take them out again
  • Scribble with a thick crayon or marker
  • Stacking blocks on own
  • Turning pages of a book

COGNITIVE

  • Know the use of everyday objects, such as a spoon, a toothbrush or phone
  • Start following simple directions such as “blow me a kiss” or “sit down”
  • Start simple pretend play, like feeding a stuffed animal
  • Recognizing body parts(eyes, head, nose, etc)
  • Making a connection between a word you say and a picture in a book
  • Start testing cause and effect, such as what happens when he throws his cup on the floor