Three Years Old

Half-Day and All-Day options are available for three-year-olds. At this age, children enjoy the social world of making friends, learning independence, developing communication skills, sharpening fine and gross motor skill development, and expanding basic knowledge including color recognition, names of colors, shapes, numbers and ABC’s. Through directed play and free play activities, teachers encourage children to reach developmental milestones that will help them succeed in all areas of life. All children must be potty trained.
 
Using the Abeka curriculum and the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development as a guide, teachers create curriculum activities that will enhance the learning of the following skills:
  • Introduce the alphabet
  • Recognize first name
  • Recognize basic colors and shapes
  • Begin to understand number concepts and count to 10
  • Develop a sense of self
  • Learn early social problem-solving skills
  • Use imagination and create new ideas
  • Increase the ability to communicate ideas, wants and needs
  • Begin to identify words that rhyme
  • Show increased comprehension and enjoyment of literature
  • Begin to use scribbles and pictures to represent ideas
  • Follow simple directions and routines
  • Learn to take turns and share
  • Fine motor skill development
  • Gross motor strength and coordination
  • Learn about God’s love for the world and model Christian values
Parent Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Important Milestones: Your Child by Three Years
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Important Milestones: Your Child by Four Years
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)