The 2-year-old class promotes independence through child centered and teacher directed activities. Emphasis is directed toward self-care milestones – self feeding,  toileting and hand washing, and helping with classroom tasks . Circle time engages children in calendar, weather, counting, story-time, songs, and patterns. Age appropriate activities promote taking turns, cooperation, sharing, and expressing feelings in an appropriate manner.  Daily record keeping is an integral part of the Busy Bees program.

Activities

• Early literacy skills such as phonics

• Pre-writing skills and teacher-assisted drawing

• Self-help skills including feeding, bathroom, and dressing

• Beginner math and counting

• Uses language appropriate to express wants and needs

• Carries on conversations with teachers and other students

• Initiates play using language

• Sorts objects by color, size, item

• Complete simple ABAB patterns

• Recognizes their written name and can locate it in several places

• Sequence pictures to make a story

• Engage in color, painting, beginning writing, and other activities to promote fine motor skills

• Climb, jump, walk, and run during gross motor activities