Developmentally Appropriate Goals for a Five-Year-Old Lesson Plan

The following information was compiled by me based on viewing few preschool curriculum standards, WIDA levels, and milestones appropriate for this age group.

You can hold classes for 45 to 60 minutes.

Here are some milestones for this age group:

• Hold a pencil using a tripod grip (two fingers and a thumb)

• Cut out basic shapes with scissors; may be able to cut a straight line

• Recognize and name colors and basic shapes

• Know the letters of the alphabet and letter sounds

• Recite their name, address, and phone number

• Understand basic concepts about print (like knowing which way the pages go and that words are read left to right and top to bottom)

• Know that stories have a beginning, middle, and end

• Count groups of objects up to 10 and recite numbers to 20

Based on a preschool curriculum that uses WIDA I believe these objectives are appropriate for this age. You may notice that some of these objectives also are in the previous age group blogs. That is because it is important to include level one when teaching.

Here are listening objectives shown as "I can" statements:

• I can understand words that describe and compare things.
• I can ask questions to help me understand. 
• I need people to show me pictures and use their hands to help me understand. 
• I can understand the different ways my friends and teachers tell me to do something. For example, they might tell me to give them something or they might ask me to give them something.
• I can understand longer sentences about topics I know. 
• I can understand when people tell me to do three things and then show me pictures or use their hands to help me understand. 
• I can understand instructions in class about things we will be doing. 
• I can understand when people say “hello” or “goodbye.”
• I can notice that people will sometimes wave when they say “hello” and “goodbye.” 
• I can understand questions that let me choose “yes” or “no” for an answer.
• I can recognize different sounds in English words. 
• I can understand words that help me understand where things are or what kinds of things they are.
• I can understand questions about things I know when they start with
• what
• when
• where
• who
• how many
• how
• why
• can you tell me about ...

Here are speaking objectives shown as "I can statements:

• I can use greetings as a way to begin talking with other people.
• I can use my hands to wave, point, or show what I want to say and what I need.
• I can use words I have learned at school that help describe, explain things, and tell others what I have learned about school topics. 
• I can use “is” and “are” to talk about other people.
• I can use words and phrases I have heard others say.
• I can use new words to share ideas and talk with my friends and teachers. 
• I can change words to tell when there is more than one of something or when something happened before. 
• I can make sentences that tell something, ask a question, or use the word “not.”
• I can ask and answer questions 
• I can connect ideas using “because” in longer sentences.
• I can say most English words clearly and most people understand me. 
• I can connect a few words together using “and.”
• I can use many sentences that are polite and that show people that I care about them. 
• I can connect ideas using “then” at the beginning of a sentence. 
• I can talk about myself and other people.
• I can use words to answer simple questions and to do everyday things in class with my friends.
• I can use words and actions to show what I need.
• I can use words to answer simple questions and to do everyday things in class with my friends

Please use this information when trying to plan for your future lessons. I feel that it is important to think of the purpose for the lesson first; then, think of an appropriate topic afterward. You can find more information on what else this age can do from the source below.

Sources:

Milestones for 5