Transition Classrooms
24 — 36 months
The teachers’ goals for their children are to begin to recognize letters, numbers, shapes, and colors, as well as, using their words to express their feelings and solve problems. Many children also take an interest in potty training while in their classrooms.
Some of the favorite themes in the Red and Blue rooms include, music, ABC’s, animals, opposites, transportation, and camping.
The transition-aged students have a chance to participate in a variety of fun activities, including field trips, art exploration, musical yoga, texture experiences, dramatic play, and block building.
As an extension of the classroom, the transition teachers suggest parents sing with their children, discuss the themes at home and ask questions about what they have learned, look for familiar letters on containers, toys, or signs while driving, and develop math skills by cooking together and counting everyday objects like plates at the table or shoes by the door.
Developmental Milestones
Transition |
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Cognitive |
Social/Emotional |
Language & Communication |
Large and Fine Motor |
Respond to simple directions or make simple choices |
Show awareness of their own feelings and those of others, & talk about feelings |
Recount events that happened that day |
Use crayons, holding them with thumb and fingers to make lines and circles |
Remember where many things are kept and how to get to them |
Become easily frustrated and display aggressive feelings & behaviors |
Join familiar words into simple three word sentences |
Turn pages in a book one at a time |
Can tell you whether another child is a boy or a girl |
Watch other children and briefly join them in play |
Name objects based on their description |
Jump in place with both feet together |
Understands “how many” or “two” |
Use objects symbolically in play |
Ask many questions |
Kick a large ball forward |