Common Planner
K–12 Standards

24-36 months

Other Georgia Early Learning and Development (GELDS) sets

Physical Development and Motor SkillsPDM

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    HEALTH & WELL-BEING

    1. Standard

      The child will practice healthy and safe habits.PDM1

      1. a

        Sleeps well, waking rested and ready for daily activities.PDM1.2a

      2. b

        Actively participates in games, outdoor play and other forms of physical activity for sustained periods of time.PDM1.2b

      3. c

        Pays attention to simple safety instructions and avoids dangers with assistance.PDM1.2c

      4. d

        Verbalizes simple safety rules.PDM1.2d

      5. e

        Attends to personal health routines and self-care needs with some assistance from an adult.PDM1.2e

    2. Standard

      The child will participate in activities related to nutrition.PDM2

      1. a

        Prepares nutritious snacks with adult assistance.PDM2.2a

      2. b

        Eats a variety of nutritious foods and recognizes healthy foods.PDM2.2b

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    USE OF SENSES

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate an awareness of the body in space and child’s relationship to objects in space.PDM3

      1. a

        Acts and moves with intention and purpose.PDM3.2a

      2. b

        Demonstrates awareness of his/her own body in space.PDM3.2b

    2. Standard

      The child will use senses (sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste) to explore the environment and process information.PDM4

      1. a

        Participates in a variety of sensory experiences and differentiates between the senses.PDM4.2a

      2. b

        Tests objects to determine their purpose.PDM4.2b

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    MOTOR SKILLS

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate gross motor skills.PDM5

      1. a

        Develops gross motor control for a range of physical activities. PDM5.2a

      2. b

        Develops coordination and balance.PDM5.2b

    2. Standard

      The child will demonstrate fine motor skills.PDM6

      1. a

        Coordinates the use of hands and fingers.PDM6.2a

      2. b

        Performs simple fine motor skills. PDM6.2b

Social and Emotional DevelopmentSED

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    DEVELOPING A SENSE OF SELF

    1. Standard

      The child will develop self-awareness.SED1

      1. a

        Uses gestures and actions to reference self when interacting with others.SED1.2a

      2. b

        Uses pronouns such as I, me and mine.SED1.2b

      3. c

        Shows sense of satisfaction in his/her own abilities/preferences. SED1.2c

      4. d

        Shows emerging independence by occasionally resisting adult control.SED1.2d

    2. Standard

      The child will engage in self-expression.SED2

      1. a

        Uses verbal expressions and gestures to communicate needs, opinions, ideas and preferences. SED2.2a

      2. b

        Uses verbal and nonverbal expressions to demonstrate basic emotions such as anger, happiness and sadness.SED2.2b

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    SELF-REGULATION

    1. Standard

      The child will begin to demonstrate self-control.SED3

      1. a

        Displays understanding of engaging in routines, rules and appropriate social behavior.SED3.2a

      2. b

        Self-soothes independently.SED3.2b

      3. c

        Regulates some impulses with adult guidance.SED3.2c

      4. d

        Responds to transitions and changes to schedules/routines. SED3.2d

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    DEVELOPING A SENSE OF SELF WITH OTHERS

    1. Standard

      The child will develop relationships and social skills with adults.SED4

      1. a

        Stays connected with familiar adults using gestures, glances and verbal interaction.SED4.2a

      2. b

        Looks to familiar adults for reassurance when trying new tasks.SED4.2b

      3. c

        Shows nonverbal affection to familiar adults.SED4.2c

      4. d

        Occasionally seeks out adult for help.SED4.2d

    2. Standard

      The child will develop relationships and social skills with peers.SED5

      1. a

        At times, shows a preference to play with a familiar child. SED5.2a

      2. b

        Plays alongside other children for short periods. Observes and imitates other children.SED5.2b

      3. c

        Occasionally, resolves peer conflicts with adult support.SED5.2c

      4. d

        Recognizes and names the feelings of peers with adult support.SED5.2d

      5. e

        Shows awareness of peers’ personal space and belongings.SED5.2e

Approaches to Play and LearningAPL

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    INITIATIVE AND EXPLORATION

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate initiative and self-direction.APL1

      1. a

        Tries inventive or new ways of using materials or completing tasks. APL1.2a

      2. b

        Verbally expresses desire to complete tasks by self.APL1.2b

      3. c

        Independently selects materials and utilizes those materials.APL1.2c

    2. Standard

      The child will demonstrate interest and curiosity.APL2

      1. a

        Seeks information from others.APL2.2a

      2. b

        Asks questions about familiar objects, people and experiences.APL2.2b

      3. c

        Explores and manipulates familiar objects in the environment.APL2.2c

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    ATTENTIVENESS AND PERSISTENCE 

    1. Standard

      The child will sustain attention to a specific activity and demonstrate persistence.APL3

      1. a

        Engages in teacher-directed activity for short periods of time.APL3.2a

      2. b

        Demonstrates focus on a teacher-directed activity for a short period of time.APL3.2b

      3. c

        Shows persistence in activities of interest despite interruptions. APL3.2c

      4. d

        Repeats successful actions and experiences.APL3.2d

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    PLAY

    1. Standard

      The child will engage in a progression of imaginative play.APL4

      1. a

        Substitutes one object for another in pretend play or pretends with objects that may or may not be present.APL4.2a

    2. Standard

      The child will demonstrate a cooperative and flexible approach to play and learning.APL5

      1. a

        Participates in play and learning activities with a small group of children for short periods of time.APL5.2a

      2. b

        Helps and shares in a social setting with adult guidance.APL5.2b

      3. c

        Shows creativity, inventiveness and flexibility in his/her approach to play with adult guidance.APL5.2c

Communication, Language and LiteracyCLL

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    RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE

    1. Standard

      The child will listen to conversations and demonstrate comprehension.CLL1

      1. a

        Listens and responds to brief conversations and group discussions.CLL1.2a

      2. b

        Listens to and follows one-step directions.CLL1.2b

      3. c

        Responds to questions with appropriate answers.CLL1.2c

    2. Standard

      The child will acquire vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories and/or books.CLL2

      1. a

        Demonstrates understanding of words through actions and/or conversations.CLL2.2a

      2. b

        Listens and understands familiar vocabulary from activities, stories and books.CLL2.2b

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    EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE

    1. Standard

      The child will use nonverbal communication for a variety of purposes.CLL3

      1. a

        Communicates needs and wants through nonverbal gestures and actions, in addition to verbal communication. CLL3.2a

      2. b

        Gains awareness of how to communicate feelings using nonverbal gestures and actions.CLL3.2b

    2. Standard

      The child will use increasingly complex spoken language.CLL4

      1. a

        Strings sounds and/or words together with voice inflections.CLL4.2a

      2. b

        Uses three- to four-word phrases and includes describing words.CLL4.2b

      3. c

        Describes experiences.CLL4.2c

      4. d

        Demonstrates an expanding vocabulary.CLL4.2d

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    EARLY READING

    1. Standard

      The child will acquire meaning from a variety of materials read to him/her.CLL5

      1. a

        Uses words to describe or name pictures when reading.CLL5.2a

      2. b

        Shows preference for familiar stories and can repeat phrases.CLL5.2b

      3. c

        Answers simple questions about a story.CLL5.2c

    2. Standard

      The child will develop early phonological awareness (awareness of the units of sound).CLL6

      1. a

        Listens to and imitates sounds in familiar nursery rhymes, songs and chants.CLL6.2a

      2. b

        Experiments with rhyming words.CLL6.2b

    3. Standard

      The child will demonstrate increasing knowledge of the alphabet.CLL7

      1. a

        Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.CLL7.2a

    4. Standard

      The child will demonstrate awareness of print concepts.CLL8

      1. a

        Recognizes and self-selects familiar books to mimic independent reading.CLL8.2a

      2. b

        With prompting and support, discriminates words from pictures.CLL8.2b

      3. c

        Holds book with two hands and turns the pagesCLL8.2c

      4. d

        With adult guidance, recognizes some environmental print. CLL8.2d

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    EARLY WRITING

    1. Standard

      The child will use writing for a variety of purposes.CLL9

      1. a

        Makes more controlled scribbling.CLL9.2a

      2. b

        Experiments with a variety of writing tools, materials and surfaces.CLL9.2b

      3. c

        Occasionally draws and scribbles with a purpose.CLL9.2c

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: MathCD-MA

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    NUMBER AND QUANTITY

    1. Standard

      The child will organize, represent and build knowledge of number and quantity.CD-MA1

      1. a

        Recites numbers up to five in sequence. CD-MA1.2a

      2. b

        Recognizes some numerals in the everyday environment.CD-MA1.2b

      3. c

        Begins to understand that numbers of objects can be symbolized by printed numerals.CD-MA1.2c

      4. d

        Uses simple vocabulary to describe concepts related to amount.CD-MA1.2d

    2. Standard

      The child will manipulate, compare, describe relationships and solve problems using number and quantity.CD-MA2

      1. a

        Matches two equal sets using one-to-one correspondence with adult guidance.CD-MA2.2a

      2. b

        Counts one, two and sometimes three objects using one-to-one correspondence with adult guidance.CD-MA2.2b

      3. c

        Applies number and counting to daily routine.CD-MA2.2c

      4. d

        Participates in creating simple, real and pictorial graphs.CD-MA2.2d

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    MEASUREMENT AND COMPARISON

    1. Standard

      The child will explore and communicate about distance, weight, length, height and time.CD-MA3

      1. a

        Develops vocabulary for length, weight and height.CD-MA3.2a

      2. b

        Makes simple comparisons between two objects. CD-MA3.2b

      3. c

        Uses measurement tools in play activities.CD-MA3.2c

      4. d

        Identifies daily routines and changes in routine.CD-MA3.2d

    2. Standard

      The child will sort, seriate, classify and create patterns.CD-MA4

      1. a

        Orders a few objects by characteristic with adult guidance.CD-MA4.2a

      2. b

        Matches objects with similar attributes or characteristics.CD-MA4.2b

      3. c

        Recognizes simple patterns in the environment.CD-MA4.2c

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    GEOMETRY AND SPATIAL THINKING

    1. Standard

      The child will explore, recognize and describe spatial relationships between objects.CD-MA5

      1. a

        Practices using directionality and appropriate vocabulary.CD-MA5.2a

      2. b

        With some adult guidance, demonstrates increasing ability to slide, rotate and flip objects to make them fit.CD-MA5.2b

    2. Standard

      The child will explore, recognize and describe shapes and shape concepts.CD-MA6

      1. a

        Recognizes and names two-dimensional shapes with adult guidance.CD-MA6.2a

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    MATHEMATICAL REASONING

    1. Standard

      The child will use mathematical problem solving, reasoning, estimation and communication.CD-MA7

      1. a

        When given two objects, makes a guess about a characteristic.CD-MA7.2a

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: Social StudiesCD-SS

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    FAMILY

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate an understanding of his/her family and an emerging awareness of his/her own culture and ethnicity.CD-SS1

      1. a

        Uses words to identify his/her family members. Knows own first and last name.CD-SS1.2a

      2. b

        Uses simple phrases to demonstrate an emerging awareness of differences and/or similarities between self and others.CD-SS1.2b

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    PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate an understanding of his/her community and an emerging awareness of others’ cultures and ethnicity.CD-SS2

      1. a

        Recognizes and follows simple rules of the classroom communityCD-SS2.2a

      2. b

        Identifies traditions and cultural celebrations of his/her own family.CD-SS2.2b

    2. Staandard

      The child will demonstrate an awareness of the geography in his/her community.CD-SS3

      1. a

        Places people and objects in the appropriate place with assistance.CD-SS3.2a

      2. b

        Recognizes aspects of his/her communityCD-SS3.2b

    3. Standard

      The child will demonstrate an awareness of economics in his/her communityCD-SS4

      1. a

        Completes jobs to contribute to his/her community with adult guidance.CD-SS4.2a

      2. b

        Recognizes occupations.CD-SS4.2b

      3. c

        Recognizes relationship between supply and demand.CD-SS4.2c

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    HISTORY AND EVENTS

    1. Standard

      The child will understand the passage of time and how events are related.CD-SS5

      1. a

        Recognizes sequence of events.CD-SS5.2a

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: ScienceCD-SC

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    SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND METHODS

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate scientific inquiry skills.CD-SC1

      1. a

        Uses senses to observe and experience objects and environment with adult guidance.CD-SC1.2a

      2. b

        Uses simple tools as props through play.CD-SC1.2b

      3. c

        Observes and discusses objects and events in the environment.CD-SC1.2c

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    EARTH AND SPACE

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate knowledge related to the dynamic properties of earth and sky.CD-SC2

      1. a

        Explores and investigates theCD-SC2.2a

      2. b

        Asks questions about the properties of sand, soil and mud.CD-SC2.2b

      3. c

        Describes the objects in the sky during daytime and nighttime by drawing and/or naming.CD-SC2.2c

      4. d

        Observes and discusses weather.CD-SC2.2d

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    Living Things

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate knowledge of living things and their environments.CD-SC3

      1. a

        Investigates plants and animals, and how they grow and change.CD-SC3.2a

      2. b

        Explores a variety of living and non-living objects.CD-SC3.2b

      3. c

        Identifies more complex body parts.CD-SC3.2c

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    PHYSICAL SCIENCE

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate knowledge related to physical science.CD-SC4

      1. a

        Explores motions to play with toys with adult support.CD-SC4.2a

      2. b

        Uses basic words for speed of motion.CD-SC4.2b

      3. c

        Begins to use words to describe physical properties and states of matter of objects.CD-SC4.2c

      4. d

        Uses complex motions to play with toys that are simple machines.CD-SC4.2d

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    INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate an awareness of and the need to protect his/her environment.CD-SC5

      1. a

        With assistance he/she participates in activities to protect the environment.CD-SC5.2a

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: Creative DevelopmentCD-CR

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    CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND DANCE

    1. Standard

      The child will participate in dance to express creativity.CD-CR1

      1. a

        Dances to and becomes engaged in music and movement.CD-CR1.2a

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    VISUAL ARTS

    1. Standard

      The child will create and explore visual art forms to develop artistic expression.CD-CR2

      1. a

        Experiments with a variety of materials to express individual creativity.CD-CR2.2a

      2. b

        Describes what he/she sees when looking at pictures, photos and art work.CD-CR2.2b

      3. c

        Communicates preference for one piece of art over another and tells why.CD-CR2.2c

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    MUSIC

    1. Standard

      The child will use his/her voice, instruments and objects to express creativity.CD-CR3

      1. a

        Experiments with vocalization, sounds and musical instruments.CD-CR3.2a

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    DRAMA

    1. Standard

      The child will use dramatic play to express creativity.CD-CR4

      1. a

        Listens and shows interest when an adult tells a story with props.CD-CR4.2a

      2. b

        Spontaneously pretends to take on the characteristics of a person, character or animal.CD-CR4.2b

      3. c

        Imitates and repeats voice inflections to entertain others.CD-CR4.2c

      4. d

        Explores new situations through dramatic playCD-CR4.2d

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: Cognitive ProcessesCD-CP

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    THINKING SKILLS

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate awareness of cause and effect.CD-CP1

      1. a

        Explores the effects that simple actions may have on objects.CD-CP1.2a

      2. b

        Asks simple questions to try to understand.CD-CP1.2b

    2. Standard

      The child will use prior knowledge to build new knowledge.CD-CP2

      1. a

        Makes connections between objects and ideas.CD-CP2.2a

      2. b

        Demonstrates imitation skills, including imitation of peers.CD-CP2.2b

      3. c

        Understands that familiar objects and people do not change when child is separated from them.CD-CP2.2c

      4. d

        With adult prompting, uses clues to make predictions.CD-CP2.2d

      5. e

        Discusses why things occur.CD-CP2.2e

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    PROBLEM SOLVING

    1. Standard

      The child will demonstrate problem-solving skills.CD-CP3

      1. a

        Experiments with familiar objects to solve problems.CD-CP3.2a

      2. b

        Tries several methods to solve a problem before asking for assistance.CD-CP3.2b

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