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K–12 Standards

Approaches to Learning: Preschool

Other Iowa Early Learning Standards sets

Children express curiosity, interest, and initiative in exploring the environment, engaging in experiences, and learning new skills.3.1.PS

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    The child chooses, deliberately, to explore a variety of materials and experiences, seeking out new challenges. 3.1.PS.1

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    The child participates in experiences with eagerness, flexibility, imagination, independence, and inventiveness. 3.1.PS.2

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    The child asks questions about a variety of topics3.1.PS.3

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    The child repeats skills and experiences to build competence and support the exploration of new ideas3.1.PS.4

Children purposefully choose and persist in experiences and play.3.2.PS

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    The child maintains concentration on a task, despite distractions and interruptions3.2.PS.1

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    The child stays engaged and completes a variety of both adult-directed and self-initiated tasks, projects, and experiences of increasing degrees of difficulty3.2.PS.2

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    The child sets goals and follows a plan in order to complete a task. 3.2.PS.3

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    The child chooses to participate in play and learning experiences.3.2.PS.4

Children demonstrate strategies for reasoning and problem solving.3.3.PS

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    The child  shows interest in and finds a variety of solutions to questions, tasks, or problems3.3.PS.1

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    The child recognizes and solves problems through active exploration, including trial and error, and through interactions and m discussions with peers and adults.3.3.PS.2

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    The child shares ideas or makes suggestions of how to solve a problem presented by another person.3.3.PS.3

Children engage in play to learn.3.4.PS

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    The child engages in a variety of indoor and outdoor play experiences3.4.PS.1

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    The child  uses sights, smells, sounds, textures, and tastes to discriminate between and to explore experiences, materials, and the environment.3.4.PS.2

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    The child engages in self-initiated, unstructured play3.4.PS.3

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    The child plans and executes play experiences alone and with others.3.4.PS.4

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K
Where can I read the official document?
Iowa Early Learning Standards

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