Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Approaches to Learning: Preschool

Other Kansas Early Learning sets

Persistence & Engagement in Learning

  • 1

    Engagement and Attention

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Sustains attention to task, especially when adults offer suggestions, comments and questions as a means of support. ATL.PEL.p3.1

      2. 2

        Ignores distractions briefly when engrossed in an activity. ATL.PEL.p3.2

      3. 3

        Remembers and follows one- or two-step directions.ATL.PEL.p3.3

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Sustains attention to task despite distractions. ATL.PEL.p4.1

      2. 2

        Gathers information through listening. Remembers what was said in brief group discussion.ATL.PEL.p4.2

  • 2

    Persistence

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 4

        Practices an activity many times until successful.ATL.PEL.p3.4

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 3

        Carries out tasks, activities, projects or experiences from beginning to end. ATL.PEL.p4.3

      2. 4

        Remains focused on the task at hand even when frustrated or challenged.ATL.PEL.p4.4

Initiative

  • 1

    Curiosity and Initiative

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Investigates environment with purpose during play (e.g., opens, closes, fills, empties, builds up and knocks down objects and containers).ATL.I.p3.1

      2. 2

         Initiates play with other children and takes on a variety of roles while playing.ATL.I.p3.2

      3. 3

        Explores, practices, understands social roles through play.ATL.I.p3.3

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Seeks new and varied experiences and challenges through play. ATL.I.p4.1

      2. 2

        Chooses activities to do alone or with others.ATL.I.p4.2

      3. 3

        Invites other children to join groups or activities.ATL.I.p4.3

      4. 4

        Makes and follows plans for games or activities with other children. ATL.I.p4.4

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    Sense of Competence

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 4

        Recognizes own abilities and expresses satisfaction when demonstrating them to others.ATL.I.p3.4

      2. 5

        Knows self as part of family, culture, spiritual group or community.ATL.I.p3.5

      3. 6

         Begins to be able to release and or redirect emotional tensions, becoming more relaxed and cooperative afterward.ATL.I.p3.6

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 5

        Shows pride in family composition; recognizes self as important to family and friends.ATL.I.p4.5

      2. 6

        Recognizes and respects similarities and differences between self and others (e.g., gender, race, special needs, cultures, languages, family structures).ATL.I.p4.6

      3. 7

        Associates emotions with words and facial expressions.ATL.I.p4.7

Creativity

  • 1

    Problem Solving

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Identifies a problem and attempts multiple ways to solve it, including working with others as part of a team, with some adult assistance. ATL.C.p3.1

      2. 2

        Recognizes making a mistake and sometimes is able to correct it.ATL.C.p3.2

      3. 3

        Remembers and applies two rules simultaneously (e.g., books go here, trucks there).ATL.C.p3.3

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Identifies a problem, demonstrates flexibility in solving it and changes plans if a better solution is proposed.ATL.C.p4.1

      2. 2

        Is able to delay gratification for better payoff later; anticipates consequences of own behavior.ATL.C.p4.2

      3. 3

        Understands what is real and what is make-believe.ATL.C.p4.3

  • 2

    Creativity and Flexibility

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 4

        Creates own ideas for play, using imagination and inventing new ways to use everyday materials.ATL.C.p3.4

      2. 5

        Identifies questions and situations that are puzzling or interesting and has ideas for possible solutions.ATL.C.p3.5

      3. 6

        Identifies ways to change behavior to respond to desires and needs of others.ATL.C.p3.6

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 4

        Invents new activities through play.ATL.C.p4.4

      2. 5

        Begins to enjoy games where must adjust response to changing rules (e.g., Simon Says); adjusts behavior to different activities/settings.ATL.C.p4.5

      3. 6

        Begins to hold an arbitrary rule in mind and follows it to produce a response that differs from natural instinct (e.g., sort animal cards by color rather than by animals).ATL.C.p4.6

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