RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Climbs stairs independently and runs and walks easily from place to place. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Climbs familiar stairs and tries new stairs/ladders, progressing to alternating feet, and runs, walks, and jumps easily. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Climbs on playground equipment with some adult assistance and walks, runs, jumps and marches easily. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Climbs on playground equipment with little adult assistance and walks, runs, jumps, marches and hops easily. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Independently and confidently climbs on age-appropriate playground equipment and walks, runs, jumps, marches, hops and gallops easily. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Independently and confidently climbs on age-appropriate playground equipment and skips with adult assistance and modeling. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Maneuvers around objects and people without bumping into them most of the time; kick and throws a ball. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Walks along a line or beam structure with some success and attempts to catch a large ball. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Walks forward smoothly along a wide beam or line with minimal assistance and maintains balance when throwing and catching large balls. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Walks forward and backward along a wide beam or line with minimal assistance and coordinates throwing and catching with a variety of sizes of balls. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Shows balance in many situations including play outdoors, and in simple group games. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Shows balance in many situations including play outdoors, ball handling and in simple group games; throws or kicks objects with increased accuracy. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Works simple “insert” puzzles (e.g., completes simple puzzles, uses shape sorter box) with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Works simple “insert” puzzles (e.g., completes simple puzzles, uses shape sorter box). RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Uses larger beads or puzzle pieces but does not work with smaller pegs or items. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Uses smaller beads, pegs or manipulatives with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Uses a variety of manipulatives with small pieces most of the time. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Uses smaller manipulatives to create or complete designs, structures, art or puzzles with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Attempts to unzip, unbutton, untie or unsnap clothing with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Independently unzips, unbuttons, unties, or unsnaps clothing most of the time. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Attempts to zip, button, or snap clothing with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Independently snaps, buttons, or zips clothing most of the time. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Consistently succeeds in zipping, buttoning or snapping clothing. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Attempts to tie shoes with guidance and support from adults. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Responds appropriately to simple commands (i.e., “stop,” “sit down”). RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Follows through with one clear, simple direction with adult help (i.e., “put this in the trash,” “get your coat”). RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Follows through with one clear, simple direction (i.e., “put this in the trash,” “get your coat”). RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Follows through with two clear, simple directions that involve a sequence of actions. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Follows through with more than two directions that involve a sequence of actions. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Follows through with more than two directions that become increasingly complex and may be accomplished over longer periods of time and responds to one part of a conversation appropriately. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Participates in stories, songs, or finger plays with rhyming words. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Repeats rhyming words in songs, poems, or stories. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Recites simple and familiar chants or rhymes. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Makes up own chants or rhymes. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Is starting to recognize rhyming sounds. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s When presented with three different pairs of words, identifies those that rhyme with some adult assistance. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines
Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Participates in stories, songs, or finger plays with word patterns. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Can repeat word patterns in songs, poems, or stories. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Repeats alliterative language. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Knows the beginning sound of his or her name. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Is starting to make letter- sound associations. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s With adult assistance, makes simple letter- sound associations with beginning consonants. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Shows interest in listening to an adult read a book (not necessarily listening to the whole book) and/or looks at books. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Asks to listen to or look at the same story again and again. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Listens to an adult read a book or chooses to look at books alone or with others less frequently than every day. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Listens to an adult read a book or chooses to look at books alone or with others almost every day, making comments about illustrations. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Listens to an adult read a book or chooses to look at books alone or with others almost every day and/ or looks at books using the illustrations to tell the story and/or following along with familiar text (may not be accurate). RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Selects a book to read or listen to, based on favorite author or topic of interest; gives reasons for liking or disliking a book. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Identifies print in the environment (i.e., asking “What’s that say?”). RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Identifies own name as a whole. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Recognizes that letters of the alphabet can be individually named. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Recognizes some of the letters in his or her own name. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Recognizes letters in his or her own name and in those of classmates, as well as in environmental print. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Recognizes and names most upper and lower case letters. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Imitates counting of objects by counting aloud with no relationship to the objects at hand. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Lines up or sorts objects one by one without assigning any number (i.e., setting the table, organizing several bears by putting each one on a block). RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Begins to assign a number when pointing to each item while counting. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Correctly assigns a number to each item while counting five or fewer items using one-to-one correspondence. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Correctly assigns a number to each item while counting six to nine items using one-to-one correspondence RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Correctly assigns a number to each item while counting 10 objects using one-to- one correspondence. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Matches simple two-dimensional shapes in form boards and puzzles (e.g., circles, squares, triangles). RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Sorts simple shapes in sorting boxes and other materials with adult help. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Distinguishes familiar shapes from one another. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Identifies some familiar shapes by name in various circumstances RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Describes and compares characteristics of shapes and creates them with a variety of materials. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Compares and sorts objects of familiar geometric shapes by common attributes and states reasons for grouping (e.g., shape, size, number of corners). RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines
Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Identifies two objects or pictures that are the same. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Identifies two objects or pictures that are the same and eliminates ones that are different from this group. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Sorts or matches objects that are identical. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Sorts items into small number of groups based on similar attributes. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Given a collection of items, determines a classification scheme that creates a group for every item and tells about the groups. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Recognizes and creates simple alternating patterns (e.g., blue block/red block/blue block/red block). RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Asks “why?” and other simple questions for adult explanations about things observed. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Asks “why?” and other simple questions for adult explanations about things observed and explored through additional senses. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s In a science or nature experience, guesses at what will happen next with no relation to the experience. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s In a science or nature experience, makes a prediction or guess that is related to the experience. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K In a science or nature experience, makes one or more predictions and gives reasons for predicted result. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Develops plans with teacher assistance for testing prediction or hypothesis and tries out ideas. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Responds to directions from adults to put items away or to be careful with group possessions some of the time. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Responds to directions from adults to put items away or be careful with group possessions most of the time. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Places personal items in own cubby (backpack, jacket, shoes, etc.) and participates in cleanup time with adult help. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Places personal items in own cubby without assistance (but may need reminding) and participates in cleanup time with some independence and some adult help. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Places personal items in own cubby without assistance and participates in cleanup time independently (without adult help) almost every day. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Routinely demonstrates responsibility for care of classroom environment. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES:
RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Explores new objects while playing. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Explores new objects while playing and identifies favorite familiar activities. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Shows interest in exploring the environment, often choosing favorite familiar activities, trying new experiences. only with adult encouragement. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Shows interest in exploring the environment, choosing favorite familiar activities, and trying one or two new experiences independent of adult encouragement. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Shows interest in exploring the environment, often trying new experiences independent of adult encouragement. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Initiates an ongoing interest in finding out more about own environment and trying new experiences. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines Child’s name: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: Date Observed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. NOTES: RUBRIC #1 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines RUBRIC #2 First Steps for 3s Starts activity only after an adult makes suggestions. RUBRIC #3 Making Progress for 3s Starts activity after an adult makes suggestions, some of the time. RUBRIC #4 Accomplished for 3s First Steps for 4s Needs extensive adult help during activities, routines, and play. RUBRIC #5 Making Progress for 4s Needs less adult help during activities, routines, and play. RUBRIC #6 Accomplished for 4s First Steps for K Self-initiates activities and play and shows increasing independence in routines, calling on adults when help is needed. RUBRIC #7 Exceeds for 4s Demonstrates independence during activities, routines, classroom transitions, and play most of the time. RUBRIC #8 Refer to Early Learning Guidelines