http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool My son's school does not seem to do much more than art in the 3 year old room. I have asked for general curriculum, but I haven't received any; much less, something specific. When he turns 3 I'll be moving him for this and other reasons. In the meantime I'm scouting schools and I'm curious about what I should expect to hear from the schools I interview. GreatSchools en-us odachimaster I would like mine to interact well with the other children. sharing, numbers, colors, trying to stay in the lines in coloring, listening to authority and doing what is being ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=1#comment_311650 5100.311650 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:38:14 -0800 HardgesMom My son is 3 (i also have a 4 1/2 yr old daughter) and in his class they teach him numbers, alphabets, some general spanish words, opposites, and some of ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=1#comment_311562 5100.311562 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:34 -0800 tricialrose The preschools that my boys attended focused mainly on exposure to these things but each of the children picked up on things at different rates. Maybe they can't make that ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=1#comment_288586 5100.288586 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:09:52 -0800 tjlove Hi Whoami, and welcome to GreatSchools!I found an article that might be of interest to you called, "How Academic Should a Preschool Be?"http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/3653 http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=1#comment_288568 5100.288568 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:50:36 -0800 whoami healthy11- thank you for your comments about my concerns for my child turning 3. It's not so much that I want him solving calculus questions by the time he's 4, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=1#comment_288504 5100.288504 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:36:53 -0800 healthy11 Few schools focus on "formal academics" for 3-yr-olds, and I think it's with good reason...kids develop at different rates, and they can learn a great deal just from socializing with ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/288430/What-are-some-reasonable-academic-expectations-for-3-year-olds-in-preschool?cpage=2#comment_288465 5100.288465 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:59:41 -0800