Sebelum Usia 6 Tahun

 Usia enam tahun adalah usia sekolah dasar bagi anak yang berkembang dengan normal.
Daftar berikut ini adalah salinan kurikulum dari sebuah sekolah Charlotte Mason di tahun 1890an. Ada 18 Daftar Hal-hal yang seyogyanya sudah bisa dilakukan seorang anak di usia enam tahun:

1. To recite, beautifully, 6 easy poems and hymns
Bisa mengucapkan ulang dengan baik enam buah puisi dan himne
2. to recite, perfectly and beautifully, a parable and a psalm
Bisa mengucapkan ulang dengan tepat dan baik satu perumpamaan yang diajarkan Yesus dan sebuah pasal dari mazmur.
3. to add and subtract numbers up to 10, with dominoes or counters
Bisa menjumlahkan dan mengurangi hingga 10, dengan alat bantu
4. to read--what and how much, will depend on what we are told of the child
Bisa membaca
5. to copy in print-hand from a book
Bisa menyalin dari sebuah buku
6. to know the points of the compass with relation to their own home, where the sun rises and sets, and the way the wind blows
Tahu arah mata angin di kompas berkaitan dengan rumah mereka, tahu dimana matahari terbit dan terbenam, dan tahu arah angin bertiup
7. to describe the boundaries of their own home
bisa menyebut batas rumah mereka
8. to describe any lake, river, pond, island etc. within easy reach
Bisa menyebut danau, sungai, pulau dsbnya disekitar area yang dekat
9. to tell quite accurately (however shortly) 3 stories from Bible history, 3 from early English, and 3 from early Roman history
 bisa menceritakan ulang dengan tepat walau singkat saja tiga cerita dari sejarah Alkitab, tiga cerita dari sejarah Indonesia (disesuaikan) dan tiga cerita dari sejarah awal Romawi (masa Yesus hidup)
10. to be able to describe 3 walks and 3 views

Bisa mendeskripsikan 3 rute jalan dan 3 pemandangan alam
11. to mount in a scrap book a dozen common wildflowers, with leaves (one every week); to name these, describe them in their own words, and say where they found them.

Membuat scrapbook  tentang 12 bunga liar, dengan daunnya (1 bunga tiap miggu); mengenal namanya dan bisa menjelaskan dengan kata-kata sendiri dan tahu dimana bisa menemui jenis bunga liar tersebut
12. to do the same with leaves and flowers of 6 forest trees

Melakukan hal yang sama untuk 6 jenis bunga dan pohon hutan.
13. to know 6 birds by song, colour and shape

mengenali 6 burung dari kicauan, warna dan bentuknya
14. to send in certain Kindergarten or other handiwork, as directed

bisa mengikuti tugas prakarya sesuai arahan
15. to tell three stories about their own "pets"--rabbit, dog or cat.

bisa mengisahkan tiga kisah binatang peliharaannya
16. to name 20 common objects in French, and say a dozen little sentences

bisa menyebutkan 20 benda yang umum dalam bahasa asing, dan bisa 12 kalimat pendek dalam bahasa tersebut
17. to sing one hymn, one French song, and one English song

bisa menyanyikan 1 himne, 1 lagu berbahasa asing dan satu lagu berbahasa ibu
18. to keep a caterpillar and tell the life-story of a butterfly from his own observations.

mengamati ulat dan menceritakan daur hidup kupu-kupu dari hasil observasinya

Standar Kurikulum Preschool (Prasekolah) 2-3 tahun

Listening and Sequencing

* Follows simple directions.
* Listens to a short story.
* Listens carefully.
* Recognizes common sounds.
* Repeats a sequence of sounds.
* Repeats a sequence of orally given numbers.
* Retells simple stories in sequence.

Reading Readiness

* Remembers objects from a given picture.
* Knows what a letter is.
* Has been read to frequently.
* Has been read to daily.
* Looks at books and magazines.
* Recognizes some nursery rhymes.
* Identifies parts of the body.
* Identifies objects that have a functional use.
* Knows common farm and zoo animals.
* Pronounces own first name.
* Pronounces own last name.
* Expresses self verbally.
* Identifies other children by name
* Tells the meaning of simple words.
* Repeats a sentence of 6-8 words.
* Completes incomplete sentence with proper word.
* Has own books.
* Understands that print carries a message.
* Pretends to read.
* Uses left-to-right progression.
* Answers questions about a short story.
* Tells the meaning of words heard in story.
* Looks at pictures and tells a story.
* Identifies own first name in manuscript.
* Prints own first name.

Position and Direction

* Understands up and down.
* Understands in and out.
* Understands front and back.
* Understands over (on) and under.
* Understands top, bottom, middle.
* Understands beside and next to.
* Understands hot and cold.
* Understands fast and slow.

Time

* Understands day and night.
* Knows age and birthday.

Size

* Understands big and little.
* Understands long and short.
* Matches shapes or objects based on size.

Colors and Shapes

* Recognizes and names primary colors.
* Recognizes circles.
* Recognizes rectangles.
* Matches shapes or objects based on shape.
* Copies shapes.

Numbers

* Counts orally through 10.
* Counts objects in one-to-one correspondence.
* Understands empty and full.
* Understands more and less.

Motor Skills:Fine and Gross Motor Skills

Fine motor skills are the small hand movements needed for writing, zipping, tying shoes, and manipulating objects. Remember, every child will acquire the fine-motor skills needed for handwriting in a different time table. The more your child uses his or her fingers in activities that help to strengthen hand coordination, the sooner he or she will master these skills.
* Pastes objects.
* Claps hands.
* Matches simple objects.
* Touches fingers.
* Able to button a garment.
* Builds with blocks.
* Completes simple puzzles(5 pieces or less).
* Draws and colors beyond
* a simple scribble.
* Able to zip a zipper.
* Controls pencil and crayon well.
* Cuts simple shapes.
* Handles scissors well.
* Able to copy simple shapes.

Gross motor skills are the large movements like running, skipping, climbing, and jumping.
* Is able to run.
* Is able to walk a straight line.
* Is able to jump.
* Is able to hop.
* Is able to alternate feet walking down stairs.
* Is able to march.
* Is able to stand on one foot for 5-10 seconds.
* Is able to walk backwards for five feet.
* Is able to throw a ball.


Social-Emotional Development

* Can be away from parents or primary care givers for 2-3 hours
without being upset.
* Takes care of toilet needs independently.
* Feels good about self.
* Is not afraid to go to school.
* Cares for own belongings.
* Knows full name.
* Dresses self.
* Knows how to use handkerchief
or tissue.
* Knows own sex.
* Brushes teeth.
* Crosses residential street safely.
* Asks to go to school.
* Knows parents' names.
* Knows home address.
* Knows home phone number.
* Enters into casual conversation.
* Carries a plate of food.
* Maintains self-control.
* Gets along well with other children.
* Plays with other children.
* Recognizes authority.
* Shares with others.
* Talks easily.
* Likes teachers.
* Meets visitors without shyness.
* Puts away toys.
* Able to stay on task.
* Able to work independently.
* Helps family with chores.

Sumber:
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?curriculum/preschool
http://homeschool-curricula.suite101.com/article.cfm/homeschool_curriculum_standards_checklists
http://www.kidssoup.com/kindergarten-milestone.html#