This book contains a collection of instructional objectives and accompanying sample items for use with children in nursery schools, preschools, Head Start Programs and kindergartens. It encompasses selected topics from the arts, language arts, math and arithmetic skills, promoting physical development, science, and satisfying social and personal needs. A range of intellectual tasks is suggested, including classifying, problem solving, and creative expression. Administrators, program directors, and principals will find the collection useful in planning and assessing programs. The teacher is not expected to use all the objectives, but rather to select and modify those which meet her particular situation. Three common practices in modifying objectives are (1) changing the response expected of the learner, (2) changing the situation, and (3) changing the standard. For each objective given, a sample item and a criterion are also included. (DG)