Physical
- Losing baby fat (3 years)
- Can ride a tricycle (3 years)
- Hops and skips (4 years)
- Draws stick figures (4 years)
- Ties bow knot (5 years)
- Rides a bicycle (5 years)
Cognitive
- "Why" questions common (3 years)
- Names basic colors (3 years)
- Understands concept of three (4 years)
- Curious about how things work (4 years)
- Calendar has meaning (5 years)
- Sorts by color, shape (5 years)
Social-Emotional
- Often imitates adults in play (3 years)
- Sex-role stereotypes form (3 years)
- Can work in groups of two or three (4 years)
- Has special friends (4 years)
- Feelings can easily be hurt by others (5 years)
- Likes group games (5 years)
Language
- Three- to four-word sentences (3 years)
- Correctly uses past tense (3 years)
- Plays with words (4 years)
- Uses talk to solve some conflicts (4 years)
- Knows up to 5,000 words (5 years)
- Dictates stories (5 years)
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, by M.L. Henninger, 2009 edition, p. 107.
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