Social

§         Interested in new experiences

§         Cooperates with other children

§         Plays "Mom" or "Dad"

§         Increasingly inventive in fantasy play

§         Dresses and undresses

§         Negotiates solutions to conflicts

§         More independent

Emotional

§         Imagines that many unfamiliar images may be "monsters"

§         Views self as a whole person involving body, mind, and feelings

§         Often cannot tell the difference between fantasy and reality

Cognitive

§         Correctly names some colors

§         Understands the concept of counting and may know a few numbers

§         Tries to solve problems from a single point of view

§         Begins to have a clearer sense of time

§         Follows three-part commands

§         Recalls parts of a story

§         Understands the concepts of "same" and "different"

§         Engages in fantasy play

Language

§         Has mastered some basic rules of grammar

§         Speaks in sentences of five to six words

§         Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand

§         Tells stories

Movement

§         Hops and stands on one foot up to five seconds

§         Goes upstairs and downstairs without support

§         Kicks ball forward

§         Throws ball overhand

§         Catches bounced ball most of the time

§         Moves forward and backward with agility

Hand and Finger Skills

• Copies square shapes

• Draws a person with two to four body parts

• Uses scissors

• Draws circles and squares

• Begins to copy some capital letters