Physical Development
this age can hop on one foot for 20 or more feet without losing balance.
4
refers to how a person understands language
Receptive language
strengthening this in children will be some of your most important work.
their social skills
They are becoming aware of more dangers; however, preschoolers do not know enough to understand this.
what is and is not dangerous.
Preschoolers become more and more self-sufficient as these develop.
self help skills
This age likes to practice writing
5
Five-year-olds can this on a balance beam?
walk forward and backwards
Children in this age group enjoy having this over and over again
the same stories read to them
Preschoolers still enjoy physical play, but now they like to spend more time doing what?
Talking
For four-year-olds, over one-third of a child’s play is this
solitary play
Preschoolers enjoy helping at meal times with these jobs.
table-setting and serving food
These types of language rules are still hard for preschoolers at this age.
grammar rules
By four years, most children can complete _____piece puzzles. By five years, children can put together puzzles with ______ pieces.
12 to 18 piece
18 to 35 piece
a vocabulary describing emotions called ______ is very important.
emotional language
this is the average time spent in activities such as woodworking, cooking, and sculpting clay
7 minutes
these are the beliefs people have about male and female characteristics that are often based on their cultural beliefs about what is normal and appropriate behavior for males and females.
gender stereotypes
Preschoolers should be able to take care of their toileting needs, though they may need help and/or guidance with what?
wiping
reciting numbers in their proper order.
rote counting
preschoolers may become reckless in what way when using their new gross motor skills?
riding things like scooters too fast
This is the ability to speak in clearly pronounced sounds
articulation
Asking children questions about something of theirs can help build this.
self-esteem
The reason that adults need to model appropriate responses to sadness and to provide simple explanations
to learn that it is okay to cry and talk about their feelings
Preschoolers should know these three things, for safety reasons such as getting lost. However, they will need to be taught and practice it. (not in book)
Their full name, address and phone number
Many time concepts are still confusing for children this age. This is an example of one.
how long an hour or a minute takes.
time is described in so many ways.
These are difficult for preschoolers to identify and print.
Letters that are mirror images, like b and d or p
This is an example of what? “The orange was eaten by Finley.” Three-year-olds do not usually understand this word order. They think the sentence means that the orange ate Finley. Four- and five-year-olds understand that Finley ate the orange.
passive voice sentence
When choosing helpers in the classroom, this is why you should NOT always pick the same few students.
Choosing the same few helpers time after time can make others feel unimportant.
Preschoolers may do this because they have not have learned better ways of expressing anger from their adult role models or they could just want attention
respond more physically to anger
They may use pushing, hitting, or kicking
As far eating meals, 5 year olds can do this
cut soft foods with knives & throw their napkins in a wastebasket and clear their plates from the table.
this is the ability to express thoughts to others verbally or in writing
Expressive language