Preschool growth and development

Dresses/undresses self with assistance

3 years

Copies circle and square

3 years

Holds pencil in writing position

3 years

Begins to use utensils and a cup

3 years

Climbs well

3 years

Pedals tricycle

3 years

Runs easily

3 years

Walks up/down stairs with alternate feet without assistance

3 years

Vocabulary ~300+ words

3 years

1/2 of speech understandable by those outside of family

3 years

Asks "why?"

3 years

Understands most sentences

3 years

Understands physical relationships

3 years

Can have short conversations

3 years

Follows 3 part command

3 years

3-4 word sentences

3 years

Can say name/age/gender

3 years

Cooperates and shares

3 years

Understands mine/yours

3 years

Separates easily from parents

3 years

Copies adults behavior

3 years

Shows concern

3 years

May begin role playing

3 years

Use scissors successfully

4 years

Copies capital letters

4 years

Draws circles and squares

4 years

Traces a cross or diamond

4 years

Draws a stick figure with 3+ body parts

4 years

Throws ball overhead

4 years

Kicks a ball forward

4 years

Catches bounced ball

4 years

Hop on 1 foot

4 years

Stand on 1 foot up to 5 secs

4 years

Walks backward with ease

4 years

Speaks in complete sentences

4 years

Tells a story that is easy to follow

4 years

75% of speech understandable by those outside family

4 years

Asks “who, how, how many?”

4 years

Stays on topic in a conversation

4 years

Knows names of familiar animals and common objects in books

4 years

Can count a few numbers

4 years

Vocabulary of 1500+ words

4 years

Likes to do new things

4 years

Engages in creative/imaginary/role play

4 years

Likes to play with other children

4 years

Talks about interest

4 years

Follows very simple rules

4 years

may not be able to differentiate between real and make believe

4 years

Believe in monsters and afraid of the dark

4 years

Prints some letters

5 years

Draws person with body and 6+ body parts

5 years

Dresses/undresses without assistance

5 years

Can learn to tie laces

5 years

Uses fork and sppon well

5 years

Copies triangle and other shapes/patterns

5 years

Brush own teeth without assistance

5 years

Learn to skip and ride a bike

5 years

Stands on foot 10 secs or more

5 years

Swings and climbs well

5 years

May skip

5 years

Somersaults

5 years

May learn to skate and swim

5 years

All speech is understandable and grammatically usually correct

5 years

Can explain how an item is used

5 years

Answers questions "why and when?"

5 years

Talks about past/future/imaginary events

5 years

Can count to at least 10

5 years

Vocabulary 2100+ words

5 years

Uses 5+ word sentences

5 years

Understands rhyming

5 years

Can say full name and address

5 years

Follows simple directions

5 years

Wants to please friends

5 years

Understands gender

5 years

Begins to differentiate between real and make believe

5 years

Likely to follow rules

5 years

Takes turns

5 years

Performs simple chores

5 years