4-YEAR OLDS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SENSITIVE, UNDERSTANDS OTHERS’ FEELING, EXPRESSES SYMPATHY INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMS CLASSIFICATION SKILLS: COLORING, MATCHING SORTING CAREGIVER’S ROLE: PLAY SIMPLE GAMES- LET CHILDREN PICK OUT SIMPLE OBJECTS ASK “WHY” AND “HOW” QUESTIONS…. PLAN LEARNING CENTERS FOR EXPERIMENTS. LOVE TO SING, MAKE-UP STORIES, LOOK AT BOOKS, LEARN RIDDLES,

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAYS WITH OTHERS(COOPERATIVE PLAY) BOSSY, TALKATIVE, LIKE ROUTINES & SCHEDULES(SECURITY) NEEDS BOUNDARIES CAREGIVERS: PROVIDE TIME FOR STRUCTURE KEEP AS MUCH TO SAME SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE, HELPS BUILD TEMPORAL SKILLS.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT THROWS OVERHAND, HOPS ON ONE FOOT LACES SHOES, POURS FROM A PITCHER, CAN CARRY A CUP OF LIQUID WITHOUT SPILLING CAREGIVER’S ROLE: *PROVIDE OUTDOOR GAMES, *ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO PRACTICE WITH GAME *LET CHILDREN POUR THEIR OWN DRINK

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS FINE MOTOR SKILLS Rides bicycle with training wheels Balances on one foot for ten seconds Skips with alternating feet Walks backward toe-to-heel for four consecutive steps Throw a ball overhand FINE MOTOR SKILLS Builds a 3 block bridge from a model Completes a 6-8 piece puzzle Folds paper diagonally (3 folds) Copies a square

*Dresses and undresses with supervision SELF-HELP SKILLS *Laces Shoes *Buckles belt *Cuts with knife *Dresses and undresses with supervision *Distinguishes front and back of clothing Zips separating zipper

LANGUAGE SKILLS-INTELLECTUAL Understands has/doesn’t have and is/is not Identifies penny, nickel, dime Follows 3 commands in proper order (clear he table, wash the table, get ready for school) Understands the pronoun we Uses irregular verb forms (ate, ran, went) Uses regular tense verbs Uses third person present tense verbs (runs, shops)

MATH READINESS SKILLS Understands the concepts beside, bottom, backward, forward Understands size concepts short, fat, and thin in object manipulation tasks Understand the concepts of triangle and circle

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT *May not be as pleasant and cooperative as at age 3 *May be more moody *May be stubborn and quarrelsome *Resents directions, *Learns to ask for things instead of taking from others *Increasingly aware of attitudes and asks for approval Needs and seeks parental approval often Becomes more interest in friends than in adults Shares possessions and toys

*Needs and seeks parental approval often *Becomes more interest in friends than in adults *Shares possessions and toys

BEHAVIORAL TRAITS OF 4-YEAR OLDS ARE TALKATIVE FULL OF QUESTIONS STRONG NEED FOR COMPANIONSHIP BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND MIX FANTASY AND TRUTH MAY HAVE IMAGINARY PLAYMATES SLEEP 12 HOURS PER DAY Interesting in knowing how things work~