1. 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,

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. *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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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
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