Mile stones (Preschool) Flashcards
3-6: Height
2.5-3 inches a year
Preschool: weight
5lbs a year
Rides tricycle
3
Broad jump
3
Balance on tip toes
3
Balance on 1 foot
3
Throws and catches ball well
5
Skips and hops on 1 foot
4
Catches ball reliably
4
Balance on alternating feet
5
Begins to skate, swim, and has increased strength
5
Fine motor skills of 3 year old (5)
- Simple puzzles
- Clay
- Finger paint
- Copies shapes (circle + cross)
- Stacks blocks 9 high
Fine motor skills of 4 year old (4)
- Copies crosses and shapes
- Prints letters
- Uses table utensils well
- Cuts on a line
Hand preference is established by
5 years old
Can lace shoes but not tie
5
Grasps pencil like adult
5
Colors in lines and cuts and pastes shapes
5
Draws stick figure
4
Stresses of Preschoolers
- Separation
- Super natural
- Monsters
- Noises
- “bad people”
- Injury
Sex typing occurs at this age
Preschoolers
- develops behavior, personality, attitudes, and beliefs of culture for her or her sex
- Occurs through immiatation
What kind of play with preschoolers?
Associative
-group play but without rigid organization
Later: cooperative play
What is the focus for play with preschoolers?
Stimulate imagination
- Language and social development
- gross and fine motor skills
What kind of play do preschoolers enjoy?
Associative play- group play in similar or identical activities but without rigid organization or rules
Begin to start “Cooperative Play”, usually through dress up and imaginative things
Dress up
- Imaginative
- Imitative (adult roles)
- dolls
- brooms
- vacuums
- hammer, saws
What kids actually like to help out?
Preschoolers (3-6)