Preschooler (3-6) Flashcards
Preschool weight
4.5-6.5 per year
Preschool height
2.5-3.5/yr
Average height/wt 3,4,5
3=32lbs, 37.5inches 4=36.5lbs, 40.5 inches 5=41lbs, 43.5 inches
Gross motor skills 3yr old
Rides a tricycle, jumps off bottom step, stands on one foot for a few seconds
Gross motor skills 4yr old
Skips and hops on one foot, throws a ball overhead, catches a ball reliably
Gross motor skills 5yr old
jumps rope, walks backward with heel to toe, throws and catches a ball with ease
preschool piaget
Preoperational phase till age 4.. Phase of intuitive thoughts lasts until 7.
Thoughts are all powerful and can cause events to occur
Magical thinking
Ascribing lifelike qualities to inanimate objects
Animism
Focus on one aspect instead of considering all possible alternatives
Centration
Preschoolers begin to understand the sequence of daily events,
Time- best explained to them in relation to an event. By the end of the prschool yrs, children have a better comprehension of time-oriented words.
preschool vocabulary
2100 words by the end of 5th yr
speak sentences by
3-4 ages speaj 3-4 words…4-5yrs speak 4-5 word sentences
Preschooler Erikson
Initiative vs. guilt
When do kids start comparing themselves to others
by age 5