preschooler G/D Flashcards
rides tricycle age
3
broad jump age
3
balance on tiptoe
3
balances on foot for a few seconds
3
skips and hops on one foot
4
catches ball reliably
4
throws and catches ball well
5
balances on alternate feet
5
begins to skate and swim
5
increased strength and refinement of fine and gross motor abilities
5
3 year old fine motor skills
assembles simple puzzles
manipulates clay; finger paints
copies simple shapes, such as a cross or circle
stacks blocks up to nine high
4 year old Fine Motor Skills
copies crosses and squares
prints some letters
uses table utensils skillfully
cuts on a line
5year old Fine Motor Skills
hand preference is established laces (but cannot tie) shoes grasps pencil like an adult colors within lines cuts and pastes simple shapes
things that bring stress to preschoolers
Separation from parents Super natural beings Ghosts Monsters Noises “Bad people” Injury
play in preschoolers
associative and cooperative play begins; imaginative play and imitative play