Preschool Milestones: What will my preschooler learn?
Ages: 2 years, 9 months to 4 years, 9 months
Before graduating from the preschool program at 4 years and 9 months, your child will be able to achieve specific milestones in four key areas.
Citizen
- Know her first name, last name, age, gender, and address
- Dress and undress herself, including buttoning, unbuttoning, zippering, and unzippering
- Communicate with friends, practicing taking turns, and enter into play with others
- Wash her hands using soap and water and dry them off with a towel, all on her own
Scholar
- Tell you at least two things about common objects and use at least two descriptors about common objects
- Use all of the words in a sentence and speak in complete sentences (for example: “I am going to the park.”)
- Follow three-step specific directions
- Ability to write her own name
- Letter recognition of upper and lower case letters and letter sounds
Mind
- Name five different colors
- Count up to 15 and count 5 objects placed in front of her in order (one, two, three, four, five)
- Recognize size relation (i.e., pick the smallest or biggest object)
- Play act and pretend
- Positive sense of self
Body
- Hop up and down on either the right foot or the left foot
- Throw a ball overhand and catch a large ball with both hands
- Unbutton one or more buttons
- Master beginning writing skills, including letters or letter-like shapes
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