Early Childhood
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Parents who are actively involved with their children’s learning at home help their children become more successful learners in and out of school.
3 to 4 Years - How Your Child Develops. Your Child:
- Can build more detailed building with large blocks.
- Loves to play with toy trucks, fire engines, and airplanes.
- Can walk up and down stairs.
- Can jump off bottom step.
- Can do easy cut out puzzles.
- Enjoys swinging, climbing, and sliding.
- Can use large crayons and enjoys finger painting.
- Can talk very well.
- Can tell you his/her full name.
- Can sing songs and recite some rhymes.
- Is forever asking questions.
- Enjoys playing with other boys and girls.
- Can help set the table.
- Can dress and undress self but needs help with the buttons.
- Enjoys taking turns in play.
- Is usually cooperative.
- Can help to bathe self.
- Can wash hands and face.
3 to 4 Years - Suggested Activities
- Help child to draw circles, squares, and triangles.
- Allow child to use water paints.
- Show child how to paste paper and/or cloth on a sheet of paper.
- Help child to cut paper with blunt-end children’s scissors.
- Show child how to lace a shoe.
- Sing with child and help recite nursery rhymes.
- Take child to playgrounds to play on slides and swings.
- Help child to ride a tricycle.
- Use large and small balls to play kickball and catch.
- Ask questions about child’s activities.
- Let child play with simple puzzles.
- Teach child to count to 10 using objects.
- Sing counting songs to child.
- Teach child his/her age
- Start teaching your child the colors, one at a time.
- Teach child to speak in complete sentences.
- Teach child to be considerate of other people.
- Teach child opposites in play activities: boy-girl, up-down, cry-laugh, full-empty, hot-cold, hard-soft.
(From the Indiana State Teachers Association/ Indianapolis Education Association/ National Education Association)
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