36-48 Months
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Learning Themes
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What Skills Will I Learn?
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Staff
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School Supplies
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Extra Curricula Activities
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Daily Activities

What Skills Will I Learn

Physical Development
  • Growth is steady, slower than first 2 years
  • Can jump from low step
  • “Baby” teeth stage is over
  • Balances briefly on one foot
  • Needs minimal help eating
  • Pedals a small tricycle
  • Throws a ball overhand
  • Enjoys swinging
  • Can turn pages of a book
  • Enjoys playing with clay
  • May show hand dominance
  • Manipulates large buttons and zippers
  • Washes and dries hands
  • Achieves bladder control
  • Holds crayons and markers between first two fingers

Intellectual Development
  • Speech is understandable most of the time  
  • Produces expanded noun phrases
  • Produces verbs with “ing” endings and uses “s” to indicate more than one
  • Listens attentively to age appropriate stories
  • Makes relevant comments during story time
  • Likes to look at books and pretend to read
  • Enjoys riddles, guessing and suspense
  • Understands concepts of same and different
  • Builds a tower of nine or more blocks

Social/ Emotional Development
  • Imitates parents and playmates
  • Takes turns
  • Expresses affection openly
  • May have a best friend
  • Tries to problem solve
  • Cooperates with friends
  • Easily separates from parents
  • Becomes more independently
  • Asks “why” questions
  • Correctly names some colors