Language & Communication/Lenguaje y Comunicación
- say full name, age gender and birthday
- name shapes
- wait for turn in group conversations
- recite days of the week, months & seasons
- names 4-5 words that begin with the same sound
- follows multi-step directions
- knows time words such as: yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night, before, after
- uses past and future tenses; learning to use past tense of irregular verbs: went, caught, swam, etc.
- uses words representing physical relations or positions, such as: over, under, above, below, beside, in front, behind, inside, outside, between, top, bottom, left, right, before, after
- understands comparatives like loud, louder, loudest
Reading & Writing/ Lecto-escritura
- Knows most uppercase and lowercase letters
- writes legibly most upper and lowercase letters (4 &5 year olds)
- understands that letters represent the sounds in spoken words
- associates letters with their sounds (phonemes)
- writes a few words correctly from memory such as their name, “no”, “yes”, “mom”, “dad”
- knows that writing goes from left-to-right and top to bottom
- knows that the names of the author and illustrator are on the cover of the book, along with the title of the book
- understands difference between make-believe and realistic (fiction and non-fiction) stories/books
Numbers & Counting/ Matemáticas
- counts up to 30 objects
- counts backwards from ten
- reads and writes numbers up to 20
- knows ordinals from first to tenth
- understands simple addition and substraction
- adds/subtracts with up to 5 objects
- begins to use ruler to measure length (4 &5 year olds)
Social & Emotional/ Social-emocional
- Cleans up without constant supervision
- plays cooperatively, be generous, take turns, share toys
- enjoys imaginative play with other children
- shows concern and sympathy for others
- suggests ways to resolve conflicts
- uses words to express emotions and preferences
- improved ability to calm oneself, uses coping strategies
- wants to try new experiences
- enjoys and often has one or two focus friendships
Cognitive/ Cognitivo
- Draws a person with at least 6 body parts
- draws, names, and describes pictures
- understands concept of same shape (congruence)
- shows some understanding of moral reasoning, such as fairness, good or bad behavior, good choices
- builds three-dimensional structures with small cubes by copying from a picture or model
- can identify and sort by multiple properties such as size, color, shape, function
- recognizes and extends simple patterns
- knows how to follow routines in emergency situations and/or seek help
- learns when and how properties can be changed , such as mixing colors, and solids to liquids
- arranges three pictures to tell a story
- can use the toilet independently
Fine Motor Skills/ Psicomotricidad fina
- Copies geometric shapes, such as triangles, rhomboids, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons
- can cut with scissors on a line continuously
- demonstrates good control of pencils, crayons, and markers; colors within lines well
- folds paper diagonally when shown how
- clip papers together
- can button, zip, and tie shoelaces (4 & 5 year olds)
Large Motor Skills/ Psicomotricidad gruesa
- Can stand on either foot for at least ten seconds
- can jump with both feet, hop, and gallop
- can walk forwards or backwards toe to heel
- can skip with alternating feet
- mastered the low balance beam (wide)
- can throw an object underhand to a target 8 feet away
- can kick, catch, and bounce a ball
- can jump over a low and narrow object