| Developmental Stages for Typical Children |
| 4 Year Olds |
- Buttons and unbuttons
- Zips and unzips
- Climbs up and down stairs one
foot per step - Cuts on line with scissors
- Skips on one foot
- Completes 6-8 piece puzzle
- Buckles a belt
- Loves having a "friend"
- Plays with small group of children
- Delights in humorous stories
- Loves to whisper "secrets"
- Loves silly language and words
- Learns simple card games
- Develops awareness of good and
bad - Vocabulary of 1200-1500 words
- Begins to identify letters in his or
her name
| 5 Year Olds |
- Copies most letters
- Traces objects
- Draws objects
- Copies square, diamond,
triangle - Models objects from clay
- Laces shoes
- Skips
- Catches a ball with hands
- Jumps from heights
- Jumps rope
- Climbs
- Washes hands
- Becomes competitive
- Respects others property
- Develops a sense of fairness
- Verbally expresses anger
- Names days of the week
- Writes numbers 1-10
- Retells main detail from a story
- Vocabulary of 2000 words or
more - Follows 3 step command
| The following are some developmental benchmarks for typically developing 4 and 5 year old children. These are skills that most children of a particular age are able to do. |
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