Gross Motor
• Balances on one foot for five seconds or longer
• Jumps forward with feet together
• Performs a somersault (forward roll)
• Swings and climbs
• Possibly skips
Fine Motor
• Draws a person with body parts (about 7 parts)
• Dresses and undresses without assistance
• Uses a fork, a spoon, and sometimes a table knife
• Usually cares for own toilet needs
• Snaps fingers
• Copies diagonal strokes
• Colors within the lines
• Dynamic tripod improved and used consistently
• Builds gate as demonstrated with blocks
Language
• Speaks sentences of more than 5 words
• Uses future tense
• Tells longer stories
• Says address
• Names at least four colors
• Says what to do when a person is tired, hungry, or cold
Personal and Social
• Asks a lot of questions
• Can count five or more objects
• Better understands the concept of time
• Knows about things used every day in the home
• Plays board games and card games
• Wants to please friends and be similar to friends
• Is more likely to agree to the rules
• Likes to sing, dance, and act
• Shows more independence
Other Characteristics and Behaviors to Expect
• Is aware of gender differences — knows boy from girl
• Is able to distinguish fantasy from reality
• Is sometimes stubborn, demanding and very cooperative