FOUR YEARS

FOUR YEARS

1. physical development

   • gross motor skills.
     • have develop a good sense of balance and may be able to walk along a line.
     • can stand, walk and run on tiptoe.
     • can catch, kick,throw and bounce a ball.
     • bend at the waist to pick up object .
     • enjoy climbing trees and frames.
     • run up and down stairs, one foot per step.
     • can ride a tricycle with skills and make sharp turns easily.
   • fine motor skills
     • build a tower.
     • copy a building pattern of three steps using six cubes or more.
     • able to thread small beads on a lace.
     • hold and use a pencil or pen in an adult fashion.
     • can draw on request a figure.
     • copy the letters x,v,h,t and o.
     • can spread their hand and bring their thumbs into opposition with each finger in turn.
   • sensory development.
     • match and names primary colors .
     • listening to long stories.

2. cognitive and language development.

   • -enjoy counting up 20 by rote, and understand the concept of number up to three
   • can repeat nursery rhymes and songs, with very few errors
   • can state their full name and address almost correctly.
   • tell long stories.

3. talk about things in the past and the future

4. can sort objects into groups.

5. have increased memory skills.

6. can give reasons and solve problems

7. include more detail in their drawings.

8. often confuse fact with fiction.

9. talk fluently,asking questions (why, when, how and understanding the answers

10. emotional and social.

    • can eat skillfully with a spoon and fork.
    • can wash and dry their hands and brush their teeth
    • can undress and dress themselves.
    • often show sensitivity to others.
    • show a sense of humour
    • like to be independent
    • like to be with other children