tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542263409554180432024-03-18T21:13:37.255-07:00Comfort and Joy Preschool and Childcare: Helpful hints on how create and run your own professional childcare business. An Early Childhood Education Resource . . . All Rights Reserved, 2015 ~ Kathy Matthews dba: Comfort and Joy Preschool Curriculum & Design, LLCOregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354226340955418043.post-9313658628850442972009-11-15T11:23:00.000-08:002015-07-13T11:01:55.538-07:00Introduction:<div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to Comfort and Joy Childcare!<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The purpose of this website is to share the ins<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>and -outs of setting up your own preschool or small childcare center, and then information on running the program itself. I'm no expert, but perhaps y<span style="font-size: large;">ou will find a f<span style="font-size: large;">ew things new to you on here.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">This blog i<span style="font-size: large;">s</span> a work in progress, and I will be filling in the b<span style="font-size: large;">lanks as I have time.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have y<span style="font-size: large;">ears of education and training in Early Childhood Education, <span style="font-size: large;">and years of hands on experience also. <span style="font-size: large;">My high school had a model childcare program, where <span style="font-size: large;">for two years we worked in our o<span style="font-size: large;">wn center and <span style="font-size: large;">also went out to do practicum work at community sites. The community college that I at<span style="font-size: large;">tended <span style="font-size: large;">also had a model p<span style="font-size: large;">rogram <span style="font-size: large;">for training teachers<span style="font-size: large;"> in two differ<span style="font-size: large;">ent teaching centers.<span style="font-size: large;"> I have worked in several summer <span style="font-size: large;">preschool programs. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of <span style="font-size: large;">the most rewarding <span style="font-size: large;">programs I was involved with <span style="font-size: large;">was</span></span></span></span> affiliated with Pearl Buck Cent<span style="font-size: large;">er in Eugene. Our preschool was for<span style="font-size: large;"> children born to <span style="font-size: large;">developmentally disab<span style="font-size: large;">led parents.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have run three <span style="font-size: large;">daycares out of my home over the years. </span>When I was living in Walterville, Oregon, I ran a successful family childcare named Comfort and Joy, out of our home for two<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>and<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>a<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>half
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<span style="font-size: large;">I graduated from Oregon State University a few years ago, with my B.S. Human Development and Family Sciences, <span style="font-size: large;">majoring in </span>Early Childhood Education. My minor is in Human Services. My practicum work <span style="font-size: large;">included two terms at <span style="font-size: large;">Head<span style="font-size: large;"> S<span style="font-size: large;">tart (as a teacher and as a family advocate), one t<span style="font-size: large;">er<span style="font-size: large;">m<span style="font-size: large;"> at</span> <span style="font-size: large;">the Mou<span style="font-size: large;">ntain Star<span style="font-size: large;"> Relief Nursery, and one term in a local elementary school kindergarten.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After graduation, I worked at Head Start for one school year as an assistant teacher</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> That experience taught me so much </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">about</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> running a program and working with others.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took a leave of absence f</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rom t</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he field of Early Childhood Education for 8 years, a</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">s I work<span style="font-size: large;">ed with my husband at our <span style="font-size: large;">family business.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I most recently <span style="font-size: large;">taught preschool in </span>Central Oregon. I began this blog to share my thoughts and ideas as I got back into the teaching groove. I will be posting<span style="font-size: large;"> my </span>experiences with you on here, and also provide links to other sites. <span style="font-size: large;">The easiest way to use this blog is to either scroll down, or look on the<span style="font-size: large;"> si<span style="font-size: large;">debar for areas that interest you. <span style="font-size: large;">Instead of <span style="font-size: large;">new posts beginning at the top, I<span style="font-size: large;"> have made each heading it<span style="font-size: large;">'s own page and will be adding to<span style="font-size: large;"> them al<span style="font-size: large;">l as time permits.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please keep checking back for new entries as I get this site set up. Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions.<span style="font-size: large;"> It is still a blog, <span style="font-size: large;">therefore,</span> I work for comments!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Different states have different rules regarding childcare. I am going to concentrate on how to begin a childcare business in the State of Oregon on this website. If you live in another state, this should still give you a good idea of what you need to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_414/414_205.html">* Registered Family Child Care Homes</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">(For three children or less.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the link for the State of Oregon Childcare Division: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/occ/pages/index.aspx">State of Oregon Office of Childcare</a>. The following link gives you the </span><span style="font-size: large;">ins-and-outs of Oregon childcare options: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OCC/Pages/Rules_Summary.aspx">just click here for statues, laws and licensing requirements.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OCC/Pages/LinksANDresources.aspx">* State of Oregon and National Child Care Links and Resources</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Attend the orientation course provided by the state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Attend the short Child Abuse and Neglect course offered by the state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - Get a criminal background check. If you are working from home, everybody living in your household over the age of 16 will also need to have a background check. Volunteers at your center will also need to have background checks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OCC/Pages/On-line_application_informationpage.aspx">Click here for Oregon's Criminal Background Check</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - Get your food handlers card. You can do this online, and it only costs $10.00. </span><a href="http://orlatraining.org/foodhandler/register?gclid=COy5yL6p08YCFQVbfgodTR8LaA"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to get your food handlers card online (Oregon).</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - Take an infant and child CPR course. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - Get insurance for your business. Check with your agent to see if your homeowners or renters insurance covers you for the liability of caring for other people's children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - Register with the USDA Food Program, if you choose to. You can get reimbursed for feeding the kids in your center. <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program">Click here to find out how.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How much should you charge? This might help you out: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is your childcare philosophy? Do you use elements of one or more of the early childhood education below? Can you explain to your parents/clients what you believe in and how you teach? Is your center play-based, academic or a mixture of both? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Defining what you do and how you do it wi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ll keep you thinking about how you can grow and excel as a teacher and busine</span>ss owner. Here are some examples of how to write out your philosophy </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org/resourceguide/resources/Program%20Philosophy%20Statement.pdf">from NYC.org</a>:</span></b></div>
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We at, Little Children’s Child Care
believe that our program and services offer developmentally appropriate
curriculum and we strive to enhance social, emotional, physical and
intellectual growth in young children. Our program fosters curiosity,
creativity and self-esteem by taking into account children’s abilities and
interests. Child initiated and teacher supported play is an essential component
of our program. (Used as an example on the Developing a Program Philosophy
document to align with the Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIP) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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At our Center, you step into the
wondrous world of young children where imagination and self-expression
flourish. Our teachers encourage children to use critical thinking and problem
solving skills in their daily experiences. The classroom environment is
carefully designed to reflect the children’s interests and to cultivate
positive self-image, independence, and interdependence. We foster equal
opportunity in learning and education for all children regardless of race,
creed, sex, religion, national origin, or physical condition. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Little Children Child Care’s education
program is grounded in traditional and well-established early childhood
educational philosophies. Therefore, our program contributes understanding that
support teacher’s in maintaining a cohesive purpose: improvement of the life
chances of culturally diverse children through formal education. We strive to
foster an ethic of social responsibility among our children and we urge
students to acquire and use all the resources of their culture that can be
implemented into our program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The mission of our program is to prepare teachers who demonstrate the
commitment and capacity to reform schooling and education for all young
children’s educational needs. As educators, we believe that all children have a
right to respect, regardless of their abilities. We provide an environment that
is safe yet stimulating, and a curriculum that challenges them through
creativity, self-choice, and learning through play. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Therefore, our program supports the following philosophy about
children and their growth: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Each child individually learns in different ways, at a
different pace, by different approaches and at different ages of maturation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* A positive self-concept develops in children who can fulfill
their goals, accomplish tasks on their own, and cooperate with others and
receive positive feelings from others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Self-disciplined children can direct their efforts towards
fulfillment of their goals. Children learn self-discipline through
understanding, commitment, and reinforcement. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Self-reliance is achieved by allowing children to do as many
things for themselves as they are capable of, but keeping in mind new skills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Reggio Emilio philosophy is based on the
recognition that young children have many ways in which they can express themselves,
and that we, as educators, must tap into those ways and engage the children in
their learning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We believe that children experience the
greatest growth when they feel secure and wanted. Therefore, We at Little
Children Child Care will provide a warm, caring, comfortable and safe
environment for our children. Together, we will establish routines that are
predictable and consistent. All children will be treated with gentleness,
honesty and respect. We will encourage them to treat others in this manner. Our
classrooms cultivate an unbiased atmosphere where children and parents are
encouraged to challenge their individual paradigms and subsequently see society
through a lens that celebrates diversity of thought and culture. We are
committed to children learning and believe that educators are important role
models. Therefore, we use modeling as a vital tool in our classrooms. To
maintain an atmosphere where children feel comfortable and confident, we use
constructive guidance and positive reinforcement. We feel it is also necessary
to establish and clearly define reasonable limits with logical consequences.
The children are encouraged to take ownership in shaping our classroom dynamics
through openly sharing their work, ideas and personalities which will enrich
their peers and foster their intellectual development. Little Children Child
Care advocates open communication with parents, for they ultimately play the
most vital role in their child’s intellectual development. As much as we love
to care for and guide children, we believe that parents should also be
encouraged to be active participants in their children’s education. Parents and
teacher share a common priority: providing the best that they possibly can for
the child. Working together, we believe that optimum development will be
obtained. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The American Montessori Society is committed to promoting quality Montessori
education for all children from birth to 18 years based on these key concepts: </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* The aim of Montessori education is to foster competent, responsible, adaptive
citizens who are lifelong learners and problem solvers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Learning occurs in an
inquiring, cooperative, nurturing atmosphere. Students increase their own
knowledge through self- and teacher-initiated experiences. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Learning takes
place through the senses. Students learn by manipulating materials and
interacting with others. These meaningful experiences are precursors to the
abstract understanding of ideas. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* The individual is considered as a whole. The
physical, emotional, social, aesthetic, spiritual, and cognitive needs and
interests are inseparable and equally important. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">* Respect and caring attitudes
for oneself, others, the environment, and all life are necessary. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Example 8:
</b>Marie Montessori School of the Golden Gate Philosophy: Dr. Montessori believed
that each individual human being has an innate unique talent which, when
fulfilled, is the individual's essential contribution to life and the human
community on this planet. It is their purpose in life. To discover his or her
unique talent, each child needs to be exposed to experiences pertaining to all
facets of life. To this end, Dr. Montessori designed manipulative materials for
all subject areas, activities which children experience sensorially and
interactively in a multi-age and multi-ethnic classroom setting. Freedom within
limits leads children to responsible choices, self-discipline, and
self-respect. Self-respect leads to respect for others. We are dedicated to
fulfilling the ideals of Maria Montessori, who in 1948 and 1950, earned Nobel
Peace Prize nominations for "Education for Peace."</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Portfolios are so important. They are professional and priceless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought a couple sets of 1" notebooks at Costco, I think that they are around $9.00 per set. I fill them with clear sheet protectors, and keep samples of my students' work in them. I include photos (a class picture too). I document frequent observations of the child during class-time, and put those in there too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Portfolios are available for parents to read throughout the school year. During parent/teacher conference time at the end of the year, I write a positive summary about the child's achievements, things to work on, and future goals. At the end of the year, I send them home for the family to keep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a sample of what I included in my portfolios. Parents are the child's first teacher, and anything that childcare professionals can do to help them out is a blessing. </span><span style="font-size: large;">PBS has a great site full of information for parents and teachers. I printed out and made copies of this information for each child's portfolio, depending on the age of the child. Here is the link to their page: </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopmenttracker/two/index.html" style="font-size: x-large;"> PBS Child Development Tracker</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Research shows that if children start school with a strong set of attitudes and skills that help them "learn how to learn," they will be better able to take advantage of educational opportunities. While some learning skills come naturally to children, others can be developed through a supportive environment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt;">Every child's development is unique and complex. Although children
develop through a generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones, they
may not proceed through these steps in the same way or at the same time. A
child's development is also greatly influenced by factors in his or her
environment and the experiences he or she has. The information in this guide
explains what child development experts consider to be "widely-held
expectations" for what an average child might achieve within a given year.
Please consider what you read in the context of your child's unique
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is new and interesting to one-year-olds. They enthusiastically use their five
senses to actively explore the world around them. They find pleasure in causing
things to happen and in completing basic tasks. And once a discovery is made,
one-year-olds want to make it happen again and again and again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one-year-olds are just learning to recognize and manage their feelings. They
experience a wide range of emotions and have tantrums when they are tired or
frustrated. They may also respond to conflict by hitting, biting, screaming, or
crying. One-year-olds seek autonomy and may say, "No!" to adult
suggestions or insist that they, "Do myself!" Then, moments later,
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this year, language skills typically progress from grunting and pointing to
speaking single words and experimenting with simple word combinations.
Pronunciation is quite difficult, however and familiar adults almost always
need to "translate" for others. One-year-olds steadily build their
vocabularies by absorbing the language around them. They are able to understand
common phrases and simple directions used in routine situations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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though one-year-olds have no awareness of print at this age, they take pleasure
in nursery rhymes and books with single pictures of familiar and related items.
They may apply their growing vocabularies by naming pictures in books read to
them. Children this age also have no understanding of true "writing,"
but many enjoy experimenting with marks and scribbles on a surface.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one-year olds play, they start to build their mathematical thinking by
recognizing patterns and understanding shapes. For example, they notice that
night is followed by day and that socks go on feet before shoes. They begin to
sort familiar objects by one characteristic, such as whether they are
"hard" or "soft." They may enjoy filling and emptying
containers. They know that when an object is hidden, it is still there. Many
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are just discovering their creative abilities. Their interest in art is focused
on the sensory exploration of art materials, such as paint and clay. With
music, they can respond with their whole bodies to rhythm, beat and melody.
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the most obvious changes that you will notice in your child this year are in
the area of physical development. Most one-year-olds typically move from
crawling to running by about 20 months. They hold their hands out to the side
or poke their bellies out for balance. Their gait is a bit awkward and clumsy
and falls are common. They use their new mobility to push and pull toys, dance
and climb. One-year-olds also improve in hand and finger coordination, but
skills at this age are still immature, so they fumble and drop objects
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child's development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a
generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones, they may not proceed
through these steps in the same way or at the same time. A child's development
is also greatly influenced by factors in his or her environment and the
experiences he or she has. The information in this guide explains what child
development experts consider to be "widely-held expectations" for
what an average child might achieve within a given year. Please consider what
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using their senses and motor skills to explore the world and are highly curious
about unfamiliar objects, events and phenomena. They can solve simple problems
with the "trial and error" method and will practice an activity many
times to master it. Children this age also pretend more during play, using
familiar objects and situations to process their daily experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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discoveries are also facilitated by a two-year-old's blossoming language skills
that prompt many "why," "what" and "how"
questions. During the year, children this age pick up most parts of speech to
form more complete sentences. They can understand and say hundreds of words,
but familiar adults may need to "translate" for others due to
immature pronunciation skills. They also understand simple directions and many
common phrases used in routine situations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this age are laying the groundwork for reading and writing. They enjoy having
books read to them and may pretend to "read" as they independently
look through familiar books. Two-year-olds can sing the A-B-C song, but they
don't yet understand that the letter names correspond to specific graphic
designs. They also make a variety of scribble marks anywhere and everywhere and
may even attempt to write the first letter of their name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they play and complete their daily routines, two-year-olds learn important math
skills. They can use a toy to represent another object, recognize patterns with
daily activities and understand concepts of time like, "tomorrow" and
"yesterday." Two-year-olds are just beginning to use logical
reasoning to solve everyday problems. They can sort shapes, complete puzzles
with eight pieces or less and stack a set of rings on a peg by size. They also
understand addition and subtraction with the numbers "one" and
"two."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two-year-olds explore all the ways to travel from here to there, including
rolling, crawling, creeping, walking, running, jumping and climbing. They can
also kick a small ball forward, catch a rolled ball and throw a ball overhand
(but with little accuracy). Two-year-olds love finger play activities (e.g.,
"The Itsy, Bitsy, Spider"), pounding and squeezing clay, shaking
rhythm instruments and scribbling. They can turn doorknobs and unscrew lids and
have improved their skills using eating utensils.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also use their motor skills to explore the creative arts. They make sounds by
banging and shaking instruments and household items. They enjoy dancing upon
request, doing finger plays and acting out chants and songs. Children this age
are also gaining control over their voices and will join in singing the
refrains of their favorite songs. With art, they enjoy the sensory pleasures of
the art materials and focus on the process of creating art, rather than the
final product.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enjoy playing alongside other children, but usually keep to themselves. When
conflicts arise, adults need to step in to prevent aggression and teach
appropriate behaviors. Children this age are beginning to label feelings that
they recognize in themselves and others. Controlling emotions is still
difficult, however, so frustration may trigger emotional meltdowns. Comfort
objects like blankets or teddy bears help two-year-olds cope with new
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enjoy using their senses to explore the world, and can solve simple problems
with the "trial and error" method. They will practice an activity
many times to master it, and can complete short-term, concrete tasks. Their
budding language skills and desire to learn prompt many "why,"
"what," and "how" questions. This year typically marks the
beginning of pretend play, where two-year-olds experiment with familiar objects
and situations to process their experiences.</span></div>
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(e.g., food, clothes, toys, activities) based on preferences, sometimes in
opposition to adult choices (e.g., child says, "No jacket. Want
hat!").<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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ability to sustain attention, especially when it directly influences an
activity (e.g., repeatedly stacks blocks and knocks them down).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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self-chosen, short-term, concrete tasks. Practices an activity many times
to gain mastery (e.g., repeatedly moves magnetic letters on and off the
refrigerator).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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interest in and ability to perform routine tasks independently (e.g., puts
napkins on the table before dinner).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is able to
participate in a broader array of experiences (e.g., exploring outdoor
playground equipment, climbing on rocks, investigating contents of kitchen
cabinets, paging through books), thanks to increased physical and
cognitive skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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"why," "what," and "how" questions about a
variety of sights, sounds, and experiences (e.g., asks, "Why mommy
cry?").<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Continues to
show enthusiasm and pleasure in daily explorations. Enjoys solving simple
problems (e.g., successfully puts on own hat after several tries, then
happily jumps up and down).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Becomes more
systematic in using language and physical approaches to solve problems,
but may become stuck on one solution (e.g., tries numerous strategies for
nesting a set of cups of graduated sizes, but may keep pushing harder to
get a large cup to fit into a smaller one).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Continues to
expand use of language to get help, but may refuse assistance even when
needed (e.g., may say, "I need help!" when trying to get a
little car into the garage, but then says, "Do it myself!" when
help arrives).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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abilities to recognize and solve problems through active exploration,
including trial and error (e.g., tries to get a large pillow into a small
container by turning it this way and that; eventually folds up pillow so
it fits).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Engages in
simple pretend play with familiar objects and situations (e.g., puts doll
to bed and lays blanket over her).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Expands use of
objects, art materials, and toys in new and unexpected ways (e.g., takes
bath towels out of a closet and drapes them over chairs, crumples up paper
in interesting shapes when pasting onto cardboard)"</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Every
child's development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a
generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones, they may not proceed
through these steps in the same way or at the same time. A child's development
is also greatly influenced by factors in his or her environment and the
experiences he or she has. The information in this guide explains what child
development experts consider to be "widely-held expectations" for
what an average child might achieve within a given year. Please consider what
you read in the context of your child's unique development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learn primarily through exploring, using all the senses. While playing,
they are better able to ignore distractions and focus on the task at hand.
They will even persist in completing something that is a bit difficult and
can think more creatively and methodically when solving problems.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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three-year-olds is taking off. They learn lots of new words and make major
improvements in pronunciation. They communicate in simple sentences and
are refining their use of grammar. Children this age begin to initiate
conversations, want to talk about areas of interest and can relate
personal experiences to others with the support of some prompting from
grown-ups.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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are also able to listen to and understand conversations, stories, songs
and poems. They are learning their letters, but may also refer to numbers
as "letters." They notice print in the environment and may ask
what it means. They also realize that print in books tells a reader what
to say. During the year, scribbles begin to appear more like letters and
children may string several of these "letters" together to form
mock words. They become aware of the uses for writing and may dictate
words for adults to write down.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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age develop their logical reasoning skills as they play. They can put
together simple puzzles and understand that a whole object can be
separated into parts. They are able to classify and sort objects, but
usually by only one characteristic at a time. Three-year-olds identify and
describe objects that are the "same" or "different."
They can count up to "five," and begin to recognize written
numerals "0" through "9." When counting items in a
collection, they can now label each object with just one number word to
determine the total ("one to one correspondence").<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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three-year-olds are less top-heavy than toddlers and move with greater
sureness. They have improved their abilities to run, climb and perform
other large-muscle activities. They can ride a tricycle or pump a swing.
They can catch a large ball using two hands and their bodies. Improved
finger dexterity allows them to put together simple puzzles, use tools,
hold crayons with fingers instead of fists, make balls and snakes out of
clay and undress without assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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three-year-olds need familiar adults nearby for security as they explore
and play. As they develop more independence, children this age begin to
have real friendships with other children. When conflicts arise with
peers, three-year-olds will typically seek adult assistance. They are
learning to recognize the causes of feelings and will give simple help,
such as a hug, to those who are upset. Three-year-olds can better manage
their emotions, but may still fall apart under stress.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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build on their abilities in the creative arts by developing greater
control over their voices and by recognizing, naming and singing their
favorite songs. They can play simple rhythm instruments with a developing
ability to control beat, tempo and pitch. Their art also begins to include
recognizable subjects. Three-year-olds love dramatic play and will
sometimes get so involved in their imagined scenarios that they continue
their roles even after the play stops. They also prefer to use real
objects and costumes in their pretend play."<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="line-height: 17.2000007629395px;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopmenttracker/three/approachestolearning.html">The original link to this article is PBS Parents Child Development Tracker, and it contains tons of information.</a></span></span><br />
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increasingly know what they want and express their preferences. While playing,
they are better able to ignore distractions and focus on the task at hand. They
will even persist in completing something that is a bit difficult. Learning
still happens primarily through exploring, using all the senses. Their growing
language skills allow for more complex questions and discussion, and they can
think more creatively and methodically when solving problems.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Initiative, Engagement, and Persistence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Becomes increasingly deliberate
when choosing preferred activities and companions (e.g., child says, "I
want to play at Jeremy's house today.").<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Is able to focus attention
for longer periods of time, even with distractions or interruptions, as long as
the activity is age-appropriate and of interest (e.g., can repeatedly solve and
dump out a wooden puzzle, even with the TV on in the background).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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variety of tasks, activities, and experiences. Keeps working to complete a task
even if it is moderately difficult (e.g., persists with a somewhat challenging
wooden puzzle).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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independently complete a range of self-help skills (e.g., feeding, undressing,
grooming). May refuse adult assistance (e.g., tries over and over to pull on a
sweater and pushes mom's hands away when she tries to help).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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engage in sensory and other experiences (e.g., listens to stories, plays with
friends, takes trips to the fire station).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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questions, which are becoming more verbally complex (e.g., asks, "How we
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flexible in problem-solving and thinking through alternatives (e.g., when
trying to put on shoes, talks to self about what to do first. If the shoe won't
easily go on one foot, he or she tries the other foot.).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for help on challenging tasks (e.g., says, "Can you put Teddy's pants
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Benefits from conversations with adults and peers, as well as physical
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pretend play with other children (e.g., plays in pretend kitchen with friend,
serving "cookies"). Takes on familiar roles (e.g., mom or dad) in
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language and objects. Expresses inventive ideas in an expanding set of
situations (e.g., creates interesting scenes with small plastic animals;
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child's development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a
generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones, they may not proceed
through these steps in the same way or at the same time. A child's development
is also greatly influenced by factors in his or her environment and the
experiences he or she has. The information in this guide explains what child
development experts consider to be "widely-held expectations" for
what an average child might achieve within a given year. Please consider what
you read in the context of your child's unique development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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areas of development in the menu at the left.
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopmenttracker/four/index.html">PBS Parents Child Development Tracker</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learning, four-year-olds are developing greater self-control and
ingenuity. Their pretend play is more complex and imaginative and can be
sustained for longer periods. They can also make plans and complete tasks.
Four-year-olds want to try new experiences. They also want to be more
self-reliant and seek to expand the areas of their lives where they can be
independent decision-makers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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skills of four-year-olds expand rapidly. They begin communicating in
complex and compound sentences, have very few pronunciation errors and
expand their vocabularies daily. They can follow multi-step directions and
understand explanations given for things they can see. Four-year-olds
frequently initiate conversations and are less likely to change the
subject of conversation to areas of personal interest. They are also
getting better at sharing personal experiences without prompts from
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are building their knowledge of written language. They want to know what
words in their environment say and can recognize many letters. By the end
of this year, many children understand that letters represent the sounds
in spoken words and may associate some letters with their sounds. Most
children also are capable of writing some legible letters and know that
writing goes from left-to-right and top to bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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have an increased capacity for learning math concepts. They use logical
reasoning to solve everyday problems and can effectively use language to
compare and describe objects and shapes. They can count to
"ten," recognize written numerals "0" to "9"
and add and subtract using numbers up to "four." Four-year-olds
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age can engage in long periods of active play and exercise. They are
skillful at walking, climbing, jumping, hopping, skipping, marching and
galloping. They also are better able to throw, catch, kick and bounce
balls. Improved finger dexterity allows them to hold writing tools with a
more mature, tripod grip. Advances in hand-eye coordination help
four-year-olds do puzzles, play with toys that have small parts and dress
and undress without assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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approach the world with great curiosity and use their imaginations to help
understand it. Hands-on explorations help them to separate reality from
fantasy. They can participate in the planning and implementation of simple
scientific investigations and over the course of the year, will increase
their abilities to make observations, gather information, compare data,
identify patterns, describe and discuss observations and form explanations
and generalizations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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four-year-olds continue to learn what causes certain feelings and realize
that others may react to the same situation differently. They have learned
to better manage intense emotions with coping strategies like talking it
out or drawing a picture. Four-year-olds also show further progress in
their social interactions with peers, such as by smoothly joining in a
group play situation, being sympathetic to others, or suggesting ways to
resolve conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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creative arts, children this age can identify changes in pitch, tempo,
loudness and musical duration. They can sing songs of their own creation
as well as memorized ones. Their art begins to be more realistic and may
incorporate letters. Four-year-olds love to dance and are able to move
rhythmically and smoothly. Their dramatic play is highly imaginative and
now has the structure of specific scenarios, like going to the grocery
store or rescuing a cat stuck in a tree.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt;">When it comes to learning, four-year-olds are developing greater
self-control and ingenuity. Their pretend play is more complex and imaginative,
and can be sustained for longer periods. They can also make plans and complete
tasks. Four-year-olds want to try new experiences. They also want to be more
self-reliant, and seek to expand the areas of their lives where they can be
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expands areas of decision-making (e.g., child may say, "This morning I'm
going to work on my Lego building.").<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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increased ability to focus attention, and can ignore more distractions and
interruptions (e.g., at preschool, can focus on a drawing even when other
children are nearby; might say, "I'll play with you later. I want to
finish this.").<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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increasingly able to complete tasks, even those that are longer-term and
less-concrete (e.g., keeping track of the days until his or her birthday on a
calendar). Has greater ability to set goals and follow a plan (e.g., child
says, "I'm going to pick up all these branches," and then works until
it is done).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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makes independent choices and shows self-reliance (e.g., chooses clothes, feeds
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt;">Curiosity and Eagerness to
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participate in new experiences that he or she has observed or has heard of
others participating in (e.g., says, "Jack goes fishing. Can I?").<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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questions about future events, as well as about the here and now (e.g., asks,
"When will we go to Sarah's house again?").<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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show more enthusiasm for learning letters, shapes, and numbers (e.g., while
looking at a book with dad, points to a word that contains the letter
"S" and says, "S! That's in my name! What is that word?").<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Problem-solving<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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flexible and able to draw on varied resources in solving problems (e.g., tries
to build a large structure with blocks, but the building keeps falling down.
After several failed attempts, he or she tries making a larger base. May also
look at how other children have made their buildings.).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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help from both adults and peers, and has a greater understanding of the kind of
help that may be needed (e.g., says, "Can you hold this end of the string
for me, so I can tie this?").<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ability to understand abstract concepts, especially when his or her thinking is
supported by physical interaction with materials (e.g., systematically pours
sand into measuring cups, then looks at and comments on amounts).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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in more sustained and complex pretend play (e.g., creates a long scenario with
several other children, taking a pretend trip with many stops). Expands the
roles acted out in pretend play. Is less dependent on realistic props.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative, unusual ideas about how to do a task, how to make something, or how
to get from one place to another (e.g., says, "I've got a great idea!
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"There is no one like your child<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Every
child's development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a
generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones, they may not proceed
through these steps in the same way or at the same time. A child's development
is also greatly influenced by factors in his or her environment and the
experiences he or she has. The information in this guide explains what child
development experts consider to be "widely-held expectations" for
what an average child might achieve within a given year. Please consider what
you read in the context of your child's unique development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a snapshot of this year. For more in-depth information click on the specific
areas of development please click here: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopmenttracker/five/index.htm">PBS Parents Child Development Tracker</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How your child may develop this year<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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are creative and enthusiastic problem solvers. They offer progressively
more imaginative ideas for how to do a task, make something or solve
longer-term or more abstract challenges. As they participate in a variety
of new experiences, five-year-olds ask more analytical questions and weigh
their choices. They are also more social as they learn new things and
prefer activities that involve other children.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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skills of five-year-olds are well developed. They pronounce words clearly,
speak in complex and compound sentences, use correct grammar for the most
part and have good-sized vocabularies that continue to grow rapidly.
Children this age enjoy initiating conversations, can wait their turn to
speak during group conversations and are typically able to include
appropriate details when sharing personal experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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begin to extend their oral language skills to reading and writing. They
know their uppercase and most lowercase letters and understand that
letters represent specific sounds in spoken words. This knowledge helps
them to sound out words in print and write out words based on their
sounds. They also can discuss stories and are able to tell their own tales.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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thinking of children this age becomes more abstract and expands to include
a greater understanding of the characteristics of shapes and numbers. They
can count out a collection of up to "20" items, conduct simple
addition and subtraction and identify which number in a set is larger.
Five-year-olds understand and use words related to position, such as
"under" or "behind." They sequence events
chronologically and are learning to tell time. They can also sort objects
based on more than one characteristic.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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five-year-olds abound with energy and seek active games and environments.
Their increased abilities to balance and coordinate movements allow them
to ride a bike with training wheels, swim, jump rope and perform most
ball-related skills. They show mature form in walking and running and are
able to vary the direction, speed and quality of their movements. They can
also use their fingers flexibly to control writing and painting tools,
dress and undress dolls and manage zippers and buttons.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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really want to know more about how the world works. Hands-on experiences
help them to form theories to explain "how" and "why"
things happen. They can use tools like thermometers and scales to gather
information and are able to more independently carry out simple
investigations. Five-year-olds also use increasingly descriptive language
to relay information, ask questions and provide explanations."<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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are creative and enthusiastic problem solvers. They offer progressively more
imaginative ideas for how to do a task, make something, or solve longer-term or
more abstract challenges. As they participate in a variety of new experiences,
five-year-olds ask more analytical questions and weigh their choices. They are
also more social as they learn new things and prefer activities that involve
other children.</span></div>
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choices (e.g., may spend a long time thinking about whether to go to the store
with mom or to stay home and help dad).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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project for a sustained period of time (e.g., spends a rainy day building a
complicated fort out of chairs and blankets, complete with props and signs). Is
able to return to an activity after being interrupted.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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complex projects, with supervision. Can return to projects begun the previous
day. Uses self-talk and other strategies to help finish difficult tasks and
assignments from adults (e.g., a school project to make an alphabet book).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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on self-selected learning tasks. Shows interest and skill in more complex
self-help skills (e.g., decides to learn to skate, zips jacket, prepares a
snack).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of new experiences, both independently and with peers and adults (e.g., goes on
a camping trip with grandparents, tries to learn to play piano like older
brother). May deliberately take risks when learning new skills.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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(e.g., asks, "What would happen if we had no food?" or "Why was
Raymond mad at me"?).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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nonverbal enthusiasm for learning new things, including academic (e.g.,
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think of possible solutions to problems. Can use varied and flexible approaches
to solve longer-term or more abstract challenges (e.g., when planning to have
friends over on a rainy day, thinks about how to deal with a limited space to
play).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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more accurately to identify the type of help needed (e.g., says, "I think
I know how to play this game, but I think you'll have to help me get started.
Then I can do the rest.").<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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hands-on experiences to support more abstract thinking skills (e.g., makes a
book about last summer's vacation trip, complete with sections for each place
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children in extended and complex pretend play, taking on more varied roles and
situations (e.g., acts out roles of lions, hunters, rescuers, and other animals
in a dramatic and sustained scenario).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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creative, unusual ideas about how to do a task, how to make something, or how
to get from one place to another (e.g., asks, "Let's use these old boxes
to make a spaceship! Where's some paint?")."</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Birth to 3 Months</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Makes jerky arm movements</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Holds hands in tight fists</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Brings hand within range of eyes and mouth</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Head falls back when unsupported</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Raises & moves head side to side when lying on their stomach</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins reflexes including, sucking, grasping & holding their tongue to the roof of their mouth</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Infants pay close attention to sounds and language</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Responds to speech by looking at the person speaking</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Reacts to changes in tone, pitch, volume and intonation</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Communicates with movements including crying, jabbering and laughing</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Attempts to mimic sounds</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Most infants can see within 13 inches clearly</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to focus & follow moving objects and people</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can see all colors</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Distinguishes tastes involving, sweet, sour, bitter and salty</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Preference for high contrast items</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Responds with facial expressions to strong odors</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to suck fingers</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Watch and Observe Hands</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Responds positively to touch</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to recognize body parts, examples, arms & legs</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learns to feel comfort with a familiar adult</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will respond to touch</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Begins to smile and express pleasure to social interaction</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3 to 6 Months</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Becomes stronger and more alert</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins movements utilizing large muscle groups including rolling over and pushing the body forward</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to reach for objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Grasps objects and puts them in their mouth</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Makes discoveries of object’s qualities including the noises they make when moving them</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Loves to have conversations through exchanging sounds, facial expressions and bodily gestures</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recognizes familiar voices of mom, dad and caregiver</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Listens to conversations</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Repeats some sounds involving vowels and consonants</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to recognize faces</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can differentiate people by the way they look, sound or feel</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Reacts to and mimics facial expressions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to respond to familiar sounds</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to anticipate routine events including changing, feeding and bathing</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will begin to initiate social interaction</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Plays peek-a-boo</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to recognize their name</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can laugh out loud</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Smiles more freely</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6 to 9<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Months</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Babies becomes more mobile</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts reaching and pulling up on furniture</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins motions to crawl</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Grasps and pull objects towards themselves</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Transfers items between hands</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vocals increase</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins repetitive jabbering</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can associate gestures with small words and two word phrases like “hey” and “bye-bye”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to use vocal & non-vocal communication to express interest</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At an early age, babies try to learn how things work</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begin to stare longer at suspended objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can distinguish between nonliving and living objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uses size of objects to decipher how close or far away they are</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to show preferences for familiar people</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Expresses more emotions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will respond to voices & gestures</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will display discontentment at the loss of a toy</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">9 to 12 Months</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Babies will begin to sit and stand without support</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts walking with assistance</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can roll a ball and throw objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will pick up and drop toys</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins picking up objects using thumb and one finger</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Children begin trying to talk</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Babies can recognize the names of familiar individuals and objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Displays understanding by responding with body language and facial expressions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can say a few simple words</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understands and responds to “No-no” by stopping</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Responds to simple questions & directions with gestures, sounds and some words</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Expresses pleasure when looking at picture books</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Explores how things work</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Experiments with physical objects, turning items over and fitting them into larger containers</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Imitates simple actions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Become responsive to their name</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will begin to feed themselves finger foods</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to hold cup with both hands and assistance</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Expresses apprehension when separated from mom or dad</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Waves “Bye-bye”</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 to 2 Years</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Self-initiated movements become easier</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to walk alone</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will try to walk backwards</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Picks up objects while standing</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can seat self in children’s chairs</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pushes and pulls objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can walk up & down stairs with assistance</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Moves in response to music/singing</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to scribble using fisted hand</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to repeat & understand many words & simple phrases</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Follows series of simple directions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can communicate a few words clearly</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can say single words to explain an event or request for an object</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At 18 months children begin learning about 9 words a day</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spends a great deal of time observing and imitating adult’s actions and language</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understands words & instructions by responding correctly</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins matching like objects</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts recognizing characters in books & movies with help</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can distinguish between “you” & “me”</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will begin to recognize themselves in pictures and the mirror</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Obeys few commands</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to play by themselves & mimic adult behaviors during play</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shows pleasure in new accomplishments</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Expresses negative feelings</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to help with small tasks</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2 to 3<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Years</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Become more comfortable with motions, increased speed and coordination</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins movements such as, running, jumping with both feet, walking on tip toes and kicking</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can stand on one foot with support</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Turns pages of books</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Holds drawing utensils with thumb and finger, not fist</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Children are able to maneuver small objects with more control</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to join words to form short sentences</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to use modifiers (adverbs and adjectives)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to point to familiar objects as they are named</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Names objects based on their descriptions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Responds to simple questions including “where?” and “what?”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Enjoys listening to stories and reading books</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to recall and explain events that occurred that day</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to group objects by category</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Identifies themselves in the mirror or pictures</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chooses picture books</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to identify objects by sound or picture</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Enjoys role-play and imitating adult actions, for example playing house</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can stack items in order of their size</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Relates what they are doing to what others are doing</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to identify gender differences</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Indicates the need to “potty”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Assists with dressing and undressing themselves</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Is assertive about their preferences</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uses “I” “me” and own name</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Illustrates fear of things</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Becomes defensive of possessions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Participates in activities such as singing, clapping and dancing</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3 to 4 Years</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Children have improved movements & balance including, walking in a line, running around objects, balancing on one foot and steering push toys</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to ride tricycle</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to throw and catch a ball</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can build towers with blocks</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins drawing shapes</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can use slide without help</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Language becomes more complex</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Able to communicate more understandably</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uses more correct grammar such as plurals and tenses</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understands & recognizes size comparisons involving big and small</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understands time concepts and narrates past occurrences</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can sing songs and repeat nursery rhymes</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins sorting objects based on physical attributes, including matching colors and shapes.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Organizes materials without help</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can identify parts of a whole</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to learn how to write their own name</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can tell you their full name & age</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can attend to an activity for an extended amount of time</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to follow directions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can wash hands & blow nose when reminded</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to share toys & take turns</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uses term “we”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Initiates or joins other children in playing</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Starts to create own games</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Plays pretend (example, acting as animals, parents or objects)</span></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4 to 5 Years</strong></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Children are more confident with large movements including walking backwards, skipping, jumping forward, hopping on one foot, and walking up & down stairs alternating feet</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins turning flips and learning somersaults</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can use children’s scissors and cut in a continuous line</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Copies more complex shapes</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Children can start writing a few letters</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tries to retell stories, sometimes confusing a few facts</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Combines thoughts to form sentences</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">· More curious, starts asking “when?” “how?” and “why?” questions</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can follow a series of unlike commands</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understands sequencing of events and comparatives using “er” & “est”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins using words like “can,” “might,” "will," “should,” and “shall.”</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can mimic and make sounds of letters</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to make rhymes with words</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can point to and name colors</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Comprehends order and processes</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learns to write name</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Describes pictures</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Can draw a person with details</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Counts to five</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Is able to articulate their street address and town</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shows understanding of good & bad behavior</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins to compare themselves with others</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Acknowledges others feelings</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Develops friendships</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Begins imaginative play</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Curious of opposite sex & other children’s bodies</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Becomes Competitive</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now back in the classroom <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">after</span> eight years out of it, <span style="font-size: large;"></span>I <span style="font-size: large;">have been busy learning about what is new since I left. <span style="font-size: large;">I spent the fir<span style="font-size: large;">st weekend in May attending at NEAYC convention in Bend, Orego<span style="font-size: large;">n and <span style="font-size: large;">received a kick-start on teaching tools and idea<span style="font-size: large;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">T<span style="font-size: large;">ucker the Turtle is a big deal right now, teaching children how to stop before reacti<span style="font-size: large;">ng by taking three deep breaths, going into their <span style="font-size: large;">shell, and thinking of options other than lashing out at their fr<span style="font-size: large;">iends. Once thinking of another option, the kids learn to ask them<span style="font-size: large;">selves<span style="font-size: large;">, "Is it kind? Is it safe<span style="font-size: large;">? How will it make other people fee<span style="font-size: large;">l?"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">went online <span style="font-size: large;">to find out more, made myself a notebook by printing off what I found. I also <span style="font-size: large;">went to the local toy store and <span style="font-size: large;">bought</span> some tu<span style="font-size: large;">rtles, and then assembled a basket that is all ready to<span style="font-size: large;"> use <span style="font-size: large;">during c<span style="font-size: large;">ircle time.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These guys are adorable, and are easy to find right now<span style="font-size: large;">. I named the big one Tucker, the little one Teri and th<span style="font-size: large;">e one in his shell T<span style="font-size: large;">immy. You can also find a turtle hand<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>pupp<span style="font-size: large;">et<span style="font-size: large;"> to use instea<span style="font-size: large;">d, as t<span style="font-size: large;">he woman in the video below did.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is one example of a lesson plan tha<span style="font-size: large;">t you can use if you want to:</span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried this <span style="font-size: large;">for the first time with three kids yesterday<span style="font-size: large;">. They were very receptive. My g<span style="font-size: large;">r<span style="font-size: large;">oup consisted of a 2 1/2 year-old, a 3 1/2 year-old and a 5 year-old. First, we practiced our deep breathing technique<span style="font-size: large;">. I used a<span style="font-size: large;">n artificial flower and an unlit candle. All you do is <span style="font-size: large;">smell the flo<span style="font-size: large;">wer and the<span style="font-size: large;">n </span>blo<span style="font-size: large;">w out the candle. Easy<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>peasy, for the older two<span style="font-size: large;">. <span style="font-size: large;">The little one <span style="font-size: large;">tr<span style="font-size: large;">ied her best to smell t<span style="font-size: large;">he flower, but she kept blowing on it instead. Sometimes I still for<span style="font-size: large;">get <span style="font-size: large;">ho<span style="font-size: large;">w the easiest things to me <span style="font-size: large;">might be the hardest ones for somebody else.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We practice<span style="font-size: large;">d three deep breaths, cur<span style="font-size: large;">ling into a ball, <span style="font-size: large;">thinking of an option that wouldn't h<span style="font-size: large;">urt any<span style="font-size: large;">b<span style="font-size: large;">ody, and then re-read the story. We also have a post<span style="font-size: large;">er on our circle tim<span style="font-size: large;">e board that shows a variety of <span style="font-size: large;">optio<span style="font-size: large;">ns:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Say, <span style="font-size: large;">"Please <span style="font-size: large;">stop."</span></span></span></div>
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Your Two-Year-Old<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Language
skills for two-year-olds are blossoming. They can understand and say hundreds
of words, but familiar adults may need to "translate" for others due
to immature pronunciation skills. During the year, they pick up most parts of
speech to form more complete sentences. They understand simple directions and
many common phrases used in routine situations. Children this age rarely
initiate conversations, but they answer adult questions more readily and need
less prompting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At 24 months,
understands 500 to 700 words; by 30 months, as many as 800 or 900.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The average
child has the capacity to acquire one or two words per day, given access
to new words in his or her daily experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Learns a
considerable number of words when adults name objects. During this year,
begins to also infer word meanings from their context in adult
conversations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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include many nouns (names of things, such as common objects and familiar
people), and an increasing number of action words, descriptive words,
pronouns and location words. Children also typically learn quantifiers
(e.g., more, all, some) and question words (e.g., why, where, who, when).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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lot of common phrases used in routine situations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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two-step directions involving very familiar objects and actions (e.g.,
"Get your hat." "Put your book back on the shelf.",
"Take off your mittens and tuck them in your hat.", "Pick
up the book and bring it here.")<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Understands
simple explanations in routine contexts.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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speech sounds that aren't used in native language continues to decrease.
Exposure to a second or a third language helps children to continue to
perceive a wider range of speech sounds, making learning a second language
easier.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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"horsie"), but to a lesser degree for more frequently occurring
items.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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certain positions in words are still hard for many children. Parents and
caregivers may need to "translate" for others. Children at this
age often enjoy chanting, repeating syllables over and over in a sing-song
way to explore language sounds.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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half of this year, children continue to communicate in sentences that lack
parts of speech. By the end of the year, children have picked up most of
the parts of speech that make for full and grammatical sentences (e.g.,
says, "Mommy is getting her purse," instead of, "Mommy
purse.").<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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experience. Children can increasingly provide more in response to initial
questions, but many details still need prompting (e.g., "And where
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">These are the two classrooms that I had at New Generations Child Development Center in Sunriver, Oregon. At first I taught the 2's/3's class, "The Rabbits", and then I taught the preschoolers, "The Mustangs".</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> The Rabbits Room Dramatic Play:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups water</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups flour</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 cup salt</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 tablespoons of shortening</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 tablespoon of powdered alum (found in the spices section at the store).<i> <span style="font-size: small;">You can substitute cream of tarter for the alum if you want to.</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Food coloring</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A good, heavy duty pot</span></li>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next:</span> </span></u></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">
Add t<span style="font-size: large;">he </span>food coloring to the water in a large measuring cup and stir. Put it aside. </span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">
Place the dry ingredients in the pan, and mix well.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">
Add shortening to dry ingredients, and mix well.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">
Add colored water to the pan, and cook over low heat.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Stir constantly until the mixture thickens into a ball and pulls away from the pan. I use a big wooden spoon. The ball of hot dough will is going to be heavy.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">
Dump the dough on to a floured counter-top and knead until smooth. Add a bit more flour if you think the dough is too sticky.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> Let the play-dough cool off a bit and then put it into a Ziplock freezer bag. Keep the corner of the bag open so that it can cool and let extra condensation out. </span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Store in a Ziplock bag that is placed <i>inside</i> a plastic container.</span></li>
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This play-dough will last for a month or two, if you put it back in the plastic bags when you are all done.</span><br />
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