Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36- 42 months 42 -48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Observe and Provides Intentionally Asks questions Notices patterns, Demonstrates an Describes describe descriptions of repeats actions to about nature similarities, and understanding of characteristics of characteristics of observations in see if results will differences in the differences living things living things and nature (e.g., differ (walking on nature (bark on between living the physical world squirrel is ledge, waving trees, veins in and nonliving climbing the tree) bubbles) leaves) things Makes Makes simple Understands the Talks about the observations predictions (how differences similarities and about creatures far a stone can be between habitats differences and plants in thrown) for people and among different nature animals animals, insects, and plants Uses nature Differentiates vocabulary between manmade and natural materials Knows weather Notes the physical requires different properties of clothing different aspects of the environment
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36- 42 months 42 -48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Observe and describe characteristics of living things and the physical world Provides descriptions of observations in nature (e.g., squirrel is climbing the tree) Intentionally repeats actions to see if results will differ (walking on ledge, waving bubbles) Asks questions about nature Notices patterns, similarities, and differences in nature (bark on trees, veins in leaves) Demonstrates an understanding of the differences between living and nonliving things Describes characteristics of living things Makes observations about creatures and plants in nature Makes simple predictions (how far a stone can be thrown) Understands the differences between habitats for people and animals Talks about the similarities and differences among different animals, insects, and plants Uses nature vocabulary Differentiates between manmade and natural materials Knows weather requires different clothing Notes the physical properties of different aspects of the environment
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