Playing well with two or three children in group Answering simple and questions Getting a drink from a fountain • • “who” • Associative play predominates about familiar people or things Cutting from one side to opposite side • Showing interest in other children Relating experiences from recent past Walking upstairs and downstairs alternating feet • • • Having difficulty sharing Making negative statements (“Can’t open it,” without holding on to handrail • • Displaying affection for caregivers touch”) Enjoying projects that involve scissors and • “Don’t • Separation may still be stressful. Calms with Beginning to use contractions (can’t, we’ll, won’t) glue • • reassurance and distractions Beginning to use auxiliary verbs (“I hafta sleep” • Separating easily from parent or caregiver in gonna get it”) • “Me familiar environment Using some plural forms correctly in speech • Showing facial expressions and behaviors Correctly producing phonemes , k, g, ng) • • indicating pity, shame, modesty Performing multi-step tasks (takes money, rings • Expressing feelings such as fear, anger, and cash register, puts money in drawer when • affection playing) Sometimes restless, rebellious, very active Copying a circle • • Throwing tantrums when thwarted or unable to Matching three colors • • express urgent Matching objects by color, shape and size • Objecting to major changes in routines Identifying objects by category • • Imitating adults and playmates Demonstrating symbolic play, using one object as • • Imitating and involving them in activities a signifier for another object • Using toys in appropriate ways Sorting objects into categories may not be able to • • Verbalizing play plan for assigned role (“I am label categories • mother”, be baby”, cook”, watch Using and error to experiment with a variety “You “I “You • TV”) of solutions Verbalizing play plan and using pretend props • which are identified for benefit of adult (“This is our house (box)”) Following rules part of the time • Taking turns in games • Understanding concepts of and • “mine” “his/hers” Playing interactive games •
• Playing well with two or three children in group Associative play predominates • Showing interest in other children • Having difficulty sharing • Displaying affection for caregivers • Separation may still be stressful. Calms with reassurance and distractions • Separating easily from parent or caregiver in familiar environment • Showing facial expressions and behaviors indicating pity, shame, modesty • Expressing feelings such as fear, anger, and affection • Sometimes restless, rebellious, very active • Throwing tantrums when thwarted or unable to express urgent • Objecting to major changes in routines • Imitating adults and playmates • Imitating and involving them in activities • Using toys in appropriate ways • Verbalizing play plan for assigned role (“I am mother”, “You be baby”, “I cook”, “You watch TV”) • Verbalizing play plan and using pretend props which are identified for benefit of adult (“This is our house (box)”) • Following rules part of the time • Taking turns in games • Understanding concepts of “mine” and “his/hers” • Playing interactive games • Answering simple “who” and questions about familiar people or things • Relating experiences from recent past • Making negative statements (“Can’t open it,” “Don’t touch”) • Beginning to use contractions (can’t, we’ll, won’t) • Beginning to use auxiliary verbs (“I hafta sleep” “Me gonna get it”) • Using some plural forms correctly in speech • Correctly producing phonemes , k, g, ng) • Performing multi-step tasks (takes money, rings cash register, puts money in drawer when playing) • Copying a circle • Matching three colors • Matching objects by color, shape and size • Identifying objects by category • Demonstrating symbolic play, using one object as a signifier for another object • Sorting objects into categories may not be able to label categories • Using and error to experiment with a variety of solutions • Getting a drink from a fountain • Cutting from one side to opposite side • Walking upstairs and downstairs alternating feet without holding on to handrail • Enjoying projects that involve scissors and glue
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