Begin Bright recognises that all children develop at different stages. This is a general overview of milestones that children aged 4-years-old may be achieving.
I am 4-years-old! I’m learning to:
- Write and recognise the letters in my name
- Make marks that look like letters
- Count to at least 20 and point to and count items in a group
- Pronounce most sounds correctly ( s, w, and r sounds are a bit tricky)
- Draw or copy basic shapes and crosses
- Draw wavy lines across the page that look like lines of text to make “lists”
- Put together a simple puzzle
- Begin to use scissors purposefully
- Stack a tower at least 10 blocks high
- String beads or pasta to make necklaces
- Pinch and shape clay or play-dough into recognisable objects
- Start sorting things by size, shape, and colour
- Compare and contrast by things like height, size, or gender
- Understand abstract ideas like “bigger”, “less”, “later”, “ago” and “soon”
- Stick with an activity for 10 to 15 minutes
- Make up stories, sing silly songs, make up goofy words, and start rhyming
- Follow simple, unrelated directions (“Go find your shoes and pick up that toy”)
- Share, cooperate, be helpful, and take turns
- Play with other kids and be without Mum and Dad