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Four
to five years
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What
to expect
Children
this age
Are
active and have lots of energy
May
be aggressive in their play
Can
show extremes from being loud and adventurous to acting
shy and dependent
Enjoy
more group activities because they have longer attention
spans
Like
making faces and being silly
May form cliques with friends and can be bossy
May change friendships quickly
May brag and engage in name-calling during play
May experiment with swear words and bathroom words
Can be very imaginative and like to exaggerate
Have better control in running, jumping, and hopping
but tend to be clumsy
Are great talkers and questioners
Love
to use words in rhymes, nonsense, and jokes.
What they need...
Children
this age need opportunities to...
Experiment
and discover within limits
Use blunt-tipped scissors, crayons, and put together
simple jigsaw puzzles
Practice outdoor play activities
Develop their growing interest in academic things,
such as science and mathematics, and activities that
involve exploring and investigating
Group items that are similar (for example, by size)
Stretch
their imaginations and curiosity
See
how reading and writing are useful (for example, by
listening to stories and poems, dictating stories
to adults, and by talking with other children and
adults)
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