Child development indicators

Approaches to Learning

• Increase the amount of time they can persist in repetitive tasks or pretend activities. IE. Building a block structure for a short period of time 
• Increase persistence in trying to complete a task after previous attempts. IE. Trying to put various shapes in a shape sorting toy
• Abilities to initiate activities
• Participates in an increasing variety of tasks
• Pretend and use imagination during extended plays scenarios with self and others.
• Realize that people or things exist even when out of view
• Begin using objects as intended

Social and Emotional

• Seek Comfort and Help when needed; cry, rock back and forth, requesting help
• Laugh in a social game or imitation with adults and peers; begins interacting in the game. 
• Ability to form and maintain secure relationships with others
• Understands self in terms of unique characteristics
• Begins to recognize family members roles and names
• Develops increasing independence
• Recognizes own behaviors that are off limits and begins to control self
• Offers to share

Language and Literacy

• Understands questions, some basic concepts, and simple directions
• Demonstrates increasing ability to attend to, participate in, and understand language in conversations;, stories, songs, and poems.
• Build increased understanding of basic vocabulary and concepts. 
• Enjoy the pattern of rhythm and repetition of songs, rhymes, voices, etc.
• Participate in certain word games
• Create “jokes” with sounds using nonsense combinations
• Recognize print in areas. IE Stop Sign, Store Signs
• Relate pictures with real objects, events and ideas
• Begins to interact with story through familiar hand motions
• Interest in exploring writing tools; makes scribbles and purposeful marks

Cognitive and General; Mathematical Concepts 

• Build some understanding of quantity
• One to one matching
• Explores the concept of volume
• Show some understanding of the concept of measurement
• Shows Interest in Patterns
• Explores similarities and differences of objects. IE. color, size, shape
• Solving some simple jigsaw puzzles
• Become aware of their own body and personal space
• Increased knowledge of memory for details and routines
• Anticipate, remember, and describe daily sequence of events

Cognitive and General; About the World

• Observe and describe characteristics of living things, the weather, etc.
• Begins understanding basic science concepts. IE. sound, gravity, light
• Uses senses to observe and explore materials and phenomena
• Increased knowledge of memory for details and routines
• Understand that change is related to time
• Recounts daily activities
• Recall Location of familiar objects
• Makes choices

Fine Arts

• Have more control of body
• Becomes aware of position in space
• Participates in group music experiences
• Explores simple songs using voice and/or instruments
• Imitate what others do
• Engage in pretend play
• Gains control in grasping simple art tools
• Entertainment with a variety of art materials. IE paint, markers

Physical Development and Health

• Coordinates movement in grabbing, rolling, tossing and throwing
• Moves with some balance and control
• Improved Eye-Hand Coordination in reaching for and grasping objects
• Participates in basic health and safety routines