THREE YEARS OLD

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL

• Copies adult and friends
• Shows affection for friends without promoting
• Take turns in game
• Shows concern for a crying friend
• Understand the idea of "mine"or "hers"
• Shows a wide range of emotions
• Separates easily from mom and dad
• May get upset with major changes in routine
• Dress and undress self

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION

• Follow instructions with 2 or 3 steps
• Can name most things
• Understand words like "on" and "under"
• Say first name,age,and sex
• Names a friend
• Say words like "I","Me","We","You" and some plurals (cars,dogs,cats)
• Talks well enough for strangers to understand most of the time
• Carries on a conversation using 2 to 3 sentences

COGNITIVE(LEARNING ,THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING)

• Can work toys with buttons,levers, and moving parts
• Play make believe with dolls ,animals, and people
• Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
• Understand what "two" Means
• Copies a circle with pencil or crayon
• Turn book pages one at a time
• Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
• Screws and unscrews jar lids or turn door handles

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

• Climbs well
• Runs easily
• Pedals a tricycle (3-wheel bike)
• Walks up and down steps ,one foot on each step

QUESTIONS

• What did you learn
• What didn't you learn
• What did you already know

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