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Understand developmental milestones

Developmental Milestones Checklist: What changes should you expect as your child grows?

This milestone chart can help you check your child's development against common milestones.

Five years

Ready for school. Children at this age can talk with others, answer "how many?" and tell the difference between shapes, toys, and pictures on cards. They can tell you their birthday, name feelings, dress themselves, march in time to music and tell the difference between real and make-believe.

Check the box on each line that mentions at least two activities your child is doing, then click Tell me more.

Can name 3 coins, can define 5 words, can count 4 or more things and answer “how many?” Can talk with others, can match a spoken word to a picture, can tell you what is the same or different (between shapes, toys, pictures on cards) Can tell you her birthday, can name 2 feelings (happy, sad), can tell you the difference between “real” and “make-believe” Can put on t-shirt, knows front from back of clothing, can brush his teeth Can catch a bounced ball, can skip, can march in time to music, can copy a cross (+), can draw a person (stick figure with 3-6 parts such as lines & circles for arms, legs, head, fingers)

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