Cognitive Development Milestones: Preschool

Preschool Cognitive Development Lesson 2 Apply Cognitive Development Milestones: Preschool Guide	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 17541 Name Certifier Date
The information in the table below is a comprehensive list of cognitive developmental milestones. A brief version of this information is available in an easy-to-use checklist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cognitive Developmental Milestones Age 3 Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces Copies a circle with pencil or crayon Turns book pages one at a time Builds towers of more than 6 blocks Screws and unscrews jar lids or turns door handle Avoids touching hot objects, like a stove, when warned Age 4 Names some numbers Understands the idea of counting Remembers parts of a story Understands the idea of “same” and “different” Draws a person with 3 or more body parts Names a few colors Understands some direction words like “under” “on top”, “middle” Plays dress up and pretends to be someone or something else Tells you what comes next in a story Age 5 Counts to 10 Names some numbers between 1 and 5 when you point to them Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts Can write some letters of their name Names some letters when you point to them Pays attention for 5-10 minutes during activities Uses words about time like yesterday, tomorrow, morning, or night Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021). Developmental Milestones. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/FULL-LIST-CDC_LTSAE-Checklists2021_Eng_FNL2_508.pdf

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The information in the table below is a comprehensive list of cognitive developmental milestones. A brief version of this information is available in an easy-to-use checklist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cognitive Developmental Milestones

Age 3

Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts
Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people
Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
Copies a circle with pencil or crayon
Turns book pages one at a time
Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
Screws and unscrews jar lids or turns door handle
Avoids touching hot objects, like a stove, when warned

Age 4

Names some numbers
Understands the idea of counting
Remembers parts of a story
Understands the idea of “same” and “different”
Draws a person with 3 or more body parts
Names a few colors
Understands some direction words like “under” “on top”, “middle”
Plays dress up and pretends to be someone or something else
Tells you what comes next in a story

Age 5

Counts to 10
Names some numbers between 1 and 5 when you point to them
Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts
Can write some letters of their name
Names some letters when you point to them
Pays attention for 5-10 minutes during activities
Uses words about time like yesterday, tomorrow, morning, or night

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021). Developmental Milestones.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/FULL-LIST-CDC_LTSAE-Checklists2021_Eng_FNL2_508.pdf