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Milestones In Action : By Five Years
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Follows rules or takes turns when playing games with other children
Description
Photo 1: The child in this photo is following rules and taking turns when playing with other children, a 5-year social/emotional milestone.
Photo 2: The child in this photo is following rules and taking turns when playing with other children, a 5-year social/emotional milestone.
Photo 3: The child in this photo is following rules and taking turns when playing with other children, a 5-year social/emotional milestone.
Sings, dances, or acts for you
Description
The child in this video is singing for her mom, a 5-year social/emotional milestone.
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Does simple chores at home, like matching socks or clearing the table after eating
Description
The child in this photo is doing a simple chore, like clearing the table after eating, a 5-year social/emotional milestone.
Tells a story she heard or made up with at least two events. For example, a cat was stuck in a tree and a firefighter saved it.
Description
The child in this video tells a story she heard or made up with at least two events, a 5-year language/communication milestone.
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Answers simple questions about a book or story after you read or tell it to him
Description
The child in this video answers simple questions about a book or story after it is read, a 5-year language/communication milestone.
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Keeps a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges
Description
The child in this video keeps a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges with her mom, a 5-year language/communication milestone.
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Uses or recognizes simple rhymes (bat-cat, ball-tall)
Description
In this video, a little girl keeps a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges, a 5-year language/communication milestone.
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Counts to 10
Description
The child in this video is counting to 10, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Names some numbers between 1 and 5 when you point to them
Description
The child in this video is naming numbers between 1 and 5 when her mom points to them, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Uses words about time, like “yesterday,” “tomorrow,” “morning,” or “night”
Description
The child in this video is using words about time, like “yesterday” and “tomorrow”, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Pays attention for 5 to 10 minutes during activities. For example, during story time or making arts and crafts (screen time does not count)
Description
The child in this video is paying attention for 5 to 10 minutes during activities, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Writes some letters in her name
Description
The child in this video is writing some letters in her name, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Names some letters when you point to them
Description
The child in this video is naming some letters when her mom points to them, a 5-year cognitive milestone.
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Buttons some buttons
Description
The child in this video is buttoning some buttons, a 5-year movement/physical development milestone.
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Hops on one foot
Description
The child in this photo is hopping on one foot, a 5-year movement/physical development milestone.
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