3 Year Old Development

Age 3-4

In this section “3 Year Old Development” we have collected the whole material, published on our site, which will help you and your child to study and get ready for the next advanced level of knowledge. 

In this section we will help you to learn and define the level of your child’s development, i.e. what your child must know and be able to do at the age from 3 to 4 years.

The material for your lessons you can download free of charge and use at home, kindergarten and at school. 

Math

1. The child must know how to count to 3 and show corresponding number of fingers

2. The child must be aware of such notions as: one-many, big-small, high-low and so on.

3. The child must know basic colors (red, yellow, green, blue, white and black

4. The child must know main geometric figures (circle, square, triangle)

5. The child must know how to compare objects by size, color, shape and their number

6. The child must know how to find a pair to the object with definite feature.

Logical thinking

1. The child must know how to fold a picture, cut into 2-4 pieces.

2. The child must know how to find and explain discrepancy in the pictures.

3. The child must know how to find redundant object and explain his choice.

4. The child must know how to find resemblance and difference between objects.

5. The child must be able to remember 2-3 pictures.

6. The child must be able to remember 3-4 words, which the adult has repeated several times7.

The child must be able to remember and repeat motions, shown by the adult 1-2 times

8. The child must be able to remember a detail or feature of the object

Language skills

1. The child forms simple sentences easily and goes to more complicated ones gradually

2. The child must know how to divide objects into groups: furniture, dishes, clothes

3. The child must know the names of people and animals’ main actions (to lie, to sit, to run)

4. The child must be able to repeat rhymes and songs after the grown-up

5. The child must know his name and surname

6. The child must know how to control the power of the voice and speak loudly and quietly

Skills of everyday usage

1. The child must know the names of animals and be able to show domestic (a cow, a goat, a horse, a cat, a dog) and wild (a wolf, a hare, a fox) ones

2. The child must know the names of 3-4 birds, 3-4 fish and 3-4 insects

3. The child must know the names of basic plants: 3-4 trees and 3-4 flowers

4. The child must know what vegetables, fruit and berries are

5. The child must have an idea about the substance, surrounding objects are made of

6. The child must know the parts of the day- morning, afternoon, evening and night

7. The child must be able to name natural phenomena ( rain, snow, wind)

8. The child must be able to dress himself (without fasteners)

9. The child must be able to cut a paper with scissors

10. The child must know how to use pencils, pens and markers and be able to draw circles, dots and lines

11. The child must know how to trace and paint the pictures

12. The child must know basic rules of hygiene