Three Year Old Checklist

 This check list should be done twice during the school year, October and May.

Child's Name ___________________________________

Birth date _____________________

LANGUAGE

Transferring Thought into Words

Labeling

1. Names Concrete objects in environment (7 out of 10) __________________

2. Names ten pictures of 19 common Objects ___________________

3. Names plural form to refer to more than one ___________________

4. Understands use of concrete objects ("what do we

we use to eat with?")__________________

5. Recognized and names articles of Clothing he wears ___________________

6. Recognized and names Pieces of Furniture ___________________

Combining Words; Language Structure

7. Speaks in 4 to 6 word sentence ____________________

8. Uses Present Progress verb (He is jumping) ____________________

9. Uses past tense (He walked home) ____________________

10. Uses "this" and "that" (I want this. Give me that) ____________________

11. Uses Correctly: I You Me He She ____________________

12. Understands: Who What Where Why ____________________

13. Asks simple questions using: Who What Why Where ____________________

14. Answers: Who What Where Why ____________________

15. Understands sentences and Questions as indicated ____________________

by a relevant response

Describing

16. Tells action in Picture (The girl is combing her hair) ____________________

17. Tells use of Pictured items ____________________

Songs - Fingerplays

18. Sings simple songs or rhymes; 3-4 lines ____________________

19. Memorizes and repeats a fingerplay or songs 4 lines ____________________

20. Understand: Up - Down, Stop - Go, Fast - Slow ____________________

Open - Close, Happy - Sad, Hot - Cold

Position Words

21. Understands prepositions: In, Over, On, Top, ____________________

In front of, Above, Out, Under, Off, Bottom,

In back of, Below

Learning About self

22. Points to body parts: head, arms, legs, feet, hands ______________________

Knees, Chin, face parts

23. Names Body parts: Heads, arms, legs, feet, hands ______________________

Knees, Chin, face parts

24. Understands functions of major body parts ______________________

25. Tells own sex and age and full names ______________________

STIMULATION OF THE FIVE SENSES

Taste, Smell, Touch

26. Matches Textures ______________________

27. Matches Tastes ______________________

28. Matches Smells ______________________

29. Identifies and describes hidden common objects by ______________________

touch alone

Visual Discrimination and Memory

30. Places objects on their outlines ______________________

31. Recalls three objects that are visually presented ______________________

Dog House Banana

32. Identifies what’s missing from a picture ______________________

Listening and Auditory Memory

33. Listens to short Stories ______________________

34. Follows two directions (put your hands on your ______________________

head and walk to the door)

35. Repeats simple sentences of six words (I am a ______________________

Great Big Boy)

36. Repeats a sequence of three numbers (8-3-5) ______________________

Sound Discrimination

37. Names sounds heard in the home such as vacuum ______________________

cleaner, toilet, running water, blender, etc.

38. Matches sounds when given a choice of 3 pairs ______________________

39. Locates the source of a sound (a Whistle, clap, etc.) ______________________

Refining Logical Thinking

40. Sequences 3 pictured events from a familiar story ______________________

41. Expresses pictures sequences in 3 thoughts ______________________

Relationships

42. Pairs related objects and pictures (shoe and sock) ______________________

43. Recognizes which doesn’t belong in a group of 3 items ______________________

Inductive Reasoning

44. Reasons inductively (:show me something that roles") ______________________

Math

45. Matches Shapes: Circle, square, triangles, Rectangle ______________________

46. Points to appropriate shape upon commands ______________________

47. Lables Shapes: : Circle, square, triangles, Rectangle ______________________

48. Matches Colors ______________________

49. Points to appropriate color upon command: ______________________

Blue Yellow Red Green Orange Blue Brown Black ______________________

50. Names the tree primary colors: Red yellow Blue ______________________

Counting

51. Rote Counts to: 3 4 5 _______________________

52. Counts out objects: 1 2 3 4 5 _______________________

53. Understands number concepts: _______________________

1 2 3 _____

4 5 6 _____

(when given number of objects, child can tell how many there are.)

Size Differences; Quantitative Concepts

54. Understands concepts: Full / empty _______________________

55. Points to which of 2 sticks is longer _______________________

56. Understands: Big / Tall Little/ Short _______________________

Classifying

57. Sorts objects into two given categories (by size, _______________________

Shape, color, etc.)

Sets

58. Matches sets containing 1 2 3 4 5 Objects _______________________

59. Constructs sets of blocks when given a model: _______________________

GROSS MOTOR

Arm - Eye Coordination

60. Rolls a large ball to a 3 foot target _______________________

61. Catches a large ball (from 5 to 8 feet distance) _______________________

Mainly with arms and elbows at side of body

With arms slightly extended from the body

62. Throws a Ball overhand with accuracy (4 to 6 _______________________

foot distance)

63. Throws a bean bag at an 8 inches diameter target _______________________

5 feet away

Body Coordination and Balance

64. Walks up stairs, walks down stairs, Alternates feet, ________________________

One step per tread at least 8 steps

65. Walks forward / Backwards on an 8 foot line ________________________

Not stepping off more then two times

66. Jumps off floor with feet together w/o losing balance ________________________

67. Jumps three jumps with both feet ________________________

68. Jumps from bottom step (6-9 Inches) and lands on ________________________

both feet without losing balance

69. Stands on one foot 2-3 second 4-8 seconds ________________________

Without losing balance

70. Hops on one foot two or more times, Right foot ________________________

Left foot

71. Kicks a ball with one foot accuracy, 6-8 foot distance ________________________

72. Stands on tiptoes for 10 seconds ________________________

73. Walks on tiptoes for 5 seconds ________________________

74. Rides a tricycle ________________________

75. Imitates actions modeled by teachers ________________________

FINE MOTOR

Fingers strength and dexterity

76. Makes balls and snakes with clay ________________________

77. Pastes with index fingers ________________________

Hand - Eye Coordination

78. Strings a least four ½ beads (in 1 ½ minutes) ________________________

79. Puts ten pegs into pegboard (in 2 minutes) ________________________

80. Screws and unscrews nuts, bolts and lids of all sizes ________________________

81. Hammers Pegs and Nails ________________________

82. Puts together a 3-5, 6-7 piece puzzle ________________________

83. Pours rice or sand ________________________

84. Holds crayon with fingers rather than fist ________________________

85. Paints with large brush on paper (18x24) ________________________

86. Begins to draw human figures (usually head & Legs) ________________________

87. Laces following a sequence of holes _________________________

88. Copies: horizontal lines, vertical lines, Circles, Cress _________________________

Diagonal Line

89. Uses Scissors, but does not necessarily follow lines ________________________

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