• May292009
    Common Characteristics of Five-Year-Olds

    POSTED AT 09:52 AM

    KINDERGARTNERS

    Adapted from YARDSTICKS by Chip Wood
     
     
    COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF
    Six-Year-Olds
     
    The bodies, minds, and social behavior of six-year-olds are changing dramatically. Sixes have lots of energy. Eagerness, curiosity, imagination, drive, openness, and enthusiasm -all are at their peak in the typical six-year-old. 
     
       

         S O C I A L

    • Competitive; not always good sports; sometimes bossy or critical
    • Either rush to be first or dawdle to be last
    • Want to have friends; may have best friends
    • Enjoy dressing up, putting on plays, etc., with other children
    • Talkative and noisy
    • Easily upset when criticized or discouraged
    • Love encouragement, surprises, and treats
    • Might test authority with tantrums, complaining or tattling
       
     
         P H Y S I C A L
    • Eyes are maturing, so reading is easier, but blackboard copying is still hard
    • Often chew pencils, hair, or fingernails (may be due to the discomfort of new teeth growing in)
    • Bodies growing rapidly
    • Like lots of physical activity
    • Tire easily and get sick often
       
     
         C O G N I T I V E
    • Beginning to understand past and present, and how and why things happen
    • More able to see other view-points and understand reasons for rules
    • Love new ideas and asking questions
    • Learn well through games, poems, riddles, and songs
    • Very ambitious, often choosing projects that are too hard
    • Learn well from field trips and hands-on-projects
    • Like doing lots of work; not that concerned with the quality of the work

     
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