4 years old

want to please friends;

start to deal better with their emotions;

like to do different and new things;

prefer to play with other children rather than alone;

ask to play with another child if there is nobody around;

cooperate with others;

speak about what is interesting at this age;

can confuse make believe and reality;

pretend to be something else during play:  a teacher, a superhero, a dog,etc;

 comfort others who are hurt or sad;

avoid danger like jumping from high places;

like to be a helper;

change behavior based on where he/she is.

love to invent words and use rhymes;

sing songs that are part of the school routine;

tell short stories;

speak first and last name;

talk about at least one thing that happened during the day, for example: "I played soccer." (L1);

answer simples questions like "What is a crayon for?" (L1).

name some colors and numbers;

understand the concept of counting;

start to understand some time concepts;

remember parts of a story;

understand the concepts of the same and different;

say what can possibly happen in a story;

tell what comes next in a well-known story;

recognize the letters of his/her name.

stand on one foot;

love dancing and singing;

copy geometric shapes like triangles, circles and squares;

draw a person with a body - 3 or 4 body parts;

start to use scissors;

start to use regular colored pencils;

play with toys for a longer period of time;

can focus on the same activity for a longer period of time;

walk forwards and backwards;

go upstairs and downstairs;

like to run, jump, kick and play ball;

catch a large ball most of the times;

unbutton some buttons;

hold crayons or a pencil between finger and thumb, not a fist;

serve themselves food or pour water, with adult supervision.