
6 years old
IMPORTANT: each child has his/her own development pacing
Most children by age 6:
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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
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start to worry about friends' opinions;
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boys prefer to play with boys and girls with girls;
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need support related to their self-esteem;
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become aware of their own emotions and other people's emotions and feelings;
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want do to things by themselves like dressing, choosing their outfits, etc;
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love to show their talents;
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show more control over themselves;
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show more abilities in controlling their emotions;
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fight and make up in a short period of time;
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get more interested in real things than in imaginary things;
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want to show what they can do;
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can do dangerous things;
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are learning how to cooperate and share;
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start to understand teamwork to play organized sports;
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start to develop skills and attention spam;
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get better at describing feelings, emotions and opinions;
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can lie and cheat at some point at this age because they are learning where they fit and what's acceptable.
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LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
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start to understand that the same word has more than one meaning;
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start to understand jokes and puns;
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start to express verbally their sense of humor;
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describe clearly what happened, what they feel and think;
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talk a lot because they are adjusting socially;
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can retell part of a story;
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speak about school elements and expresses his/her opinion about characters;
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speak in simple, but complete sentences;
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follow a series of three commands in a row;
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start to show fast growth in mental ability;
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begin to read books that are appropriated for their age;
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sound or decodes familiar words;
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focus on a task at school for fifteen minutes;
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understand the concept of numbers;
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distinguish day from night and right from left;
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tell time;
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are able to say three numbers backwards.
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COGNITIVE
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are living a very important year related to literacy at school;
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develop very fast not only physically but also cognitively;
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start to understand that to work in groups is important;
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start to develop more complex reasoning;
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increase the curiosity related to the world;
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are literal about what they speak and hear;
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have difficulties to be flexible related to an idea or finding a balance way to it with the situations;
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learn about sounds, distance and speed.
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MOVEMENT
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like to show they are learning how to read and write;
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baby teeth start to fall;
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like to use markers, pencils, and different materials to write, draw and color;
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are detailed about the final result of the tasks (feel frustated when they cannot finish or if the result in the end is not the expected one);
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play, jump, run and are able to perform different movements;
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develop a sense of body image;
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complain about tummy aches, leg pains, and such, because they are growing up and growing up fast;
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must be aware of streets, cannot be aware of how dangerous streets are.
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