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Do mental mathematics and written problem-solving after they've mastered the necessary skills with concrete materials

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Show their understanding of differences between genres

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Story development still strongly influenced by drawings

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Love to color, paint, read, and write; experience an artistic explosion; learn the most when teachers value their efforts

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Very curious; love discovery, new ideas and asking questions

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Love jokes and guessing games that the whole class can engage in

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Care a great deal about friends; may have a best friend

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Proud of their accomplishments and highly competitive

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Children at this age are teething, so they chew on pencils, fingernails, hair, books, etc

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Largely prephonemic or early phonemic-- beginning to use initial consonants or vowels to represent words and sometimes stringing those initial letters together

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create labels, signs, posters, and charts identifying familiar objects in their environment

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Learn best and express thoughts through active play, repetition, copying, and hands-on exploration of materials such as manipulatives, clay, sand, and water

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Have a developing sense of time; don't clearly know what "five minutes" or "in a little while" means

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Often read aloud even when asked to read silently

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Use and interpret words in their literal or most basic sense; unable to think abstractly

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Can sit and work at quiet activities for 15-20 minutes at a time, particularly with manipulatives

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Need consistent routines, rules, and discipline; respond well to clear and simple expectations

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Need lots of physical activity; love games like Red Light/Green Light

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Still developing left-to-right visual tracking essential for reading fluency

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Mainly scribble writing and drawing; typically with whole fist grasp

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Short attention spans; moves quickly from one thing to another

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Enjoy being read to, whether individually, in small groups, or as a whole class

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Imaginative; love dress-up and drama; enjoy experimenting with language

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Love school "jobs" such as taking attendance or putting out snack

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Love learning to work together; "Who's the boss?" is often a major developmental issue; can learn basic turn-taking skills

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Friendly, talkative, "bubbly"; love being with friends

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Often clumsy; collisions and spills are common

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Learn more through large muscle activity and constructive play

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Have trouble with close visual activities, such as reading and writing