4th to 5th Year

Physical development

• fast muscle development;

• Great motor activity, with greater control of movements;

• Can brush teeth, comb and dress with little help;

Intellectual Development

• Has already acquired a broad vocabulary consisting of 1500 to 2000 words; expresses great interest in language, speaking incessantly;

• Includes orders with negative sentences;

• Articulates well consonants and vowels and builds well-structured sentences;

• Displays insatiable curiosity by asking countless questions;

• Understands the differences between fantasy and reality;

• Includes concepts of number and space: "plus", "less", "larger", "inside", "below", "behind";

• Begins to understand that drawings and symbols can represent real objects;

• Begin to recognize patterns between objects: round objects, soft objects, animals ...

Social development

• Likes to play with other children; when in a group you can be selective about your peers;

• Likes to imitate adult activities;

• You are learning to share, accept the rules and respect each other's turn;

Emotional Development

• Nightmares are common at this stage;

• Has imaginary friends and a great ability to fantasize;

• Frequently seeks to test the power and limits of others;

• Displays many challenging and opposing behaviors;

• Your emotional states reach extremes: for example, it is challenging and then quite embarrassed;

• Has a growing confidence in herself and the world;

Moral Development

• Has a greater awareness of right and wrong, usually concerned with doing what is right; can blame others for their mistakes (difficulty taking blame for their behaviors);