Kindergarten --> 2nd Grade

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Who Am I?

• I am 5-8 years old

• I like attention, especially from adults

• I have lots of energy and like to run around

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What I Know

• I am learning and practicing my reading, writing, and alphabet

• I am beginning to use my problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

• I enjoy hands-on tasks

• I want to be creative and inventive

• I can follow multi-step directions

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What I Can Do

• I am developing my fine motor skills: cutting, coloring in the lines, etc.

• I am continuing to work on gross motor skills like catching, balancing, etc.

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How I Interact

• I am beginning to interact with peers and make friends

• I am practicing sharing and taking turns

• I want to please you and make you proud of me

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I Talk About

• My family

• Things I have done

• YouTube and Streaming shows that I like

• What is or isn't fair or right

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How I Feel

• I am developing confidence in myself

• I need to be encouraged when I do something well or when I show effort

• I am ready to take more responsibility for myself

• I need consistency and routine

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What Should We Do Together?

• Games: board games, sports, catch, jump rope, card games, tic-tac-toe, puzzles

• Crafts: coloring, cutting, tracing, painting, building, drawing

• School: reading, writing stories, practicing math facts, counting money, telling time

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3rd grade --> 5th Grade

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Who Am I?

• I am 8-11 years old

• I like having out with my friends and want their approval

• I like learning about things in my world

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What I Know

• I can write paragraphs and short stories

• I am learning/working on multiplication and division

• I like to read chapter books, both fiction and non-fiction

• I am interested in different cultures, regions, peoples, etc.

• I like to read about current events

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What I Can Do

• I enjoy activities that test my coordination, speed, and accuracy

• I am learning how to be part of a team and like playing team sports

• I am starting to notice more differences between boys and girls

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How I Interact

• I enjoy competition and winning

• I need to feel like I fit in, especially in a group of my peers

• I prefer the advice of my friends to the advice of my parents

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I Talk About

• My friends

• Technology

• Music/Bands

• Clubs or sports

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How I Feel

• I am becoming my own person and want to demonstrate my independence

• I sometimes feel insecure and unsure of myself

• My feelings are influenced by the critique and praise of others

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What Should We Do Together?

• Games: sports, board games, card games, computer games, completing more complex puzzles

• Crafts: scrapbooking, drawing, painting, building

• School: multiplication, division, writing stories, science experiments