Preschool Skills Checklist
lo que aprendemos
Every child moves at their own pace. This checklist is a map, not a test. It shows what your 2 to 5 year old is learning right now, in everyday terms, and what to play with next. The levels, Begin, Build and Stretch, aren't ages. Most children are at Begin in some areas and Stretch in others. That's normal and good.
The nine areas nueve áreas
A few example skills from each area, written the way they look at home. The free printable has all 76.
- Pours their own drink and wipes spills
- Gets dressed from a picture checklist
- Waters a plant or feeds a pet without a reminder
- Matches picture pairs
- Lines up five things from biggest to smallest
- Sorts by color and names the colors
- Counts to 10 out loud
- Touches and counts 5 things
- Knows the last number counted is how many
- Follows two-step directions
- Tells you about something that happened
- Points to words and finds the title on a book
- Says 4 to 8 words from the season
- Sings the chorus of a song in Spanish
- Uses por favor and buenos días
- Describes what they see with a magnifying glass
- Guesses what will happen, then checks
- Mixes two colors to make a new one
- Snips paper with child-safe scissors
- Stands on one foot for 2 seconds
- Jumps forward off a low step
- Throws at a target
- Names feelings like scared, excited and frustrated
- Uses a calm-down tool
- Waits and takes turns in a game
The Season Snapshot cada temporada
One page for the fridge. Shade it in once a season and watch it grow.
Get the free Preschool Skills Checklist gratis
All 76 skills in nine areas, in English and Spanish, with Begin, Build and Stretch for each and the Season Snapshot page. Nine pages, ready to print. Then one short, useful email a week.
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This checklist isn't a screening tool. If something about your child's development worries you, your child's doctor is the right person to ask. It's built from our 76-skill map, which lines up with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
New here? The Free Homeschool Starter Kit has a whole first week of activities with all three levels.