The Three-Year-Old
Learning to share … verbal ability increasing …wants to "do it myself" … CLICK TO READ MORE.
uses objects symbolically in
play … loves to listen to stories … physically confident … developing social skills … self-focused …
feels a sense of awe and wonder about the world … feels God's presence in rituals
The Four-Year-Old
Learns in the context of his/her community and friends … remains curious … CLICK TO READ MORE.
wants to sustain an
investigation and learn more … learns languages easily … thinks concretely … cares deeply for friends
and significant adults … enjoys and initiates fantasy play … can negotiate a disagreement with peers …
feels pride in accomplishments … has questions about God … learns about God from Torah, prayers and
blessings, and Jewish stories
The Five-Year-Old
Active and purposeful . . . consciousness of right and wrong is developing … CLICK TO READ MORE.
but cannot always distinguish
between them or accept responsibility . . . family is the context for understanding relationships . . . great
disparities among children's learning skills and physical abilities . . . has sense of God's love and care
through attention of loving and -caring adults . . . short attention span . . . can learn from mistakes . . .
appreciates help of others and wants to help . . . emerging wonder about life and death
The Six-Year-Old
Widening sense of world beyond home . . . eager to learn . . . asks many questions … CLICK TO READ MORE.
great imagination
. . . little concept of time and space . . . personal desires may conflict with sense of standards . . . sense of
responsibility to the group . . . has questions about God . . . wants honest and immediate answers
The Seven-Year-Old
More introspective . . . sensitive to adult approval . . . self-critical . . . richly imaginative … CLICK TO READ MORE.
but interested in
here and now . . . looks for fair play and honesty . . . emerging feel for prayer . . . interest in Bible heroes
. . . growing sense of community beyond home and school . . . assimilates new information when
presented in familiar examples
