PP2
The milestones listed below are usually prevalent for 5 year old students. Teachers are trained to look for these development milestones and to build on these so that the student can meet their highest potential.
What most children do at this age:
Social and Emotional
- Wants to please friends
- Wants to be like friends
- More likely to agree with rules
- Likes to sing, dance, and act
- Shows concern and sympathy for others
- Is aware of gender
- Can tell what’s real and what’s make-believe
- Shows more independence (for example, may visit a next-door neighbor by himself [adult supervision still needed])
- Can sometimes be demanding and sometimes very cooperative
Language/Communication
- Speaks very clearly
- Tells a simple story using full sentences
- Uses future tense; for example, “Grandma will be here.”
- Says name and address
PP2 students are exposed to the following:
More difficult phonics concepts
Counting by five and tense
Reading books at a first grade level
Understanding the correct use of possessives
Ability to tell a story with sentences of at least 6 words
Ability to draw a person with 6 distinct parts like hair, toes, etc