tell me about your 3 y old

[trace2]

what can they do,ie! how many can they count to and reconise! can they read any words right there name? anything eles they can do
just being nosey and see if ds 35months is up to date

sorry 3y 5m

My 3 yo ds has a new fave word "actually" and manges to slip this in to any sentence possible. He has just started to try and trace his name as they do it at pre-school - it's only in the last 2 months he will actually do any sticking or painting at pre-school as he's so busy running everywhere . He tries to repeat dd's books as she reads them out and sometimes it sounds like he's reading them which is so funny - she's 5 yo so her books are pretty repetitive. He tries to sing the abc song but it goes terribly wrong after G. Infact he just tries everything dd does and this annoys dd - that's another story

I'll be watching this thread, see how far my ds is behind.

He can count to 20 on a good day, recognise numbers and some letters, but can't read his name. He can do simple addition and subtractionm with help. He can't hold a pen properly, and will only scribble with it. can't jump or hop, only just kicks a ball. Can dress himself but not buttons or zips. He can talk, but not in sentances and pronounciation is chronic. Can feed himself but can't open things, can't manage a fork yet.

oh i canrt sing abc without getting it wrong

my ds is also 3yr5 mnths

do you think girls are in front?

Possibly, trace2, although it would depend on what sort of development you're looking at.

My ds (3 yrs 10 mths) is good physically: jumps, hops, kicks, balances on one foot etc etc. Can do buttons, zips and simple granny knots. Very, very interested in building models and has good fine control as a result.

Knows his numbers, has a basic understanding of subtraction (in that he knows if one pea out of three disappears then he will have two peas) and can recognise his name (because it has an 'x' in it). Will admit to recognising some other letters if you catch him on a good day, but no words.

Little/no interest in drawing, scribbling, colouring or writing so I think it will be a while before we get around to letter work with him. Basically he is mostly interested in physical activity and learning stuff about things that interest him, not tackling abstract concepts.

I think he's quite average in a lot of respects: I know three year olds with much larger vocabularys and who can write words and some who aren't so fussed. They all get there in the end, though

Pinotmum
My dd2 (age 3yrs 8mths) has a new fave word too: 'especiously'.... As in 'I like soup, especiously when it's homemade'!!

She can count reliably to 20 and in a slightly wobbly way beyond that (she knows how it works, but missed numbers out). She can recognise and write her name. She has a great memory. She likes listening to dd1 (5) reading her reading books from school and pretending to read them herself based on what she remembers.

DS (3 yrs 3 months)

Has a good vocab (Like his elder brother, so probably learnt from him)
Can count to about 20, but usually misses one of the teens out

Sort of sings the ABC song - second half all jumbled though.

Know letters of his own name and family friends, so probably about 8-10 letters.

Can get dressed with pull on/ off thinsg but not zips or buttons.

My dd is also 3 and 5 months. She can count to 20 but usually misses out 16 and 17. Has been able to recognize all the letters of the alphabet for a long time (but we have a foam set in the bath and it's her favourite game) and can spell out her own name but is only just learning to write it. She's only just starting to draw vaguely recognizable people as well (as in a circle with sticks coming out for legs and arms). Just learned days of the week and guesses what day it is today sometimes being able to work it out by whether it's a nursery day or not. She knows she is 3 and ds2 is 1.

My dd is 3yrs 5mths and can't do hardly any of this stuff.

In fact I wish I hadn't read this. Should she really be able to do this stuff??

MascaraOHara... don't worry... they all develop at different rates... some come on with their fine motorskills first.. ie writing colouring.. others with their gross.. ie hopping and jumping, climbing... they are all differnt...

My ds definitely has developed the physical side more - a good runner, jumper etc where his sister had been good at letters at 3 but not numbers as much. They do develop at their own pace though and if they aren't interested in this stuff then there's no point forcing it. Ds is quite fussy about the letter X though as it's in his name, must be written the right way, that's his right way of course. He is also proud that his names starts with M and so does McDonalds - told his Nursery Teacher this

my 3yr 10 month can draw people (well big heads with legs and arms on), and does squiggles for writing (and expects us to be able to read it!). She can count to 20 but wouldn't recognise any of the double-figure numbers written down. She can add and subtract (very basically), she can read her own name and Mummy because it has a lot of Ms (her favourite letter), but can only recognise a few individual letters, and certainly hasn't mastered stringing them together in spite of Jolly Phonics DVD and my best efforts. Can do the whole of the ABC song,but not sure that's a measure of anything as she thinks "ellamennow" is one word . Can run and jump, but have never asked her to hop, so don't know if she can do it. Probably.

Pinotmum- I'm afraid that MacDonald's is the reason that Dd likes M so much. I hasten to add that we have never taken her there!

No nor me, I just can't understand it and what must the teacher think of me

There's definitely no 'should' about Mascara. My nephew is 4 and is only just thinking about letters while my neice is 6 and only just learning to read but obviously very bright. They live in Switzerland and only start formal educatifon at 5+ but still go on to do better than us Brits who are desperate to get them reading and writing early. If my girls are anything like me they'll be good with language, a bit rubbish with numbers and completely lacking in practical ability (it's taken me 3 years and 4 goes to pass my driving test!).

dd2 is just 3

she can count to 12
write the letter S
recognise the letters a, c, i, p, t, s, m
talk in long recognisable sentences
doesnt draw people yet

dd1 couldn't do any of those things at her age

my dd is 3 in a month and can talk in full sentences, count to 13, knos all main colours inc gold & silver, recongnises the letters H and M and D and can draw a face.

I am not worried too much about reading and letters as this age is still very young for them and I don't want to be too pushy and scare her away from learning.

My dd is 3 years 7 months but I'm not reading this thread as I will only start obsessing!!

My ds is 3.7 yrs too Roobie. I hate threads like this as you start to compare and think that your ds is behind too much. I am not saying what he can and cant do but yesterday he drew his first proper recognisable picture of his family! We all had huge heads and eyes and stick legs and arms. He did give us all fingers and thumbs and masses of hair. i have put it on the wall and will frame it at some point because it is so sweet.

I love watching children and their development.

DD is 3y6m.

She can count for ages, although still always misses out 15. She can recognises numbers written down to 10. She can do simple pre-school adding and take away, but with help. But she isn't that into numbers I have to say. She gets fed up with it easily.

She knows all her letter sounds and recognises them on paper, but still mixes up p and q and b and d. She will tell you constantly what letter sound a word begins with - her fave game in the car at moment, along with I spy.

She has been writing her name on her own (no dots) since turning 3 but it is getting neater and she will attempt other letters/numbers too.

She has started to draw more recognisable pictures now too - mainly pictures of people, or flowers/trees, etc.

She knows colours and shapes.

She can't read anything other than recognising her name, nut likes to try and sound out simple words now such as cat, dog, mum, etc. She does adore her books though and will spend ages "reading" to her dolls, or asking one of us to read to her.

I love this age. They seem to learn so much all the time and absorb everything.

Have to say that I have avoided reading most of thread though. I prefer to look at what DD can do, rather than what she can't as much as possible.

Hulababy, your post reminded me that we spent quite a lot of time playing I-spy with our dds in the car in the summer, and dd2 (3 and a half-ish) kept us guessing for ages with 'something beginning with ch-' (i.e. the sound rather than the letter name). Eventually we gave in, and she looked as us as if we were really stupid and said 'It's chrees'! Have been pronouncing it as TUH-rees, ever since!