Communicate emotions purposefully and intentionally, nonverbally and possibly with a few familiar words including complex emotions such as happiness, sadness, surprise, dislike, anger, and fear.

Depth 3

Recognize self as a unique person with thoughts, feelings and distinct characteristics.

Depth 3

Comfort self in a variety of ways.

Depth 3

Respond positively to limits and choices offered by adults to help guide behavior.

Depth 3

Show a sense of satisfaction when making things happen.

Depth 3

Explore environment in the presence of familiar adults with whom they have developed a relationship over an extended period of time.

Depth 3

Seek close proximity to familiar adults for security and support, especially when distressed.

Depth 3

Imitate familiar adults.

Depth 3

Initiate play with familiar adults.

Depth 3

Participate in routines and experiences that involve back and forth interaction with familiar adults.

Depth 3

Participate in simple back and forth interactions with peers for short periods of time.

Depth 3

Demonstrate awareness of the feelings expressed by others.

Depth 3

Explore the environment through a variety of sensory-motor activity.

Depth 3

Practice new skills with enthusiasm.

Depth 3

Demonstrate a willingness to try new activities and experiences.

Depth 3

Use a variety of ways to meet simple goals.

Depth 3

Approach tasks with repeated trial and error.

Depth 3

Attention

Depth 3

Persistence

Depth 3

Innovation and Invention

Depth 3

Expression of Ideas and Feelings Through the Arts

Depth 3

Move with increasing coordination and balance, with or without adult support and/or assistive device.

Depth 3

Use both hands together to accomplish a task.

Depth 3

Take and chew small bites/pieces of finger food.

Depth 3

Coordinate senses with movement.

Depth 3

Point to basic body parts when asked.

Depth 3

Using simple movement skills, participate in active physical play

Depth 3

Follow a regular eating routine.

Depth 3

With adult assistance, participate in personal care tasks (e.g., handwashing, dressing, etc.).

Depth 3

Follow adult intervention and guidance regarding safety.

Depth 3

Recall information over a period of time with contextual cues.

Depth 3

Mirror and repeat something seen at an earlier time.

Depth 3

Anticipate the beginning and ending of activities, songs and stories

Depth 3

Use one or two simple actions or objects to represent another in pretend play.

Depth 3

With modeling and support, use simple strategies to solve problems.

Depth 3

Pay attention to quantities when interacting with objects.

Depth 3

Notice changes in quantity of objects (especially ones that can be detected visually with ease).

Depth 3

Match two objects that are the same and select similar objects from a group.

Depth 3

Participate in adult-initiated movement patterns.

Depth 3

Show awareness of the size of objects

Depth 3

Explore how things fit and move in space.

Depth 3

Prefer familiar adults and recognize familiar actions and routines.

Depth 3

Try different things with objects to see what happens or how things work

Depth 3

Observe the physical and natural world around them

Depth 3

Purposefully combine actions to make things happen.

Depth 3

Show understanding of simple requests and statements referring to people and objects around them.

Depth 3

Begin to use single words and conventional gestures to communicate with others.

Depth 3

Participate in and often initiate basic communications with family members or familiar others

Depth 3

Actively participate in book reading, story-telling, and singing.

Depth 3

Point to familiar pictures in books when labeled by adult.

Depth 3

Demonstrate interest in exploring books.

Depth 3

Explore sounds of materials and objects.

Depth 3

Recognize familiar sounds (e.g., the sound of a particular animal, a friend’s voice, etc.).

Depth 3

Use full-hand grasp (palmar grasp) to hold writing tool to make marks and scribble.

Depth 4

Focus on an activity but are easily distracted.

Depth 4

Repeat actions intentionally to achieve goal.

Depth 4

Use objects in new ways.

Depth 4

Seek out experiences with a variety of materials and art materials based on preferences and past experiences.

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Source document: Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards
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