3 Years

Your Child Will:

• Begin to copy letters
• Engage with other children
• Initiate play activities
• Match circles and squares
• Point to and name her body parts
• Pretend play
• Tell and remember parts of stories
• Throw and kick a ball
• Use four and five word sentences
  

Brain Development Tips
Interacting with your child is the best way to stimulate and develop your child’s brain.

• Allow your child to experience more independence by letting him pick a book to read.
• Help your child learn new words. For example, teach your child how to share by saying the word “share,” while sharing a toy with another child.
• Incorporate reading into your daily activity and make it part of a daily routine, like brushing your teeth.
• Make regular visits to the library.
  

Concerns

• Every child is different and they develop uniquely, too.
• These guidelines are meant as a general overview.
• Please contact your child's pediatrician if you have development concerns.
• You can also call the Minnesota Children With Special Health Needs (MCSHN) at 1-800-728-5420 or visit: www.health.state.mn.us

Areas of Development 3 Years
Cognitive	Physical & Motor Skills	Social & Emotional

Sources: Born Learning (www.bornlearning.org), Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress, American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org)