Youngchildren tendto have avery high self-esteemChildren beginto planactivities, makeup games, andinitiate activitieswith others.Develop anunderstandingof sharing withpeersYoungchildren arenormallycurious abouttheir bodiesChildren willbegin to askmany questionsas their thirstfor knowledgegrows.Communicatethrough veryshortsentencesLearning othershave differentperspectives,thoughts, andfeelings.Free!Gender rolestandards aredevelopedand exploredChildrenheavily learnthrough socialinteractionsMemory isquite limited,scripts helptheir recallAround theage of 4,they havemore socialplay.Difficultieswith play oftenindicate largerproblems inthe child's lifeBody imageand bodyawarenessdevelop duringearly childhoodAt the age of 3,children can formfriendships basedon sharedenjoymentFree!Young childrenare at a greaterrisk of being avictim ofmaltreatmentActiveattentionspan ranges3-8 minutesPreschool childrenbegin to representtheir emotionsthrough languageand imagesParallelplay isnormalRole-playing alsobecomes important— Children oftenplay the roles of"mommy," "daddy,""doctor," and manyother characters.Self-awareness isstill in earlystages ofdevelopmentFree!Normal to talkout loud tothemselves(privatespeech)Youngchildren tendto have avery high self-esteemChildren beginto planactivities, makeup games, andinitiate activitieswith others.Develop anunderstandingof sharing withpeersYoungchildren arenormallycurious abouttheir bodiesChildren willbegin to askmany questionsas their thirstfor knowledgegrows.Communicatethrough veryshortsentencesLearning othershave differentperspectives,thoughts, andfeelings.Free!Gender rolestandards aredevelopedand exploredChildrenheavily learnthrough socialinteractionsMemory isquite limited,scripts helptheir recallAround theage of 4,they havemore socialplay.Difficultieswith play oftenindicate largerproblems inthe child's lifeBody imageand bodyawarenessdevelop duringearly childhoodAt the age of 3,children can formfriendships basedon sharedenjoymentFree!Young childrenare at a greaterrisk of being avictim ofmaltreatmentActiveattentionspan ranges3-8 minutesPreschool childrenbegin to representtheir emotionsthrough languageand imagesParallelplay isnormalRole-playing alsobecomes important— Children oftenplay the roles of"mommy," "daddy,""doctor," and manyother characters.Self-awareness isstill in earlystages ofdevelopmentFree!Normal to talkout loud tothemselves(privatespeech)

Child Development Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Young children tend to have a very high self-esteem
  2. Children begin to plan activities, make up games, and initiate activities with others.
  3. Develop an understanding of sharing with peers
  4. Young children are normally curious about their bodies
  5. Children will begin to ask many questions as their thirst for knowledge grows.
  6. Communicate through very short sentences
  7. Learning others have different perspectives, thoughts, and feelings.
  8. Free!
  9. Gender role standards are developed and explored
  10. Children heavily learn through social interactions
  11. Memory is quite limited, scripts help their recall
  12. Around the age of 4, they have more social play.
  13. Difficulties with play often indicate larger problems in the child's life
  14. Body image and body awareness develop during early childhood
  15. At the age of 3, children can form friendships based on shared enjoyment
  16. Free!
  17. Young children are at a greater risk of being a victim of maltreatment
  18. Active attention span ranges 3-8 minutes
  19. Preschool children begin to represent their emotions through language and images
  20. Parallel play is normal
  21. Role-playing also becomes important— Children often play the roles of "mommy," "daddy," "doctor," and many other characters.
  22. Self-awareness is still in early stages of development
  23. Free!
  24. Normal to talk out loud to themselves (private speech)