Free!Youngchildren tendto have avery highself-esteemSelf-awareness isstill in earlystages ofdevelopmentGender rolestandardsaredevelopedand exploredNormal to talkout loud tothemselves(privatespeech)Learning othershave differentperspectives,thoughts, andfeelings.Children willbegin to askmany questionsas their thirst forknowledgegrows.Communicatethrough veryshortsentencesYoung childrenare at a greaterrisk of being avictim ofmaltreatmentChildren beginto plan activities,make up games,and initiateactivities withothers.Around theage of 4,they havemore socialplay.Youngchildren arenormallycurious abouttheir bodiesPreschool childrenbegin to representtheir emotionsthrough languageand imagesDevelop anunderstandingof sharingwith peersMemory isquite limited,scripts helptheir recallChildrenheavily learnthroughsocialinteractionsAt the age of 3,children can formfriendships basedon sharedenjoymentFree!Role-playing alsobecomes important—Children often playthe roles of"mommy," "daddy,""doctor," and manyother characters.Free!Difficultieswith play oftenindicate largerproblems inthe child's lifeActiveattentionspan ranges3-8 minutesParallelplay isnormalBody imageand bodyawarenessdevelop duringearly childhoodFree!Youngchildren tendto have avery highself-esteemSelf-awareness isstill in earlystages ofdevelopmentGender rolestandardsaredevelopedand exploredNormal to talkout loud tothemselves(privatespeech)Learning othershave differentperspectives,thoughts, andfeelings.Children willbegin to askmany questionsas their thirst forknowledgegrows.Communicatethrough veryshortsentencesYoung childrenare at a greaterrisk of being avictim ofmaltreatmentChildren beginto plan activities,make up games,and initiateactivities withothers.Around theage of 4,they havemore socialplay.Youngchildren arenormallycurious abouttheir bodiesPreschool childrenbegin to representtheir emotionsthrough languageand imagesDevelop anunderstandingof sharingwith peersMemory isquite limited,scripts helptheir recallChildrenheavily learnthroughsocialinteractionsAt the age of 3,children can formfriendships basedon sharedenjoymentFree!Role-playing alsobecomes important—Children often playthe roles of"mommy," "daddy,""doctor," and manyother characters.Free!Difficultieswith play oftenindicate largerproblems inthe child's lifeActiveattentionspan ranges3-8 minutesParallelplay isnormalBody imageand bodyawarenessdevelop duringearly childhood

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