Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards - SC Department ...

3-Year Olds 4-Year Olds 5-Year Olds
M-3K-4.3
Begin to show an understanding of common
positional words “up”, “down”, “under”,
“over”, and “in”.
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Opens the play oven door and tells a
friend to put the pan in.
Stands up and sits down in response to
the directions of a song.
M-3K-4.4
Not expected at this level.
M-4K-4.3
Understand and use positional words to describe
the location of objects (up, down, in, over, under,
behind, on top of and in front of ).
Snapshots:
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Sits under the table and says, “I am under the
table.”
Describes her place in line by saying that she
is behind/in front of a classmate.
M-4K-4.4
Matches left and right body parts to clothing or
related items.
Snapshots:
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Puts shoes or gloves on the correct foot or
hand.
Holds up the hand he writes with and says
this is my right/left hand.
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M-K-4.3
Use positional words near, far, below, above,
beside, next to, across from, and between to
describe the location of an object.
Snapshots:
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Identifies a friend as sitting beside her or
between 2 other children.
Moves a bean bag to the appropriate
position in a game of Simon Says such
as, “Simon Says place the bean bag near
your toes”.
M-K-4.4
Use the directional words left and
right to describe movement.
Snapshot:
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Chanting and doing the motions, “lean
to the left, lean to the right, stand up, sit
down fight, fight, fight!”
Tells a friend to turn right after she
passes the tree when playing a treasure
hunt game.