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

3-Year Olds 4-Year Olds 5-Year Olds
ELA-3K-1.9
Pretend to be a family member, pet or familiar
adult during play.
Snapshots:
• Calls another child to “come to dinner
now” while playing in the Home Living
Center.
• Crawls under the table and says that he is
the dog and he needs to be petted.
ELA-3K-1.10
Not expected at this level
ELA-3K-1.11
Explore books with an adult or another child.
Snapshots:
• Turns the pages in books and pauses at 1
or 2 pages to notice pictures.
• Climbs up on an adult’s lap with a book.
ELA-4K-1.9
Begin to distinguish between real and make-believe
in stories read aloud.
Snapshots:
• Listens to fantasy books read aloud in a large
or small group setting and says, “That story is
not real’.
• Labels the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly as
make-believe because all those animals can’t
be inside
ELA-4K-1.10
Begin to ask questions about the causes of
events they observe or hear about in books.
Snapshots:
• Says, “I wonder why spiders eat flies?” when
looking at a book about insects.
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Wonders if the boat sank because it filled up
with water.
ELA-4K-1.11
Explore books independently.
Snapshots:
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Chooses and looks at books for a short period
of time browsing several books.
Goes to Library Corner to look at book read
by the teacher earlier in the day.
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ELA-K-1.9
Recall the characteristics of fantasy.
Snapshots:
• Explains that text where animals wear
clothes or talk are make believe.
• Shows a friend the wordless book Tuesday
and says “This is not real”.
ELA-K-1.10
Explain the cause of an event described in
stories read aloud.
Snapshots:
• Responds to a question such as “Why did
the mitten burst?”
ELA-K-1.11
Read independently for pleasure.
Snapshots:
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Chooses and spends time looking at
books in various learning centers in the
classroom on a daily basis.
Selects new books based on interest.