Time and Sequencing
Time and Sequence Skills Age Norms
Understands simple time concepts:
- 2.9 day, night
- 3.0 before, after
- 3.0 now, today
- 4.0 yesterday, tomorrow
- 4.6 morning, afternoon, evening
- 4.6 sooner, later, in a few minutes
- 5.0 last week, this week, next week
- 5.0 last year, this year, next year
- 6.6 summer, winter, spring, fall
Sequences common events in logical order:
- 3.0 2 pictures
- 3.3 3 pictures
- 4.9 4 pictures
Uses time concept words correctly to tell when something happens:
- 3.0 tonight, today
- 4.0 last night
- 5.3 morning, afternoon
- 5.6 yesterday, tomorrow
- 5.6 last week, this week, next week
- 5.6 last year, this year, next year
- 5.9 tomorrow night, day before, day after
Points to first and last object or person:
- 4.9 in 2 out of 3 trials
Sequences daily activities:
- 5.0 tells 5 daily activities in order and tells time that each occurs (in the morning, noon, afternoon, night)
Uses words correctly to refer to sequences:
- 5.3 first
- 5.9 last
- 6.3 second, middle
Tells time:
- 5.3 on the hour using a clock.
Names days of week:
- 5.9 7 days in order
- 6.0 current day of the week
Math Concepts - Age Norms
Tells age. . .
- 2.6 by holding up correct number of fingers
Counts and gives a specified number of objects accurately. . .
- 2.6 one
- 2.6 two
- 3.6 three
- 4.0 four
- 5.0 five
- 5.6 six
- 5.9 seven
- 6.0 eight, nine
Points to concepts of quantities/sizes. . .
- 2.9 big/little
- 3.0 one/all
- 3.3 empty/full
- 3.6 less/more
- 3.9 short/long
- 4.6 few/many
- 5.0 half/whole
- 5.0 zero
- 5.9 short/tall
- 5.9 thick/thin
Counts numbers by rote memorization. . .
- 3.0 from 1 to 3
- 3.6 from 1 to 5
- 5.0 from 1 to 10
- 5.6 from 1 to 20
- 5.9 from 1 to 30
- 6.0 from 1 to 50 or higher
Sorts several objects into separate groups by. . .
- 3.0 2 colors: red and blue
- 3.6 3 colors: red, blue, and yellow
- 3.9 2 sizes: big and little
- 4.0 3 shapes: circles, squares, triangles
- 5.6 3 sizes: large, medium, small
Matches 2 large, basic shapes with each other. . .
- 3.3 circles, squares
- 3.6 cross (+)
- 4.3 rectangles, triangles
- 5.0 diamonds
Points to large, basic shapes when requested. . .
- 3.6 circle, square, cross (+)
- 4.6 triangle, rectangle, diamond
Recognizes basic fractions. . .
- 3.6 puts together two parts of an object to make a whole
- 5.3 when something is cut in half
- 5.3 joins four 1/4 sections of a circle to make a complete circle
Names large, basic shapes when requested. . .
- 4.0 circle
- 4.3 square
- 4.9 cross (+)
- 5.0 triangle
- 5.3 rectangle
- 6.0 diamond
Points to matching groups having the same number of objects in them. . .
- 5.0 points to 2 out of 4 groups that have the same number of items
Names currency. . .
- 4.9 penny, nickel, dime
- 5.0 quarter
- 6.0 dollar bill
Names written numbers in random order. . .
- 5.3 for example: 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
- 5.9 for example: 9, 4, 6, 2, 8, 1, 3, 7, 10
- 6.3 reads numbers from 1 to 19
Adds and subtracts numbers. . .
- 5.0 using the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Prints the numerals. . .
- 5.3 1 through 3
- 6.0 1 through 9
Names the number. . .
- 5.6 that comes before and after specific number from 1-10.


