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SE8. Social Skills

Meta Description
Child responds to and interacts with others in a meaningful way.
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Age Range Activiites
0-1 Year 1-2 Years 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years K Alignment
  • SE8.1

    Responds to caregiver interactions (e.g., cooing and making eye contact).

  • SE8.2

    Responds to caregivers' interactions in increasingly connected ways (e.g., taking turns babbling and listening).

  • SE8.3

    Practices taking turns with familiar adults or peers (e.g., rolling a ball back and forth or handing a book to someone).

  • SE8.4

    Plays alongside others. This skill is often referred to as "parallel play."

  • SE8.5

    Seeks a preferred playmate.

  • SE8.6

    Enters play groups using various strategies (e.g., asks to join with adult/caregiver support).

  • SE8.7

    Recognizes similarities and differences between own preferences and others'.

  • SE8.8

    Initiates and joins cooperative play and conversations with others.

  • SE8.9

    Shows concern, respect, care, and appreciation for others and the environment.

  • SE8.10

    Takes turns with adult support.

  • SE8.11

    Shows flexibility in roles during play.

  • SE8.12

    Shows increasing ability to initiate, engage in, and sustain positive interactions with peers and adults.

  • SE8.13

    Takes turns without adult support.

  • 0.4.3.1

    Share equipment and space with others. (2018 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Physical Education)

  • 0.5.3.1

    Express enjoyment when being physically active individually and with others. (2018 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Physical Education)