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• Holds pencil in preferred hand, with improved tripod grasp

• Matches 3-4 colours correctly

• Recognises minute details in picture books

• Enjoys simple familiar stories read from picture book

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• Colors become more realistic and stereotypical 

• Often create stories to go along with their drawings

• Skyline and ground lines start to show

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• Drawings become far more detailed

• Colors are reflected as they appear in nature

• They may become very frustrated if they are unable to create a realistic picture.

• This is the time when children may express “I can’t draw.”

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• Becomes aware of a lack of ability to show objects the way they appear in the surrounding environment

• Objects no longer stand on a base line

• Three dimensional effects are achieved along with shading and use of subtle color combinations

• The human is shown as girl, boy, woman, man clearly defined with a feeling for details often resulting in a "stiffness" of representation