This was on the DC Savvy Source and was a list compiled by the site author and other contributions … most of them I really like … for now the ones in Red are ones Schuyler has accomplished … once we have another little one in our midst I’ll make a new list for him …

1. Write their own name
2. Know their home address
3. Be able to tell someone both parents’ real names (not just Mom and Dad!)
4. Memorize a parent’s cell phone number
5. Understand stranger danger
6. Know what to do if they get separated from a parent in public
7. Know how to get out of the house in case of a fire and where to meet
8. Dial 911 in emergencies
9. Open a bank account
10. Posses a passport
11. Check out library books with their own library card
12. Catch a fish
13. Beat an adult at a board game
14. Climb a tree higher than mom’s comfort level
15. Experience skiing for the first time (we will probably change this one)
16. Enjoy sledding
17. Build a snowman
18. Try ice skating
19. Learn to swim
20. Participate in group sports
21. Throw a ball
22. Kick a ball
23. Hit a ball
24. Plant a seed and watch it grow
25. Fold a paper airplane
26. Fly a kite
27. Understand the basics of baseball
28. Know who the home football team is (Know who the NY Yankees are)
29. Keep the swing at the park going by pumping legs back and forth
30. Jump in leaf piles
31. Build a fort out of blankets
32. See the stars
33. Ride in an airplane
34. Eat an ice cream cone before it turns into a drippy mess
35. Run through the sprinklers
36. Run on the beach in bare feet
37. Write numbers from 1 to 100
38. Skip count by 2s or 5s
39. Have a basic understanding of addition
40. Have a basic understanding of subtraction
41. Recognize patterns
42. Tell time using an analog clock
43. Recognize the worth of coins and bills
44. Find the US on a map
45. Find your home state on a map
46. Recognize 5 kinds of bugs
47. Identify 3 types of flowers
48. Name the 4 seasons
49. Explore the properties of water
50. Take a look through a microscope or a magnifying glass
51. Hear the ocean in a shell
52. Enjoy a sunset and sunrise
53. Select an outfit from the closet or dresser (who cares if it doesn’t match!)
54. Button buttons
55. Zip zippers
56. Snap snaps
57. Tie shoes
58. Open a milk carton, juice box, and snacks
59. Butter your own bread
60. Make a PB & J sandwich
61. Grab a snack when you are hungry
62. Pour a bowl of cereal
63. Take care of all bathroom related matters independently
64. Match socks independently
65. Unload silverware from the dishwasher
66. Set the table
67. Clear your spot at the table
68. Recognize all letters in the alphabet- upper and lower case
69. Write first and last name
70. Recognize first and last name
71. Read 10 words independently- start with a, and, the, it, I, we, at, by, me, is
72. Hold a book correctly
73. Turn the pages of a book correctly from the upper right corner
74. Find the cover of a book
75. Know print is read from left to right
76. Copy text that is written for them
77. Write/dictate, illustrate, and publish a story of their own if it is even on a napkin while waiting for food at a restaurant
78. Recite a Dr. Seuss book
79. Be able to say a few words in a foreign language
80. Name the 12 months in a year
81. Complete a task
82. Wait your turn
83. Follow single step directions
84. Say please and thank you
85. Look people in the eye
86. Say “nice to meet you”
87. Shake hands
88. Write a simple thank you note
89. Know where to put a stamp on a letter
90. Have a SmartTrip card
91. Swipe the SmartTrip card to ride the Metro
92. Visited all the monuments on the National Mall
93. Designated a favorite artist or painting at the National Gallery
94. Explored every part of the National Zoo
95. Watched airplanes take off and land at Gravely Point by National Airport
96. Walked part of the C & O Canal path
97. Marveled at the sculptures in the National Gallery’s Sculpture Garden
98. Seen the inspiration for the Star Spangled Banner at the Museum of American History
99. Witnessed the grandeur of the space shuttle at Udvar Hazy
100. Have a hot dog at Ben’s Chili Bowl