Foundation — around age 5

297 skills are in play around age 5 (foundation) — you’re not meant to track them all. They span 8 subjects, from English to Learning to Learn, and every one links to what it builds on, so you can always step back a rung.

297 skills

Ages are typical, not deadlines. A skill appears here when age 5 falls inside its typical range.

If something feels off…

Questions parents often ask around this age

“My child can’t read yet.”Reading comes together in stages “My child won’t write.”Writing is three jobs at once “My child still counts on their fingers.”Finger counting is a stage, not a setback

Nothing here is a checklist — these are just the questions that come up most at this age, each with what’s usually going on underneath.

Start with these

Literacy and numeracy hinges for this age — each one links to its signs.

Reading fluentlyPhonics & Word Readingages 5–7 Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingWriting Compositionages 5–7 Number bondsAddition & Subtractionages 5–6 One-to-one countingCounting & Cardinalityages 4–6 Sitting and holding a pencilHandwriting & Transcriptionages 4–6 How Many in Total?Counting & Cardinalityages 4–6

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297 skills are in play around this age — you’re not meant to scan them all. Search for the one you mean, or start from a stuck question.

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The full list isn’t in this page — search above, or pick a subject. Every skill still has its own page.

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