Some may be able to brush their teeth if they're supervised by an adult. By four years of age, most children can carry out a sequence of two-step directions. Many children can tell different coins apart between four and five years of age. During this period, most children talk constantly. Their speaking vocabularies will grow from about 1500 words at four years to about 2000 words by five years.
Many children are also able to recite rhymes and to sing from memory.
As language skills improve, children begin to enjoy jokes, silly or funny books, and silly language. By age four, most children can count to ten and name one or two primary colors. By five, most children will be able to count to thirty. Most children between four and five years of age are gradually becoming more and more confident and independent. They may even brag and refuse to follow directions.