Our study revealed gender differences in skills pertaining
to everyday activities. The observation scheme ‘‘Alle
Med’’ was not designed to explain gender differences.
However, the results offered useful insights into differences
in skills mastery between girls and boys, as well as
variance in the mastery of skills, ranging across complete
mastery, partial mastery, and no mastery. These findings
are useful for kindergarten teachers and staff. Active participation
and support are, according to Vygotsky and Cole
(1978), crucial for children’s mastery of skills, learning and
development.