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Birth
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13-15 months old (PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-May stand erect with only slight support
-crawls over small barriers
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-turns cardboard or cloth pages of picture books
-builds small towers of blocks -
13-15 months old (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
-Begins to form concepts; notices actions of other children and adults. loves to mimic all actions.
-looks in correct place for toys that roll out of sight
-slowly increses vocabulary to 4-6 words
-Babbles with expression. Amuses self with vocal play. -
16- 18 months (PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-stands on either foot with support
-walks fast and runs stiffly
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-likes to grab anything and everything
-adds hand gestures to spoken language -
16-18 months old (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
-Gradually refines concepts
-enjoys working with shapes on form board
-vocabulary increases to 6-10 words
-says "no" more often than any other word -
19-21 months old (PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-Walks sideways and backwards
-loves to run, jump, and climb.
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-holds two objects in hands easily
-can fold paper once immitating demonstration. -
19-21 months old (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
-progresses from simple immitation to imaginative play
-places circles, triangles, and squares in form board
-has vocabulary of about 20 words
-combines two different words -
22-24 months old ( PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-bounces and sways in simple dancing movements
-alternates between standing and sitting postions easily
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-shows increased coordination and smoother hand and finger movements
-snips paper with scissors -
22- 24 months old (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
-becomes interested in the outcome of activities rather than just the activities themselves
-follows simple ddirections
-has a vocabulary of over 50 words
-continues to ask "whats that?" -
24-30 months (PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
Toddlers on PlaygroundLARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-improves motor skills as torso lengthens and baby fat begins to disappear
-plays on swings, ladders, and other playground equiptment
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-opens doors by turning knobs
-likes to take jar lids off and screw them back on -
24-30 months (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
-becomes increasingly in childrens TV shows
-is able to interpret pictures, drawn or painted
-vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 words or more in this period
-refers to self by name -
30-36 months old (PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS:
-enjoys games involving running
-climbs quickly on jungle gym to reach the top
SMALL MOTOR SKILLS:
-scribbles and draws circles as well as horizontal and vertical lines
-makes mud pies and sand castles -
30-36 motnths old (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
-begins to classify objects into general categories
-tries to take out various roles in make-believe play
-creates 2-3 word sentences
-starts to use past tense and plurals
