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Physical
Large
- Sits by collapsing when taking first steps
- May climb out of crib, highchair, or stroller
Small
- Has improved grasping skills
- Enjoys filling and emptying containers with small objects -
Intellectual
General
- Discovers ability to make things happen by own actions
- Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingers over surfaces
Language
- Babbles with expression, amuses self with vocal play
- Follows simple commands such as give, come, stop, and show me -
Physical
Large
- Walks fast and runs stiffly
- Improves throwing motion, first using whole body, then using just arm movements
Small
- Likes to grab anything and everything
- Adds hand gestures to spoken language -
Intellectual
General
- Begins to figure things out through thought process
- Scribbles more freely but also can imitate strokes in drawing
Language
- Responds delightedly to children's TV shows
- Identifies objects by pointing when requested -
Intellectual
General
- Progresses from simple imitation to imaginative play
- Learns to distinguish different sounds and smells
Language
- Has vocabulary of about 20 words
- Matches sounds to the animal that make them -
Physical
Large
- Responds rhythmically to music with whole body
- Can kick large ball without stepping on it
Small
- Holds two objects in hand easily
- Uses one hand more than the otherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znv3YVqqbL8 -
Physical
Large
- Walks with more coordination and assurance
- Lacks ability to start efficiently or stop quickly while running
Small
- Can put several blocks together to make a train or stack to build a tower
- Holds crayon with thumb and fingers -
Intellectual
General
- Is curious about objects in environment; feels, squeezes, pulls, and pushes objects
- Maybe able to recall what is lost and where it might be
Language
- Understands more words than is able to use
- Has vocabulary of 50 or more words -
Physical
Large
- Climbs everywhere indoors even in forbidden places
- Throws ball overhead but without aiming
Small
- Can carefully turn pages of a book one page at a time
- Likes to take jar lids off and screw them back on -
Intellectual
General
- Enjoys playing house and imitating family situations
- Is able to interpret pictures drawn or painted
Language
- Vocabulary starts at 200 words, and increases to 500 or more in this period
- Refers to self by name and then learns to use pronouns -
Physical
Large
- Jumps from any elevated object, sometimes miscalculating height
- Enjoys games involving running
Small
- Scribbles and draws circles, as well as horizontal and vertical lines
- Makes mud pies and sandcastles -
Intellectual
General
- Tries new play activity to discover more of how things work
- Begins to classify objects into general categories
Language
- Vocabulary starts at about 500 words and increases to 900 or 1000 in this period
- Uses personal pronouns correctly
