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Baby is born
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13 - 15 month; Physical
Large motor skills; Crawls over small barriers
Small motor skills; Builds blocks, uses spoons while eating -
13-15 Months; Cognitive
General; Discovers ability to make things happen by thier own actions
Language; Slowly increases vocabulary to four to six words -
16 - 18 month: Physical
Large Motor Skills: Squat down smoothly, pushes and pulls toys around floor
Small Motor Skills: May turn nobs on radio, works jigsaw puzzles with 1-2 peices -
16-18 Months; Cognitive
General; Tries to imitate the ways parents use objects
Language; Responds to increasing number of verbal directions if combined with actions -
19 - 21 Months: Physical
Large Motor Skills: Can kick large balls, loves to run climb and jump
Small Motor Skills: uses one hand more than other, holds two objects in hands easily -
19-21 Months; Cognitive
General; Progresses from simple imitation to imaginative play
Languauge; Matches sounds to the animals that make them -
22 - 24 months: Physical
Large Motor Skills: walks with mnore coordination, throws ball over head instead of tossing
Small Motor Skills: likes to play with clay, holds crayons with thumbs and fingers -
22-24 Months; Cognitive
General: Curious about objects in environment; feels, squeezes, pulls and pushes objects
Language: Ask for food when hungry and water when thirsty -
24 - 30 Month: Physical
Large Motor Skills: Kicks ball forward, plays on swings,ladders and other playground equipment
Small Motor Skills: Opens door by turning nobs can soap hands and arms easily -
24-30 Months; Cognitive
General: Understands cause and effect in terms of own behavior
Language: Refers to self by name; then learns to use pronouns -
30-36 Months; Cognitive
General: tries new play activities to discover more about how things work
Language: understands relative size ( big and small ) -
30 - 36 months; Physical
Large Motor Skills; walks on tiptoes, goes up stairs one foot at a time alternating, jumps from elevated objects
Small Motor Skills; strings large beads, eats with fork, takes objects apart then puts them back together -
