Developmental Checklist - 24 To 36 Months: Gross Motor
Developmental Checklist - 24 To 36 Months: Gross Motor
CHILD’S NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
DATE
MILESTONES OBSERVED
GROSS MOTOR
Climbs well (24-30 mos.)
Walks down stairs alone, placing both feet on each step (26-28 mos.)
Walks up stairs alternating feet with support (24-30 mos.)
Swings leg to kick ball (24-30 mos.)
Runs easily (24-26 mos.)
Pedals tricycle (30-36 mos.)
Bends over easily without falling (24-30 mos.)
FINE MOTOR
Makes vertical, horizontal, circular strokes with pencil or crayon (30-36 mos.)
Turns book pages one at a time (24-30 mos.)
Builds a tower of more than 6 blocks (24-30 mos.)
Holds a pencil in writing position (30-36 mos.)
Screws and unscrews jar lids, nuts, and bolts (24-30 mos.)
Turns rotating handles (door knob) (24-30 mos.)
LANGUAGE
Uses pronouns (I, you, me, we, they) (24-30 mos.)
Understands most sentences (24-40 mos.)
Recognizes and identifies almost all common objects and pictures (26-32 mos.)
Shows frustration when not understood by others (28-36 mos.)
Understands physical relationships (on, in, under) (30-36 mos.)
Can say name, age, and sex (30-36 mos.)
Uses words to communicate wants and needs (30-36 mos.)
Knows simple rhymes and songs (30-36 mos.)
Strangers can understand most of words (30-36 mos.)
DATE
Developmental Checklists Birth to Five
Adapted and revised by the Mid-State Early Childhood Direction Center - 2012
COGNITIVE OBSERVED
COMMENTS:
CHILD’S NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
DATE
MILESTONES OBSERVED
GROSS MOTOR
Hops and stands on one foot up to 5 seconds
Goes upstairs and downstairs without support
Kicks ball forward
Throws ball overhand
Catches bounced ball most of the time
Moves forward and backward
Uses riding toys
FINE MOTOR
Copies square shapes
Draws a person with 2-4 body parts
Uses scissors
Draws circles and squares
Begins to copy some capital letters
LANGUAGE
Understands the concepts of "same" and "different"
Has mastered some basic rules of grammar
Speaks in sentences of 5-6 words
Asks questions
Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand
Tells stories
COGNITIVE
Correctly names some colors
Understands the concept of counting and may know a few numbers
Begins to have a clearer sense of time
Follows three-part commands
Recalls parts of a story
Understands the concept of same/different
Engages in fantasy play
Understands causality ("I can make things happen")
COMMENTS:
DATE OF BIRTH:
PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
DATE
MILESTONES
OBSERVED
GROSS MOTOR
Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer
Hops, somersaults
Swings, climbs
May be able to skip
FINE MOTOR
Copies triangle and other geometric patterns
Draws person with body
Prints some letters
Dresses and undresses without assistance
LANGUAGE
Recalls parts of a story
Speaks sentences of more than 5 words
Uses future tense
Tells longer stories
Says name and address
COGNITIVE
Can count 10 or more objects
Correctly names at least 4 colors
Works in small groups for 5-10 minutes
Better understands the concept of time
Knows about things used every day in the home (money, food, etc.)
SELF-HELP
Uses fork, spoon independently
Can chew with lips closed
Goes to the bathroom independently, with reminders
Undresses independently, may be able to unbutton and unzip
Wants to please
Prefers to be with friends
More likely to agree to rules
Likes to sing, dance, and act
Shows more independence
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