Fine and gross motor progression Flashcards
Gross motor skills 0-6 months
- Rolling
- sitting (initially with support)
Gross motor skills 6-12 months
- creeping and crawling
-sitting IND’ly - transitioning into different positions
- pulling up into standing
- standing momentarily w/out support
- cruising
Gross motor skills 12-18 months
- starts walking IND’ly
-attempts to run, or runs with stiff posture - squats down to pick something up
- crawls up stairs and creeps back down
- pulls a toy behind themselves while walking
- throws underhand when sitting
- climbs up onto big chair and turns to sit
- starts to jump with both feet
- throws ball while standing
Gross motor skills 18-24 months
-walks up and down the stairs while holding your hand
- runs reasonably well
- jumps with feet together, clearing the floor
- squats to play
- kick a ball forwards
Gross motor skills 2-3 years
- picking up toys from floor w/out falling over
- throws ball overhand
- walking while holding a toy
- walks up the stairs alone with alternating feet
- walks downstairs with 2 feet on the same step
- jumps from bottom step
- stands on 1 foot momentarily
- begins to ride a tricycle, initially moving forward with feet on the floor
Gross motor skills 3-4 years
-climbing on jungle gym
- pedaling a tricycle
- walking up and down stairs with alternating feet
- jumping with two feet together 5 times in a row
- walking on tip toes
- catching a ball (using whole body)
- participates in GM games
Gross motor skills 4-5 years
- performs jumping jacks and toe touches
- walks up and down the stairs while carrying objects
- catches a ball with two hands
Gross motor skills 5-6 years
- begins to skip on alternating feet and gallop
- throws and catches a small ball
- stands on 1 foot for 10 seconds
Gross motor skills 6-7 years
- kicking a soccer ball with reasonable accuracy
- walking backwards heel-toe
- walking on a balance beam
- using a skipping rope
- hopping on 1 foot
- catching a small ball using hands only
- riding a bike without training wheels
Fine motor skills 4 months
- voluntary grasp begins
- bilateral approach develops before unilateral approach
Fine motor skills 5 months
- palmar grasp, no thumb used
- use bilateral approach to explore toys
Fine motor skills 6 months
- can only hold one object at a time
Fine motor skills 7 months
- Radial palmar grasp
- transfers objects from hand to hand
- can hold two objects at a time
Fine motor skills 8 months
- Index poking
- Radial poking
Fine motor skills 9 months
-inferior pincer grasp (uses pads of thumb and index finger)
- isolates index finger
- lateral pinch (develops around 9-12 months- uses side of index finger and pad of thumb)
Fine motor skills 10 months
Thumb and finger opposition
Fine motor skills 11 months
pincer grasp maturing
Fine motor skills 12 months
Mature pincer grip- thumb opposition and tip of index finger
Fine motor skills 12-18 months
precise pincer grasp (can pick up crumbs)
- holds object with one hand and manipulates it with the other
- places small objects into a small container
- places large pegs in a pegboard
Fine motor skills 18-24 months
Fisted grip or palmar supinate grip
- strings two to three beads
- snips paper with scissors
fine motor skills 2-3 years
Radial/digital pronate pencil grasp
- strings four large beads
- rolls, pounds, squeezes, and pulls playdough
- unscrews screwtop lid
- begins manipulating small items within hand
- snips paper using scissors
Fine motor skills 3-4 years
static tripod pencil grasp
- manipulates clay and dough (pinches, rolls balls, snakes)
- can snip forwards along a line (not continuous motions forward)
- hand preference starts emerging
-uses non-preferred hand to stabilize
Fine motor skills 4-5 years
starts to use one hand consistently for FM tasks
- cuts along straight line w/ scissors
- 4-4.5 years: can cut along a straight line, curved line and cut out circle
- 4.5-5 years: can cut out a square
Fine motor skills 5-6 years
dynamic tripod grasp for pencil
- hand dominance established
- cuts out more complex shapes
Fine motor skills 6-7 years
- demonstrates controlled pencil movement
Fine motor skills 7-8 years
proficient with most FM skills
