Fine and gross motor progression

Question 1

Gross motor skills 0-6 months

Answer 1

• Rolling
• sitting (initially with support)

Question 2

Gross motor skills 6-12 months

Answer 2

• creeping and crawling
  -sitting IND’ly
• transitioning into different positions
• pulling up into standing
• standing momentarily w/out support
• cruising

Question 3

Gross motor skills 12-18 months

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

Gross motor skills 18-24 months

Answer 4

-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

Question 5

Gross motor skills 2-3 years

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

Gross motor skills 3-4 years

Answer 6

-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

Question 7

Gross motor skills 4-5 years

Answer 7

• performs jumping jacks and toe touches
• walks up and down the stairs while carrying objects
• catches a ball with two hands

Question 8

Gross motor skills 5-6 years

Answer 8

• begins to skip on alternating feet and gallop
• throws and catches a small ball
• stands on 1 foot for 10 seconds

Question 9

Gross motor skills 6-7 years

Answer 9

• 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

Question 10

Fine motor skills 4 months

Answer 10

• voluntary grasp begins
• bilateral approach develops before unilateral approach

Question 11

Fine motor skills 5 months

Answer 11

• palmar grasp, no thumb used
• use bilateral approach to explore toys

Question 12

Fine motor skills 6 months

Answer 12

• can only hold one object at a time

Question 13

Fine motor skills 7 months

Answer 13

• Radial palmar grasp
• transfers objects from hand to hand
• can hold two objects at a time

Question 14

Fine motor skills 8 months

Answer 14

• Index poking
• Radial poking

Question 15

Fine motor skills 9 months

Answer 15

-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)

Question 16

Fine motor skills 10 months

Answer 16

Thumb and finger opposition

Question 17

Fine motor skills 11 months

Answer 17

pincer grasp maturing

Question 18

Fine motor skills 12 months

Answer 18

Mature pincer grip- thumb opposition and tip of index finger

Question 19

Fine motor skills 12-18 months

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Fine motor skills 18-24 months

Answer 20

Fisted grip or palmar supinate grip
- strings two to three beads
- snips paper with scissors

Question 21

fine motor skills 2-3 years

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Fine motor skills 3-4 years

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Fine motor skills 4-5 years

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Fine motor skills 5-6 years

Answer 24

dynamic tripod grasp for pencil
- hand dominance established
- cuts out more complex shapes

Question 25

Fine motor skills 6-7 years

Answer 25

• demonstrates controlled pencil movement

Question 26

Fine motor skills 7-8 years

Answer 26

proficient with most FM skills