Fine and Gross Motor Skills

Question 1

1 month

Answer 1

head lag resent

grasp reflex present

Question 2

2 months

Answer 2

lifts head off mattress when prone

holds hands in open position

Question 3

3 months

Answer 3

raises head and shoulders off mattress when prone, only slight head lag

grasp reflex is gone, hands are kept loosely open

Question 4

4 months

Answer 4

rolls from back to side

places objects in mouth

Question 5

5 months

Answer 5

rolls from front to back

uses palmar grasp dominantly

Question 6

6 months

Answer 6

rolls from back to front

holds bottle

Question 7

7 months

Answer 7

bears full weight on feet

moves objects from hand to hand

Question 8

8 months

Answer 8

sits unsuported

begins using pincer grasp

Question 9

9 months

Answer 9

pulls to a standing position, creeps on hands and knees instead of crawling

crude pincer grasp

Question 10

10 months

Answer 10

changes from prone to a sitting position

grasps rattle by its handle

Question 11

11 months

Answer 11

walks while holding onto something

places objects into a container, neat pincer grasp

Question 12

12 months

Answer 12

sits down from a standing position without assistance

tries to build a two-block tower without success

Question 13

15 months

Answer 13

walks without help, creeps up stairs

uses a cup well, builds a tower of two blocks

Question 14

18 months

Answer 14

assumes standing position, throw ball overhand, jumps up and down wit both feet

manages a spoon without rotation, turns pages in a book (two or three at a time)

Question 15

2 years

Answer 15

walks up and down stairs by placing both feet on each step

builds a tower of six or seven blocks

Question 16

2.5 years

Answer 16

jumps across floor using both feet and off of a chair or step, stands on one foot momentarily

draws circles, has good hand-finger coordination

Question 17

3 years

Answer 17

rides a tricycle

jumps off bottom step

stands on one foot for a few seconds

Question 18

4 years

Answer 18

skips and hops on one foot

throws a ball overhead

Question 19

5 years

Answer 19

jumps rope

walks backward from heel to toe

throws and catches ball with ease

Question 20

6 years

Answer 20

Uses knife to spread butter; cuts, folds, pastes paper; sews crudely; bathing and bedtime activities independently; reads from memory; spells; table games, checkers, card games; develops concept of numbers; knows whether it’s morning or afternoon; knows right and left hands

Question 21

7 years

Answer 21

Uses knife to cut meat; brushes and combs hair; likes to help out; notices items missing from pictures; can copy a diamond; repeats three numbers backward; develops concept of time; reads ordinary clock or watch;

Question 22

8 years

Answer 22

Uses common tools (hammer, screwdriver); helps with routine household tasks; does chores; likes magazines; likes school; takes music and sports; makes change out of a quarter; knows the date; has collections