Fine Motor Skills

Question 1

What fine motor skills should a 1 month have?

Answer 1

1. Hands mostly held in fist
2. Involuntary hand movements

Question 2

What fine motor skills should a 3 month have?

Answer 2

1. Hands held more openly
2. Holds hand in front of face

Question 3

What fine motor skills should a 4 month have?

Answer 3

1. Bats at objects
2. Brings objects to mouth

Question 4

What fine motor skills should a 5 month have?

Answer 4

1. Takes objects presented to them (ex. rattle)

Question 5

What fine motor skills should a 6 month have?

Answer 5

1. Releases an object to take another

Question 6

What fine motor skills should a 7 month have?

Answer 6

Transfers object from one hand to the other

Question 7

What fine motor skills should a 8 month have?

Answer 7

1. Gross pincer grasp

Question 8

What fine motor skills should a 9 month have?

Answer 8

Bang objects together

Question 9

What fine motor skills should a 10 month have?

Answer 9

Fine pincer grasp, put objects in and out of containers

Question 10

What fine motor skills should a 11 month have?

Answer 10

1. Offer objects to others
2. Drop objects

Question 11

What fine motor skills should a 12 month have?

Answer 11

1. Eats with fingers
2. Starts to use cup and spoon
3. Pokes with index finger

Question 12

What fine motor skills should a 12-15 month old have?

Answer 12

1. Feeds self with finger foods
2. Uses index finger to point
3. Builds 2-block towers
4. Throw objects

Question 13

What fine motor skills should a 18 month old have?

Answer 13

1. Masters reaching, grasping and releasing
2. Stacks 4 blocker tower
3. Puts things into slots
4. Removes socks and shoes
5. Scribbles
6. Removes shoes and socks
7. Turn BOARD book pages one at a time (paper pages: turns multiple at a time)

Question 14

What fine motor skills should a 24 month have?

Answer 14

1. Build 6-7 block tower
2. Shows dominate hand
3. Imitate circular and vertical strokes
4. Starts to turn knobs
5. Puts round peg into holes
6. Scribble and Paints

Question 15

What fine motor skills should a 36 month have?

Answer 15

1. Undress self
2. Copies circle
3. 9-10 cube tower
4. Hold pencil in writing position
5. Turn PAPER pages one at a time
6. Screws/unscrews lids, nuts and bolts

Question 16

What fine motor skills should a 3 year old have?

Answer 16

1. Undress self
2. Copies circle
3. 9-10 cube tower
4. Hold pencil in writing position
5. Screws/Unscrews lids
6. Turns book pages one at a time

Question 17

What fine motor skills should a 4 year old have?

Answer 17

1. Uses scissors
2. Copies capital letters
3. Draws circles and squares
4. Traces a cross or diamond
5. Draws person with 2-4 body parts
6. Laces shoes

Question 18

What fine motor skills should a 5 year old have?

Answer 18

1. Prints some letters
2. Draws person with body and at least 6 parts
3. Dresses/undresses without assistance
4. Learns to tie laces
5. Uses fork, spoon and knife well
6. Copies geometric patterns
7. Mostly independent in toileting needs
8. Jumps rope

Question 19

What fine motor skills would a school-age child have?

Answer 19

1. Eye-hand coordination
2. Hand uses steadier, writes words, build models, sew, play musical instruments
3. By age 10-12 years; manipulative skills similar to adult

Question 20

What fine motor skills would an adolescent have?

Answer 20

1. Coordination can be a problem during rapid growth spurt
2. Speed and accuracy improves