Gross motor skills Flashcards
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Gross Motor Skills are:
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- Movements that involve using large muscles in the body
- These allow children to control these body movements which require the use of the legs, arms, neck and torso
- As soon as a baby is born, their gross motor skills develop
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Examples
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- Grasping
- Stretching and kicking on back
- Bring hand to mouth
3
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Newborn
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Primitive reflexes such as grasp
4
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1 month
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Lifts chin, some control of head
5
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3 months
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Can lift their head and chest when lying on front
6
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6 months
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Rolls over, can sit up for a short time without support, kicks legs when held up
7
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9-10 months
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Crawls, begins to cruise (walking while holding on to objects)
8
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12-13 months
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Stands alone, can walk without help
9
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18 months
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Climb onto furniture
10
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2 years
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Propels a sit-on toy with their feet, throws a large ball
11
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2 and a half years
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Jumps from a low step, kicks a ball
12
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3 years
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Use pedals to ride a tricycle, run and balance on one foot for 1 second
13
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4 years
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Kick and throw large ball
14
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5 years
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Hop using each foot separately
15
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6 and 7 years
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Skip and ride a bicycle
