Milestone Development- Cognitive Skills

Question 1

Begins to develop concepts for example hunger and tiredness

Answer 1

Birth

Question 2

Explore using senses and movement

Answer 2

Birth

Question 3

Explores things orally ‘sensory learning’

Answer 3

1 month

Question 4

Starts to recognise main carer

Copies facial expressions

Answer 4

1 month

Question 5

Freezes if hears a soft sound such as a tune from a mobile

Answer 5

1 month

Question 6

More alert
Follows objects
Recognises familiar routines

Answer 6

3 months

Question 7

Understands cause and effect

Answer 7

3 months

Question 8

Know to hold arms up if want to be picked up

Answer 8

6 months

Question 9

Recognises main caters voice and will turn towards them

Answer 9

6 months

Question 10

Knows bye, mama, dada

Answer 10

6 months

Question 11

Tells difference between family and stranger

Recognises there name and responds when spoken too

Answer 11

9 months

Question 12

Knows familiar games and rhymes

Answer 12

9 months

Question 13

May start to look for hidden toys ‘object permanence’

No concept of danger

Answer 13

9 months

Question 14

Learns through trial and error

Answer 14

12 months

Question 15

Enjoys dropping things and watching them fall

Answer 15

12 months

Question 16

Will repeat actions if enjoyable or fun

Answer 16

12 months

Question 17

Can understand simple actions like wave bye bye

Answer 17

12 months

Question 18

Interested in sight and sound of objects

Keen to explore

Answer 18

15 months

Question 19

Still explores toys by mouthing

Answer 19

15 months

Question 20

Memory starts to develop

Answer 20

18 months

Question 21

Remember where things belong and where to find them

Answer 21

18 months

Question 22

Recognises objects from books and pictures

Answer 22

18 months

Question 23

Recognises themselves in the mirror and know it’s not another child

Answer 23

2 years

Question 24

Remembers things that have happened in the past and shows this through action, skills, people, toys

Answer 24

2 years

Question 25

Can point to themselves in a photo

Answer 25

2 years

Question 26

Can complete a simple puzzle (with some help)

Answer 26

2 years

Question 27

Begins to understand the concept of time (past and present)

Answer 27

3 years

Question 28

Can count up to 10

Answer 28

3 years

Question 29

Can complete a 12 piece puzzle

Answer 29

3 years

Question 30

Can recognise and name primary colours

Answer 30

4 years

Question 31

Understand what it means by more

Answer 31

4 years

Question 32

Understands concept of light and heavy

Answer 32

4 years

Question 33

Can arrange objects into categories

Answer 33

4 years

Question 34

Can make connections between people and events

Answer 34

4 years

Question 35

Can count to 100

Answer 35

5 years

Question 36

Understand simple rules

Answer 36

5 years

Question 37

Can add two sets of objects together

Answer 37

5 years

Question 38

Can name times of day e.g. 12pm is lunch time, 7pm is bed time, 6am is morning etc

Answer 38

5 years

Question 39

Can match objects

Answer 39

5 years

Question 40

Recognises objects up to 100 and do simple calculations

Answer 40

6 years

Question 41

Develop understanding of length, distance, time and weight

Answer 41

6 years

Question 42

Are able to tell the difference between fantasy and reality

Answer 42

6 years

Question 43

Understands basic scientific principles

Can be reasoned with

Answer 43

6 years

Question 44

Express themselves

Answer 44

7 years

Question 45

Use computer mouse and keyboard

Answer 45

7 years

Question 46

Perform simple calculations in head

Answer 46

7 years

Question 47

Do a simple maze showing simple logic

Answer 47

8 years

Question 48

‘Conserve’ numbers e.g. know there are still 10 sweets even if they are split into two piles

Answer 48

8 years

Question 49

Tell the time

Understands and uses rules

Answer 49

8 years

Question 50

Enjoys learning about the world around them

Answer 50

8 years