Milestones Flashcards
Social: birth
Makes brief eye contact
Verbal: birth
Cries with discomfort
Calms to adult voice
Gross Motor: birth
Reflexively moves arms and legs
Turns head to side when on stomach
Fine Motor: birth
Holds fingers closed
Grasps reflexively
Social: 1 month
Calms when picked up or spoken to
Looks briefly at objects
Verbal: 1 month
Alerts to unexpected sound
Makes brief short vowel sounds
Gross Motor: 1 month
Holds chin up in prone
Fine Motor: 1 month
Holds finger more open at rest
Social: 2 months
Social smile
Verbal: 2 months
Vocalizes with simple cooing
Gross Motor: 2 months
Lifts head and chest in prone
Fine Motor: 2 months
Opens and shuts hands
Social: 4 months
Laughs aloud
Verbal: 4 months
Turns to voice
Vocalizes with extended cooing
Gross Motor: 4 months
Rolls over prone to supine (belly to back)
Supports on elbows and wrists in prone
Fine Motor: 4 months
Keeps hands un-fisted
Plays with fingers in midline
Grasps objects
Social: 6 months
Pats or smiles at reflection
Begins to turn when name called
Verbal: 6 months
Babbles
Gross Motor: 6 months
Rolls over supine to prone (back to belly)
Sits briefly without support
Fine Motor: 6 months
Reaches for objects and transfers
Rakes small object with 4 fingers
Bangs small object on surface
Palmar grasp
Social: 9 months
Uses basic gestures (holds arms out to be picked up, waves)
Looks for dropped objects
Picks up food with fingers and eats it
Turns when name called
Verbal: 9 months
Says “Dada” or “Mama” nonspecifically
Gross Motor: 9 months
Sits well without support
Pulls to stand
Transitions well between sitting and lying
Balances on hands and knees
Crawls
Fine Motor: 9 months
Picks up small object with 2 fingers and thumb
Releases objects intentionally
Bangs objects together
Social: 12 months
Looks for hidden object
Imitates new gestures
Verbal: 12 months
Says “Dad” or “Mom” specifically
Uses 1 word other than Mom/Dad/Personal names
Follows a verbal command that includes a gesture
Gross Motor: 12 months
Takes first independent steps
Stands without support
Fine Motor: 12 months
Drops object in a cup
Picks up small object with 2-finger pincer grasp
Picks up food at eats it
Social: 15 months
Imitates scribbling
Drinks from cup with little spilling
Points to ask for something or to get help
Verbal: 15 months
Uses 3 words other than names
Speaks in sounds that seem like an unknown language
Follows directions that do not include a gesture
Looks around when parents says “Where is…”
Gross Motor: 15 months
Squats to pick up objects
Crawls up a few steps
Beings to run
Fine Motor: 15 months
Makes mark with crayon
Drops object into and takes object out of container
Social: 18 months
Engages with others for play
Helps dress and undress self
Points to pictures in book
Points to object of interest to draw attention to it
Turns and looks at adult if something new happens
Beings to scoop with spoon
Verbal: 18 months
Uses 6-10 words other than names
Identifies at least 2 body parts
Gross Motor: 18 months
Walks up with 2 feet per step with hand held
Sits in small chair
Carries toy while walking
Fine Motor: 18 months
Scribbles spontaneously
Throws small ball a few feet while standing
Social: 2 years
Plays alongside other children
Takes off some clothing
Scoops well with spoon
Verbal: 2 years
Uses 50 words
Combines 2 words into phrase or sentence
Follows 2-step command
Uses words that are 50% intelligible to strangers
Gross Motor: 2 years
Kicks ball
Jumps off ground with 2 feet
Runs with coordination
Climbs up a ladder at a playground
Fine Motor: 2 Years
Stacks objects
Turns book pages
Uses hand to turn objects (knobs, toys, lids)
Social: 3 years
Goes to bathroom and urinates by self
Plays and shares with others
Puts on coat, jacket, or shirt by self
Begins to play make-believe
Eats independently
Verbal: 3 Years
Uses 3-word sentences
Uses words that are 75% intelligible to strangers
Understands simple prepositions (on, under)
Tells a story from a book or TV
Compares things using words like bigger, shorter
Gross Motor: 3 Years
Pedals tricycle
Climbs on and off couch or chair
Jumps forward
Fine Motor: 3 years
Draws a single circle
Draws a person with head and one other body part
Cuts with child scissors
Social: 4 years
Enters bathroom and has bowel movement by self
Dresses and undresses without much help
Plays make-believe
Verbal: 4 years
Uses 4-word sentences
Words are 100% intelligible to strangers
Answers questions
Tells a story from a book
Gross Motor: 4 years
Climbs stairs alternating feet, without support
Skips on 1 foot
Fine Motor: 4 years
Draws a person with at least 3 body parts
Draws simple cross
Unbuttons and buttons medium-sized buttons
Grasps a pencil with thumb and fingers instead of fist
Draws recognizable pictures
Social: 5 years
Spreads with a knife
Dresses and undresses independently
Goes to bathroom independently
Dry throughout day
Plays and interacts with peers
Asks “why” questions
Verbal: 5 Years
Tells a story of 2 sentences or more
Follows directions for 4 individual prepositions
Counts 5 objects
Names 3 or more numbers
Names 4 or more letters out of order
Gross Motor: 5 Years
Beginning to skip
Walks on tiptoes when asked
Catches bounced ball with 2 hands
Fine Motor: 5 Years
Copies a triangle
Draws a 6-part person
Copies first name
Cuts well with scissors
Writes 2 or more letters
Social: 6 years
Cuts most foods with a knife
Ties shoes
Dry during day and night
Chooses preferred foods
Starts/continues conversations with peers
Plays and interacts with at least one “best friend”
Verbal: 6 years
Tells a story with beginning, middle, end
Masters all consonant sounds and combinations (ch)
Counts 10 objects
Can do simple addition and subtraction with objects
Gross Motor: 6 Years
Rides a standard bicycle
Hops on 1 foot 3-4 times
Catches a small ball with 2 hands
Fine Motor: 6 Years
Draws 12-part person
Prints 3 or more simple words without copying
Writes first and last name in upper/lowercase letters
