Unit 1: Gross and Motor Skills

Question 1

What are ‘Gross Motor Skills’?

Answer 1

Gross motor skills include larger movement (mobility) requiring a larger (or large) muscles.

Question 2

What are ‘Fine Motor Skills’?

Answer 2

Fine motor skills are smaller movement that require more precise direction and co-ordination. They also use smaller muscles.

Question 3

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 3?

Answer 3

Ability to fold paper in half.
Ability to draw shapes after given an example demonstration.
Ability to button and unbutton clothing.
Can hold crayon steadily.
Can turn pages.

Question 4

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 4?

Answer 4

Can use fork correctly.
Can touch the tip of each finger to the thumb.
Can get dressed and undressed without assistance.

Question 5

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 5?

Answer 5

Can cut out a circle.
Can copy shapes.
Can grasp pencil correctly.
Ability to tie shoelace.

Question 6

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 6?

Answer 6

Ability to cut accurately with scissors.
Can use a knife to cut food.
Can complete a 16-20 jigsaw puzzle.
Can build small structure(s) with blocks.

Question 7

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 7?

Answer 7

Has fully developed hand-eye coordination.
Has the ability to draw complex shapes.
Can write their full name.
Can write short stories on lines of paper.

Question 8

Fine Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 8?

Answer 8

Can cut confidently and accurately with scissors.

Question 9

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 3?

Answer 9

Ability to ride tricycle using pedals unassisted by parents.
Able to run without falling.
Able to throw ball to an adult, roughly 5 feet from them.

Question 10

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 4?

Answer 10

Able to catch a ball with arms and body.
Able to run smoothly, and can alternate speeds.
Able to walk upstairs alternating feet.

Question 11

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 5?

Answer 11

Is able to hop on one foot.
Can catch a ball with two hands.
Can perform jumping jacks.
Can walk up and down the stairs whilst carrying objects.

Question 12

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 6?

Answer 12

Able to kick a rolling ball.
Can jump over objects 10 inches high.
Can ride a bicycle with stabilisers.
Able to throw accurately.

Question 13

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 7?

Answer 13

Able to ride bicycle with confidence.
Can jump with confidence.
Can run in co-ordination (no failure).

Question 14

Gross Motor Skills: What do Children develop at age 8?

Answer 14

Can hop on both legs.
Can run in a straight line.

Question 15

A palmar grip is usually used by infants around what age?

Answer 15

0-2 Months Old

Question 16

A pincer grip is usually used by infants around what age?

Answer 16

8-9 Months Old

Question 17

A tripod grip is usually used by infants around what age?

Answer 17

3-4 Years Old

Question 18

Gross Motor Skills: What does a New Born immediately learn and do?

Answer 18

Grasp Reflex

Question 19

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 1 month do?

Answer 19

They’re able to life their chin.
They’re able to have some control of their head.

Question 20

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 3 months do?

Answer 20

They can lift their head and chest when lying on their front.

Question 21

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 6 months do?

Answer 21

They can roll over.
They can kick their legs when held up.
They can sup up for a short time without support.

Question 22

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 9-10 months do?

Answer 22

They can crawl.
They can move around whilst holding objects.

Question 23

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 12-13 months (1 Year Old) do?

Answer 23

They can walk alone without assistance.
They can stand.

Question 24

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant of 18 months (1 and a half Years Old) do?

Answer 24

They can climb onto furniture.

Question 25

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant 2 Years of age do?

Answer 25

They can throw a large ball.
Can move around on sit-on toys by propelling themselves.

Question 26

Gross Motor Skills: What does an infant 2 and a half years of age do?

Answer 26

They can kick a ball.

Question 27

Fine Motor Skills: What does a New Born learn to do?

Answer 27

They begin to hold their thumbs tucked into their hands.

Question 28

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 1 Month do?

Answer 28

Uses hand to grasp a finger.

Question 29

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 3 Months do?

Answer 29

They can briefly grasp a rattle.

Question 30

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 6 Months do?

Answer 30

Able to pick up dropped toys if they can see them.
Able to move objects from hand to hand.

Question 31

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 9-10 Months do?

Answer 31

They begin to use finger and thumb for grasping small objects.

Question 32

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 12-13 Months (1 Year Old) do?

Answer 32

They are able to manipulate and place toys.

Question 33

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 18 Months (1 and a half years old) do?

Answer 33

They are able to build a short tower with blocks.

Question 34

Fine Motor Skills: What does an infant of 2 Years of age do?

Answer 34

Use cutlery.
Able to draw lines and begins to draw shapes.