1. 6 to 18 months
Language: The Most Important
- Says a few words
Social: - Understands simple instructions
- Feeds self but is still messy
- Follow one command
Developmental
- Imitates others
Emerging Skills:
- Remains “egocentric” - Listens to a story Achievements
Emerging Skills: - Sings songs
- Pulls on pants
- Understands far more words than will say
- Plays alongside another child
Emotional:
Cognitive: - Becomes more of an individual
- Points to body parts Your Child 101
- Reluctant to change
- Begin to pretend play - Subject to mood swings and tantrums
- Initiate activities
Emerging Skills:
Emerging Skills: - Concentrates on a task for some time
- Sorts and matches things
- Shows concern for others
- Begins to understand the
Gross Motor:
passing of time
- Walks alone
- Distinguishes colours and - Walks up and down stairs with hand held
shapes “Children are the world's most valuable
- Throws a ball
Emerging Skills: resource and its best hope for the
- Steps backwards future”.
- Steps sideways -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Jumps and climbs
Fine Motor:
- Place 10 cubes in a cup
- Grasp items with thumb and forefinger
- Turn page of book
- Scribble
- Fill and empty containers
Emerging Skills:
- Folds paper
- Attempts simple puzzles
- Copies simple lines drawn on paper

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Emotional:
Fine Motor:
- Can be away from parents for a short time
without being upset - Takes lid off jars
- Shows fears and can be settled down - Fits jars and squares inside of
- Can be attached to a favourite toy each other
Emerging Skills: - Draws vertical lines
- Learns to listen and follow simple directions - Builds towers of five blocks
- Names several emotions and identifies them
in others - Completes simple inset
1.5 to 2.5 Years Gross Motor: puzzles
- Runs without falling EmergingSkills:
Social: - Walks backwards and sideways - Clutches pencil with whole
- Climbs over furniture hand
- Plays alongside another child with - Walks along a line
enjoyment Emerging Skills:
- Holds brush and paints on
- At times, gets frustrated and bites, hits, - Kicks a ball paper
or pulls hair - Walks a few steps on tiptoe - Uses small scissors to cut
- Aware of sex differences - Pedals a tricycle - Strings beads
Emerging Skills:
- Shares a piece of food - Imitates folding paper in half
- Takes turns in a song or game
- Begins to be toilet trained
Cognitive:
- Understands “today” and “soon”
- Names parts of body
- Engages in pretend play with others
Emergent Skills:
- Counts up to five
- Groups things by form and size
- Matches familiar objects by choice
Language:
- Points to at least one body part
- Names some pictures in book
- Uses two to four word sentences
Emerging skills:
- Sings simple songs
- Expresses feelings verbally
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