Kent State University

WAYS TO FOSTER MORE RESOURCES:

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Anything that encourages them to use their
Foundation: Gross Motor. (2019, May 17). Retrieved October 26,
2020, from
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/itf09percmotfdgrom.asp
GROSS
MOTOR
Interactive Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages
limbs and move is a good way to foster gross Birth to Five. (2020, October 12). Retrieved October 26,
2020, from https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/interactive-
motor skills.  head-start-early-learning-outcomes-framework-ages-
 Dance parties (using different types of birth-five

SKILLS
music to encourage fast and slow Kendra Moyses, M. (2020, October 06). Building gross motor skills
and why it matters. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from
dancing)  https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/building_gross_motor_s
 Ball play: playing with a ball to help kills_and_why_it_matters
develop hand-eye coordination and Perceptual and Motor Development Domain. (2019, July 26).
Retrieved October 26, 2020, from
throwing skills
 tag/chase games encourage moving
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/itf09percmotdev.asp
Red Flags Early Identification Guide for children aged birth to five
What to expect in toddlers
around the room/area years. (2016, July). Retrieved October 26, 2020, from
https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/wp- between 12 and 24 months
 Environmental arrangement: placing content/uploads/PDF/red-flags-a3.pdf
toys just out of reach to encourage Motor Skills: Fine and Gross Motor Development. (2020). Retrieved
October 26, 2020, from https://pathways.org/topics-of-
mobility  development/motor-skills/
 Box play: empty boxes to encourage
children to crawl through and around
them, or push and pull them around the
room
 Obstacle course: to encourage crawling
through, around, on and off items,
PROVIDED BY: KENT
ranging in different textures and STATE UNIVERSITY
surfaces to help with coordination and
balance
Madeline Quinn | mquinn23@kent.edu
Red Flags MILESTONES:
Gross motor skills involve the development of the

BY 12 MONTHS:
coordination of the body, including the arms,
legs, neck and head. These skills include
movements like rolling over, sitting, walking and
“Movement is
 No form of mobility, such as crawling,
scooting or walking
running.
• BY 12 MONTHS:
the door to
 Not sitting independently
 Not attempting to stand independently
o Stand with or without support (either from
parent’s hand or furniture around house) 
learning”
 Not holding on for support when standing o Walk with support
o Sit from standing position - Paul E. Dennison-
BY 18 MONTHS: • BY 18 MONTHS:
 Not standing independently o Stand independently
 Not attempting to walk without support o Attempting to walk independently
o Run
 Not standing from squatting position
o Push items such as a stroller or cart
o Climb (onto furniture around home or outdoor
BY 24 MONTHS: toys) 

 Not able to walk • BY 24 MONTHS:

independently o Walk independently
 Not able to walk up and down stairs with o Jump up and down 
support o Kick a ball
 Not able to jump o Ride a toy without pedals, using their feet to
push around
o Walk up and down stairs with or without
(Red Flags, 2016)
support (depends on age, can be 24-26
months) 
o Stand on 1 foot without support 
o Catch a ball 

(Foundations, 2019); (Interactive, 2019)