Language Milestones

Fine Motor Milestones for the Typical Developing Child

1-2 Years 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years 5 Years
Drawing • Scribbles • Scribbles • Holds a • Draws • Copies triangle
with crayons spontaneously crayon well circles and and other geometric
• Makes squares patterns
vertical, • Copies • Draws person
horizontal and square shapes with body
circular strokes • Draws a
with pencil or person with two
crayon to four body parts
Writing • Holds a • Begins to • Prints some
pencil in writing copy some capital letters
position letters
Cutting • Uses • Cuts on a line
scissors
Books • Turns • Turns book
pages in a book pages one at a
time
Toys • Likes to • Turns over • Turns
pull, push, and container to rotating handles
dump things pour out • Screws and
contents unscrews jar lids,
• Operates a nuts and bolts
mechanical toy
Dressing • Pulls off • Puts arms • Dresses self • Dresses and
hat, socks, and in sleeves with with help undresses without
mittens help • Puts on assistance
shoes (but not tie • May be able to
laces) tie shoelaces
Building • Stacks 2 • Builds • Builds a
blocks tower of three- tower of more
four blocks or than six blocks
more
Feeding • Drinks • Holds a • Uses fork,
from a straw glass in one hand spoon and
• Feeds self • Feeds self (sometimes) a table
with a spoon (with some knife
spilling)
Washing • Helps in • Washes and
Hands washing hands dries hands by
self
Toiletting • Uses the • Usually cares
toilet with some for own toilet needs
help

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Other • Opens
cabinets,
drawers, boxes
**Might use one hand
more frequently than
the other

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