Milestones and Activities
- At each age level, our cognitive development is linked with our motor development and our emotional development as we explore the world.
- Through language we exchange our ideas and feelings with the people in our lives.
- Click on the milestone group you would like to see. You will find age levels and milestones. For each age milestone there will be corresponding lesson, activity and material links.
Cognitive Milestones
Motor Milestones
Emotional Milestones
Language Milestones
Social Milestones
- Source: Milestones have been compiled from a number of web sites. These sources may be viewed by clicking here.
Social Milestones/4-5 Years
- Plays and interacts with other children; Uses words to invite others to play;
- Becomes better at sharing and taking turns with other children;
- Enjoys playing games, but might change the rules during play; Enjoys competitive games;
- Enjoys dramatic, imaginative play with other children (dress up or house);
- Shows good control of the elements of conversation; Keeps a conversation going; Ends conversations appropriately; Talks a lot and about everything they are doing or thinking; Talks in different ways depending on the listener and place;
- Uses the pronouns herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves;
- Learns through observing and listening to adults; Compares himself or herself to other children and adults;
- Expresses more awareness of other people's feelings;
- Develops friendships with other kids;
- Shows some awareness and understanding of moral reasoning, such as “fairness”, and good or bad behavior;
- Uses language to resolve disputes with peers; Uses direct requests with justification (e.g., “Stop that. You’re hurting me.”);
- Shows interest in exploring sex differences;
Source:
- http://firstyears.org/miles/chart.htm
- http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/cognitive.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/social.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/physical.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/communication.html
- https://www.verywell.com/cognitive-developmental-milestones-2795109
- https://www.verywell.com/communication-milestones-2795110
- https://www.verywell.com/social-and-emotional-milestones-2795121
- https://www.verywell.com/physical-developmental-milestones-2795119
- http://www.howkidsdevelop.com/3-6months.html
- http://www.howkidsdevelop.com/6-9months.html
- http://www.howkidsdevelop.com/9-12months.html
- http://www.howkidsdevelop.com/1-2years.html
- http://www.ldonline.org/article/6042
- http://www.ldonline.org/article/6045
- http://www.ldonline.org/article/6050
- http://www.ldonline.org/article/6313
- http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/01/
- http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/23/
- http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/34/
- http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/45/
- http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/pediatrics/
age-appropriate_speech_and_language_milestones_90,p02170/
- http://www.aspminds.com/perspective.html
- https://www.linguisystems.com/pdf/Milestonesguide.pdf
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/fine-motor-skills-infant-milestons
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/communication-infant-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-infant-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/understanding-thinking-infant-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/fine-motor-skills-toddler-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/communication-toddler-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-toddler-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/understanding-thinking-toddler-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/fine-motor-skills-preschool-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/communication-preschool-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-preschool-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/understanding-thinking-skills-preschool-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/fine-motor-skills-school-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/communication-school-aged-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-school-aged-milestones
- http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/understanding-thinking-skills-school-aged-milestones
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