milestones 1-5

12-15 Months

Walks without support

walks backward and sideways

Bends over to look between legs

Creeps up stairs

Throws a ball in sitting position

Marks paper with crayon

Builds tower using two cubes/blocks

Turns over containers to obtain objects

Uses exclamatory sentences ("uh-oh", "no-no")

Has 1-3 word vocabulary

Says "no" meaningfully

Dances and imitates adult behaviors

Holds handle of cup and

drinks with some spillage

16-24 Months

Squats in play

Walks up and down stairs

with one hand held-both feet on step

Propels ride-on toys

Kicks ball and throws a ball forward

Picks up a toy from floor without falling

Stacks six cubes

Holds crayon with thumb and fingers

Makes lines on paper with crayons

Can name several body parts

Uses pretend play

Matches sounds to pictures of animals

Removes shoes

Feeds self with spoon, some spilling

Gives up bottle and

drinks from cup

2 Years

Able to run

Walks up/down stairs using alternate feet

Says at least 50 words

Uses two-word sentences meaningfully, including simple sentences

Points to objects in a book

Tells full name

Unbuttons large buttons

Turns knob to open doors

Strings beads

Brings spoon/fork to mouth, palm up

Holds small glass with one or both hands with little spillage

3 Years

Can repeat 2 numbers in a row

Knows most body parts

Dresses self except for buttoning

Can copy a circle

Can follow 2 commands of on, under, or behind (i.e. stand on the rug)

Can build a tower with 9 blocks

Shows hand preference

Cuts on a line

Produces sentences of 3-5 words

Child uses a fork to stab food,

with little spillage

4 Years

Can repeat a simple 6 word sentence

Can wash hands and face without help

Can copy a cross and square

Can stand on one foot

Can catch a tossed ball and throw a ball to someone

Cuts a circle with scissors

Matches colors

Buttons half inch buttons

Holds a crayon like an adult

5 Years

Can follow three commands

Can cut a square

Can skip

Can hop on one foot 10 times

Colors will and prints words

Able to do a 30 piece puzzle alone

vocabulary of more than 1000 words