The developmental chart on the Child and Family Development website contains information about milestones for children ages 0-6 years. Here is an excerpt:
When I am 5 years old, I can…
- share and take turns with others
- talk in 4-5 word phrases with mostly correct grammar
- pronounce /sh,ch/ clearly
- name many common objects and grow my vocabulary
- use many nouns and verbs, including past tense
- answer wh- questions (who, what, why?)
- ask questions to get more information
- use comparison words
- use some opposite words, like “hot/cold”, “wet/dry”
- name and identify primary and favorite colors
- name and identify positions, like “first” and “second”
- name and identify some numbers
- name some letters in my name
- tell my personal information, like name, age, city, phone number
- tell a short sequential story
- understand rhyming words
- understand “same” and “different”
- follow 3- part unrelated directions
- recall and repeat short sentences
- recall 4-5 numbers
- stand on 1 foot for 5 seconds without losing my balance
- tiptoe for 10-15 feet
- hop forward on 1 foot for 4-6 feet
- skip with alternating feet
- throw a ball overhand easily
- catch a large ball with both hands easily
- throw a small ball overhand
- use both my hands to hold things and to play
- trace a line with a pencil
- draw a line across paper
- draw a person with several body parts
- cut in a straight line with children’s scissors
- copy simple shapes and designs
- copy the letters in my name and most others
- dress and undress myself mostly independently, including buttons and zippers
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