Gross Motor Milestones: child (3-5 years old)

Here’s a list of gross motor milestones for children 3-5 years old:

Mobility Skills
* Imitates standing on one foot for 8-10  seconds
* Stands on tiptoes without moving for 6-8 seconds
* Jumps over low obstacles and jumps 24-36″ forward
* Walks on a line on the floor like a balance beam
* Runs with arms swinging back and forth, pushing off the balls of their feet
* Walks up and down stairs without a railing with one foot on each step
* Hops forward 5 times on one foot
* Begins to skip, gallop, and complete a forward roll

Ball Skills
* Catches a tennis ball by trapping it to their body, progressing to catching it with hands only
* Throws and hits a target with a tennis ball 5 feet away, taking a step forward with the opposite foot

Connect with a pediatric physical therapist at Child and Family Development to learn more about development.