Occupational Therapy & Developmental Milestones (Pre-K and Kindergartners)
Visual/Fine Motor Skills:
- Grasps crayons and pencils maturely
- Cuts square with slight deviations
- Begins to copy diagonal lines
- Draws a person with 6-10 body parts
- Completes 7-12 piece puzzles
- Colors within the lines with minimal deviations
Self-Help Skills:
- Eats independently
- May want to help set table and serve themselves
- Toilets independently
- Dresses self with little or no help
- Brushes teeth
- Washes hands without help
Suggested Toys/Activities:
- stencils
- arts and crafts materials
- cutting and pasting
- dress-up clothes
- finger paints
Connect with a pediatric occupational therapist at Child and Family Development to learn more about development.
Read more about OT here.
