Week 2: Summarized Gross Motor Milestone Acquisition

Vocabulary flashcards covering typical and average gross motor milestone acquisition from birth to 5 years of age adapted from Tecklin and Campbell.

Birth – 2 Months Milestones

Physiological flexion and turns heads to side in prone.

3 Months Milestones

Prone on elbow-head 45-90 degrees neck extension and roll supine to sidelying.

4 Months Milestones

Prone on elbow with head upright at 90 degrees and slight head lag with pull to sit (PTS).

5 Months Milestones

Rolls prone to supine, prone on extended arms, prop sit, supine: hands to feet/feet to mouth, and pivot prone.

6 Months Milestones

Rolls supine to prone and prone to supine, and sits independent with UE in high guard position.

7-8 Months Milestones

Starts belly crawl and independent sitting with arms free.

8 Months Milestones

Maintain quadruped position and pull to stand at crib.

9-11 Months Milestones

Creeping/crawling hands and knees, cruising, pull to stand via $\frac{1}{2}$ kneel at furniture, stands alone for brief periods, and walks with 2 hand supports.

12-15 Months Milestones

Crawls up furniture and stairs, stands without support, and independent walking (CDC has extended to 18 months).

18-24 Months Milestones

Propel ride on toy, stairs with hands/rails with step to pattern, and runs and kicks a ball.

2-Year-Olds Milestones

Runs well, stairs independent with step to pattern/2 feet, jump forward, and jump from bottom step.

3-Year-Olds Milestones

Stairs alternate pattern, SLS few seconds, pedals a trike, emerging single leg hop, and catches large ball.

4-Year-Olds Milestones

Hops on one foot, roller skate, ride a bike with training wheels, gallops, and throws a ball underhand.

5-Year-Olds Milestones

Skipping, long jumping, rides bike without training wheels, and jump rope.