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The document discusses sensory, physical and motor development milestones in children from ages 2 to 6. It covers topics like sensory development milestones, physical and motor developmental milestones, and gross and fine motor skills. Charts are provided listing milestones and skills that children should achieve at different ages as well as possible outcomes if milestones are not achieved.

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Lesson 3

The document discusses sensory, physical and motor development milestones in children from ages 2 to 6. It covers topics like sensory development milestones, physical and motor developmental milestones, and gross and fine motor skills. Charts are provided listing milestones and skills that children should achieve at different ages as well as possible outcomes if milestones are not achieved.

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Chapter-3

Sensory, Physical and Motor development milestones


After reading this chapter the students will be able to
Analyse the sensory and motor skill development in children
Identify abnormal growth in sensory and motor skill development
Segregate unique attributes of children based on their sensory and motor development
patterns
Milestones are a set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that most children acquire at a
certain age range.

Milestones are a set of functional skills 3.1 Sensory development milestones


or age-specific tasks that most 3.2 Physical and motor development milestones
children acquire at a certain age 3.3 Gross and fine motor development chart
range.
3.1 Sensory Development milestones
Sensory development is related to our 5 senses i.e. vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell. Which
helps us to explore the world around us. It begins during gestation period and continues
throughout the childhood.

YEARS MILESTONES POSSIBLE OUTCOME IF MILESTONES


NOT ACHIEVED
l Lack of socialization
2-3 A child
YEARS l Poor understanding and attention
l Pays attention for less than 3 minutes
l Difficulty in following instructions
l Able to take turns
l Delayed play skills
l Discovers/Explore surroundings
l Difficulties with toilet training
l Matches simple shapes -circles and
squares l May face difficulty tolerating
different textured foods (e.g.
picky eater)

3-4 l Can count up to 5


l Lack of socialization
YEARS l Aware about different colours
l May have problem to copy and
l Can distinguish between real and learn from others
imaginary world
l Difficulty in following instructions
l Easily takes turns at home, childcare centre,
l Able to completely dress self, but may kindergarten, pre-school
require assistance with laces, buttons, l Is not able to express wants,
and other fasteners in awkward places needs, thoughts and ideas
l Feeds self without any difficulty

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YEARS MILESTONES POSSIBLE OUTCOME IF MILESTONES
NOT ACHIEVED
l May have poor socialization skills
4-5 l Can count up to 10
YEARS l Poor attention span
l Identify simple shapes
l May face problem while following
l Develops friendship skills
instructions
l Articulates emotions
l May have difficulty in sitting still
l Follow rules
l Picky eater
l Can sit and pay attention (e.g. mat
time)

l Poor socializing skills


5-6 l Able to write numbers and letters
l May have poor attention and
YEARS l Able to write simple sentences
concentration
l understands others perspectives
l May face difficulty while
l Able to categorise objects following instructions at home,
l Able recognize concepts like yesterday, school
today, and tomorrow l May have difficulties in following
l Able to copy complex shapes, such as a routines and schedules
diamond l May have difficulty in expressing
thoughts and ideas
l Gets distracted easily

3.2 Physical and motor developmental Milestones


The first five years of life are a period of tremendous growth in all areas of a child's development.
Motor development means the physical growth and strengthening of a child's muscles, bones, and
ability to move his/her body.
The physical milestones pertain to the development of both the large and fine motor skills.
Physical development follows a pattern i.e. large-motor skills/ Gross motor skills develop first in
young children such as sitting, turning over, crawling, standing, and walking. The small-motor
skills/fine motor skills develop later and require greater precision for tasks such as drawing with a
crayon, and picking up small or delicate objects, tearing and pasting etc.
Mastering both gross and fine motor skills are important for children's growth and independence.
Development falls into two categories:

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FINE MOTOR GROSS MOTOR
Fine motor skills refer to small Gross motor skills involve motor
movements in the hands, wrists, development of muscles that
fingers, feet, toes, lips and enable babies to hold up their
tongue heads, sit and crawl, and
eventually walk, run, jump and
skip.

Motor development follows a predictable pattern. Inner body develops first as compared to outer
body: the head, neck, arms and legs develop first and then the outer body such as hands, feet,
fingers and toes. Physical development is related to all other developmental areas and it plays
most important role throughout a child's early life.
For example, if a child is able to crawl, walk, or touch (gross motor skills), then they'll able to
explore their immediate physical environment more easily which affects their cognitive
development and understanding.
Children require responsive as well as protective care from loving adults, proper nutrition, and
appropriately stimulating environments to support the best possible physical development.
Infant and toddler physical development occurs at faster rate, and it is essential to understand
physical development during various stages.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE


3 YEARS l Climbs and runs well.
l Jumps properly
l Toilet trained
l Can take single steps and climb and alight the staircase independently
l Jumps with both feet,
l Can hop on one foot.
l Pedals tricycle
l Can tear and paste paper
l can string beads using shoe lace/wool
l Can pickup bits of paper
l Can doodle with a chalk of a crayons

4 YEARS l Able to catch a bounced ball most of the time.


l Can hop and stand on one foot for a few seconds.
l Transfers beverages, mashes own food.
l Mostly hop on one foot

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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE
l Maintain balance on one foot for ten seconds
l Able to catch bounced ball
l Draws three part of a person.
l Copies triangles and linear figures accurately
l Able to dress independently
l Acquired self-help skills
l Able to lace shoes.
l Can cut a picture using scissor

5 YEARS l Hops and able to skip.


l Able to use a fork and spoon
l Able to stand on one foot for at least 10 seconds.
l Enhanced vocabulary -2,000 words including adverbs and prepositions

III. Gross and Fine Motor Developmental Milestones


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