Here is a way to track your child's developmental progress. The checklist below includes some of the skills that your child will be working on during this time in his development. This list does not include all skills. Also, while skills are ordered generally from simple to more complex, they are not in a strict order. Therefore, it is likely that your child's accomplishments will not follow the order listed.
Physical/Motor Skills
Picks up toys from floor without falling
Walks well
Seats self on chair
Goes up and down steps with little assistance
Runs
Builds tower of three small blocks
Scribbles
Turns book pages
Marches
Kicks a ball
Manages simple snaps and buttons
Strings large beads
Jumps in place
Snips with scissors
Activities That Promote Physical and Motor Development
Bend and Stretch, Chapter 2
Beanbag Toss, Chapter 3
Playdough Cooking, Chapter 6
Dancing Partner, Chapter 7
Hula Dance, Chapter 7
Shadow Tag, Chapter 9
Leaf Maze, Chapter 10
Way up in the Sky, Chapter 13
Lily-Pond Hop, Chapter 13
In and Out the Doors, Chapter 14
Harvest Bowling, Chapter 15
Follow the Path, Chapter 17
Silly Says, Chapter 17
Social and Emotional Skills
Symbolically uses objects
Refers to self by name
Recognizes self in mirror
Tries to do things independently
Shows creativity
Beginning to be adventuresome
Takes turns with help
Separates from caregiver with minimum anxiety
Starts to show ability to delay gratification
Shows an awareness of other's feelings
Cooperates with others
Activities That Promote Social and Emotional Development
Side by Side, Chapter 2
Tea Party, Chapter 3
Here Comes Daddy, Chapter 4
Beach Towels, Chapter 4
Wet Chalk Pastels, Chapter 5
Tissue Paper Sculpture, Chapter 5
Sand Squiggles, Chapter 6
Playdough Cooking, Chapter 6
Rescue, Chapter 7
Sticky Balls, Chapter 7
Handkerchief Doll, Chapter 8
Shrinking Island, Chapter 9
Blown Pictures, Chapter 10
Creative Reenactment, Chapter 11
All-about-Me Book, Chapter 12
My Car, Chapter 13
Corn Rolling, Chapter 15
Masks, Chapter 15
Celebration Picture, Chapter 16
Turkey Trap, Chapter 16
Fence Tapestry, Chapter 17
Blob Race, Chapter 17
Cognitive Skills
Understands “No”
Understands simple directions
Identifies simple pictures
Uses ten to twenty words, including names
Combines two words, such as “Daddy bye-bye”
Waves goodbye and plays pat-a-cake
Makes the sounds of familiar animals
Identifies body parts
Shows interest and awareness in environment
Gives first name, holds up fingers to tell age
Recites simple nursery rhymes
Rote-counts up to five
Sorts items into basic categories
Identifies basic colors
Counts three objects
Completes a simple four- to six-piece puzzle
Identifies basic shapes
Has vocabulary of 400–600 words
Solves simple problems
Understands that written words are symbols of oral language
Activities That Promote Cognitive Development
Cleanup Is Fun!, Chapter 2
Matching Boxes, Chapter 3
Puzzle Hunt, Chapter 3
Who Am I?, Chapter 4
Block City, Chapter 8
The Clown Says, Chapter 9
Changing Colors, Chapter 10
Magic Sun Prints, Chapter 10
Does Not Belong, Chapter 11
Play Phone, Chapter 11
Big Feet, Little Feet, Chapter 12
Riddle Me This, Chapter 12
Animal Reunion, Chapter 13
Shape Characters, Chapter 14
Count Through the Day, Chapter 14
Find Me in the Snow, Chapter 15
Living Shamrock, Chapter 16
