The following is a basic review of motor development, adapted from The Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Please note that this is a general and basic review of motor development and a varying range of typical devlopment exists.

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By the end of 3 years, a child:

• Climbs well

• Walks up and down stairs, alternating feet (one foot per stair step)

• Kicks ball

• Runs easily

• Pedals tricycle

• Bends over easily without falling

• Makes up-and-down, side-to-side, and circular lines with pencil or crayon

• Turns book pages one at a time

• Builds a tower of more than six blocks

• Holds a pencil in writing position

• Screws and unscrews jar lids, nuts, and bolts

• Turns rotating handles

By the end of 4 years, a child:

• Hops and stands on one foot up to five seconds

• Goes upstairs and downstairs without support

• Kicks ball forward

• Throws ball overhand

• Catches bounced ball most of the time

• Moves forward and backward with agility

• Copies square shapes

• Draws a person with two to four body parts

• Uses scissors

• Draws circles and squares

• Begins to copy some capital letters

By the end of 5 years, a child:

• Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer

• Hops, somersaults

• Swings, climbs

• May be able to skip

• Copies triangle and other shapes

• Draws person with body

• Prints some letters

• Dresses and undresses without help

• Uses fork, spoon, and (sometimes) a table knife

• Usually cares for own toilet needs