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Play Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Long spells of staring vacantly at large masses (windows, walls) | 0-3 months |
| Hands predominately closed. No reaching to grasp objects | 0-3 months |
| If hand is touched, either clenches or opens | 0-3 months |
| Reacts to paper or cloth on face | 0-3 months |
| Raises head when prone | 0-3 months |
| Will grasp object when placed in hand | 0-3 months |
| Reaches for object, but misses | 3 months |
| Raises head and chest when prone | 3-6 months |
| Puts objects in mouth | 3-6 months |
| Watches hands | 3-6 months |
| Plays actively when propped in play area, 10-15 minutes | 3-6 months |
| Looks intently at and shakes rattle | 3-6 months |
| On visual cue, free hand comes towards but doesn't grasp rattle | 3-6 months |
| Pays attention to cube on table | 3-6 months |
| May detect a tiny pellet | 3-6 months |
| Generally inspects surroundings | 3-6 months |
| Smiles, fingers mirror image | 3-6 months |
| Increases activity at sight of toy | 3-6 months |
| Words (vocalizes) for toy out of reach | 3-6 months |
| Exploitative in string play | 3-6 months |
| Head control established in midline | 3-6 months |
| Bangs with object held in hand | 3-6 months |
| Transfers objects from one hand to another | 3-6 months |
| Rolls over both ways | 3-6 months |
| Grasps dangling objects | 6-9 months |
| Explores toy with fingers and mouth | 6-9 months |
| Hitching presents | 6-9 months |
| Will bounce when supported in standing position | 6-9 months |
| Sits without support | 6-9 months |
| Uses pincer grasp to pick up small objects | 6-9 months |
| Drinks from cups | 6-9 months |
| Eyes and hands function in close interaction | 6-9 months |
| Imitates arm movements | 6-9 months |
| Bangs spoons on tables | 6-9 months |
| Pull self to standing position | 6-9 months |
| Crawls on belly | 6-9 months |
| Squeezes toy to make it squeak | 9-12 months |
| Regards and pokes toys (beginning of cause and effect) | 9-12 months |
| Deliberately drops toys and watches them fall | 9-12 months |
| Plays ball with another person | 9-12 months |
| Still brings objects to mouth, uses tongue more | 9-12 months |
| Puts objects in and takes them out of large containers (beginning awareness of in/out) | 9-12 months |
| Places one block after another on table (prerequisite to counting) | 9-12 months |
| Responds to music | 9-12 months |
| Holds crayons and imitates scribbles | 9-12 months |
| Takes a few steps with help | 9-12 months |
| Can bring one object momentarily above another (emerging awareness of spatial concept, precedes block stacking) | 9-12 months |
| Stack rings on pegs | 9-12 months |
| Throws objects intentionally | 9-12 months |
| Solitary or onlooker play- self play | 1- 1.5 years |
| Continual walking activities | 1- 1.5 years |
| Begins to run, but still uncoordinated and awkward | 1- 1.5 years |
| Scribbles spontaneously with crayon | 1- 1.5 years |
| Can remove mittens, socks, hat, and unzips zipper | 1- 1.5 years |
| Puts objects in and out of a small container | 1- 1.5 years |
| Can figure out ways of overcoming some obstacles (opening doors, reaching high places) | 1- 1.5 years |
| Imitates many things (sweeping, combing hair- self use actions) | 1- 1.5 years |
| Pulls toys, carries or hugs dolls/teddy bears | 1- 1.5 years |
| Very rapid shifts in attention- especially expressed by gross motor skills | 1- 1.5 years |
| Parallel play- plays near others but not with them | 1.5- 2 years |
| Talks to self as he/she plays | 1.5- 2 years |
| Little social give and take, little interest in others but interacts for selfish reasons | 1.5- 2 years |
| Does not ask for help | 1.5- 2 years |
| Procrastinates | 1.5- 2 years |
| Strings beads | 1.5- 2 years |
| Transports blocks in a wagon rather than just building it | 1.5- 2 years |
| Relates action to object or another person- washes/feeds/combs doll in addition o themself | 1.5- 2 years |
| Likes to play with flexible materials such as playdough | 1.5- 2 years |
| Less rapid shifts in attention | 1.5- 2 years |
| Parallel play predominates | 2- 2.5 years |
| Arranges doll furniture into meaningful groups and uses doll figures to act out simple themes from own experiences | 2- 2.5 years |
| Aligns three or more cubes to make a train- and pushes train | 2- 2.5 years |
| Builds tower of six to seven blocks | 2- 2.5 years |
| Imitates drawing of vertical line | 2- 2.5 years |
| Sequences related action in play such as making the food, feeding the doll, then cleaning it up | 2- 2.5 years |
| Dramatization and imagination begin to enter play (make believe and pretend) | 2.5- 3 years |
| Beginning interest in cooperative play- plays with others in small groups | 2.5- 3 years |
| Interest in combining play things | 2.5- 3 years |
| Is willing to wait his/her turn | 2.5- 3 years |
| Will put toys away with some supervision | 2.5- 3 years |
| Watches cartoons on TV | 2.5- 3 years |
| Names own drawings | 2.5- 3 years |
| Builds towers of nine blocks | 2.5- 3 years |
| Puts together four-part nesting toys | 2.5- 3 years |
| Stacks five or more rings on a peg in order of size | 2.5- 3 years |
| Draws horizontal lines in imitation | 2.5- 3 years |
| Imitates drawing a circle | 2.5- 3 years |