| 3-0 to 3-11 years |
- Strings 1/2" beads
- Builds nine-block tower with 1" cubes
- Demonstrates preferred hand in manipulations and tool use, but
hand switching continues
- Holds pencil with first two fingers and thumb with good control
- Copies horizontal line and circle (3-0 years)
- Imitates cross
- Traces square
- Scribbles Imitates three block bridge
- Identifies body parts (toes, back, stomach, chin, knee, and neck)
- Unbuttons large and small (1" then 3/8" buttons)
- Snaps and unsnaps
- Unzips separating zipper; zips and unzips non-separating zipper
- Feeds self with little or not spillage
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| 4.0 to 4.11 years old |
- Stacks 10 cubes
- Threads 1/4" beads
- Cuts on lines
- Uses preferred hand with better coordination
- Demonstrates an open web space in tripod pencil grasp
- Copies cross (4-1 years)
- Imitates and X
- Copies square (4-6)
- Colors pictures but still has difficulty remaining in lines
- Builds 6 cub pyramid
- Completes non-inset puzzle of 3 to 5 pieces
- Manages buttons completely
- Zips non-separating and separating zipper
- Laces shoes
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| 5.0 to 5.11 years old |
- Preferred hand used more consistent
- Sews through holes in sewing cards
- Cuts out circle
- Copies triangle (5-5)
- Traces letters
- Begins to copy first name
- Builds a 6 cube step
- Completes 12 to 15 piece puzzle
- Zips, unzips non-separating back zipper
- Begins to tie shoes
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| The above information was taken from the textbook Occupational
Therapy for Children, 3rd edition. Edited by Jane Case-Smith,
Anne S. Allen, and Pat Nuse Pratt, the Development of Pre-writing and
Scissors Skills, the Beery-Buktenica Test of Visual Motor Integration
and Big Strokes for Little Folks. |