Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Speech Sounds
Language
Social skills
100

Children start to walk around this age

What is one year?

100

the typical age when hand dominance is generally fully established.

What is for some children hand dominance is not fully developed until the age of 5-6. That’s okay!

100

The parts of our anatomy that generally make the first sounds

What are lips and tongue

100

The type of language skill that develops first

What is receptive language.

100

At 6 months babies begin to recognize faces which also make them react in this manner to unfamiliar people

They react negatively to strangers

200

Children this age can throw a ball forward

 What is 1.5 years.


200

The typical age to start to print their name?

What is after they have all the pre-printing shapes.  Some children who are 4-5 and developmentally ready can start this task.

200

The key feature of the sounds f, s, sh.

What is air flow restriction (frication)

200

The age when children generally are combining two words.

What is age 2.

200

At 9 months it is fun to play this reciprocal game with babies

Peek a Boo

300

Children this age can walk up stairs using alternate feet.

What is 2-3 years

300

The age children should learn to cut across a sheet of paper and cut within ½’’ of a straight line

What is by age 3-4. Refining these skills to cut around simple shapes (e.g. circle, square) happens after the age of 4.  Caution though many parents don't let their children have scissors.

300

The 3 most common sound errors

What are s, r, l.

300

Formulates questions at this age

What is 2-3


Bonus if they know the questions that develop first vs last

300

Parallel play is very common at this age but children are beginning to include others in "chase" games

What is 2 years of age

400

Children this age can hop on one foot.

What is 4-5.

400

A static tripod grasp is ____ and should develop by_____

What is using 3 stabilization points and develops by 3.5-4 years of age.  Some children use a quadripod grasp as well (pinkie finger being tucked into the palm of the hand with the thumb, index and middle finger pinching the writing utensil and the ring finger supporting the underside of the writing utensil )


400

The literacy connection to speech sounds

What is phonemic awareness

400

Adult grammar is usually acquired by this age

What is age 5.

400

A child starts to understand fantasy, jokes, and teasing

What is 3-4 years of age

500

A typical age for riding a bicycle 

What is by 6 years of age.

500

The height that children's tables and desks should be at.

What is it depends

Proper positioning for tabletop activities is important as it allows for the rest of the body to be supported. It provides stability for the child allowing optimal arm/hand use. Think about eating a meal at a bar stool with no footrests!

Tips: Feet flat on the floor (use a footstool if needed to bring the ground up), hips, knees and ankles should be at a 90-degree angle, back of the chair supports the trunk, desk should be 1 inch lower than the bottom of the elbow.

500

The age when children should have all speech sounds.

What is 7.


Bonus if they know what sound is generally last to develop....

500

By age 5 children generally have this skills which allows them to finish a sentence "the fat cat sat on a ____"

What is rhyming

500

this core deficit in young children can lead to a diagnosis of autism

Empathy (What is theory of mind) or understanding how another might be feeling