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3 year old’s normal growth and development - Coggle Diagram
3 year old’s normal growth and development
Gross Motor Skills
Gross Motor development involves the larger, stronger muscle groups of the body. In early childhood, it is the development of these muscles that enable the baby to hold his/her head up, sit, crawl and eventually walk, run and skip.
Stand on 1 foot momentarily
Walk up the stairs alone with alternating feet
Walk downstairs with 2 feet on same step
Walk on tiptoe
Start riding a tricycle using the pedals
Catch a ball with arms bent
Kick a ball forwards
Fine Motor Skills
“Fine motor” refers to the movements we make with the small muscles of the hands. Children start to use their hands right at birth to explore their own bodies and the world around them. Their fine motor skills develop as their whole body starts to move and become more stable. They also learn to do more things with their hands as their cognitive and social/emotional skills improve.
Fold paper in half
Draw straight lines and circles
Imitate you drawing a cross
Turn single pages in a book
Snip the edges of paper with scissors (by 30 months)
Hold crayons using the thumb and fingers
Use one hand more often than the other for most activities
Build a tower of up to 9 large blocks
Put together large linking blocks, such as Megablocks
String ½ inch sized beads
Cut across a piece of paper (by 3 years)
Use a fork to eat
Manage large buttons
Put on some items of clothing with supervision
Speech/Language Development
Enjoys books, simple songs, nursery rhymes, silly words, and stories
Has a vocabulary of 900 or more words
Most of what they say can be understood
Puts words together to form 3-4 word sentences
Asks and answers “who”, “what”, and “where” questions
Asks LOTS of questions
Likes to talk and have conversations with people
Uses proper grammar most of the time
Uses pronouns “I”, “you” and “me”
Knows their name, gender, street name, and a number of nursery rhymes
Knows some prepositions (position words) such as in, on, and under
Often makes mistakes with negatives and use “double negatives” ie: “I don’t not want to go”
Follows a 3 part command
Begins to recognize some letters and words (e.g. recognizes "stop" sign, the "M" for MacDonalds, etc.)
Sorts (match) objects by: function (find something you play with, wear, etc); size (big, little); familiar colors.
Names one color
Is develping number concepts – can give you 1, more, or all of something
Counts objects, even if they don’t have all the numbers correct.
May repeat sounds, words, or phrases (may sound like stuttering)
Stays with one activity for 8-9 minutes
Social/Cognitive Development
Share toys, taking turns with help
Initiate or join in play with other children and make up games
Follow simple rules in games, but will always want to win
Begin dramatic play, acting out whole scenes such as travelling or pretending to be animals
Might be bossy and defiant
Show more independence
Experience a broad range of emotions (ie: jealousy, excitement, fear, happiness, anger)
Become less egocentric
Be more even-tempered and cooperative with parents
May show attachment to one friend