Developmental Milestones - 5 Years Old

 
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At 5 years old, most children

 

Fine and Gross Motor Skills

  • Can stand on one foot for at least 10 seconds, hop, do a somersault (i.e. roly-poly) and may be able to skip.

  • Can use a fork, spoon, and sometimes a knife at the dinner table.

  • Able to use the toilet without help.

  • Swings and climbs.

Language and Communication

  • Knows their name and address.

  • Their speech is much clearer and they can use future tense.

  • Able to tell a story using full sentences.

 
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Intellectual

  • Can count at least ten objects.

  • Draws a person with six or more body parts.

  • Can copy a triangle and other geometric shapes.

  • Prints some letters or numbers.

  • Knows about objects and things we use everyday, such as money.

  • Understands more complex prepositions such as in ‘front of’, ’ ‘behind’, ‘ and ‘next to.’

  • Is able to count to 20.

Social and Emotional

  • They want to please their friends, and be like them.

  • More amenable to rules.

  • Enjoys singing, dancing or acting.

  • Can differentiate between real and make-believe.

  • Is aware of gender.

  • Independence is continuing to increase, although adult supervision is still needed.

  • Moods can vary between demanding and cooperative.

 

REMEMBER THIS IS MEANT AS A ROUGH GUIDE TO WHERE YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT, BUT IF YOU ARE AT ALL WORRIED THAT THEY MAY BE LAGGING BEHIND IN ANY AREA, OR THEY LOSE A SKILL THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

 

Source:

(Taken from book sample online)

Savory, L., Bulman, K., 25 August, 2006, BTEC First Children’s Care, Learning and Development - Understanding Children’s Development, 1st edition, Heinemann, accessed on: 21 August 2020, available at: (sample found at:) https://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/FEAndVocational/Childcare/BTEC/BTECFirstChildrensCareLearningandDevelop/Samples/SampleMaterial/UCD%20Unit%201.pdf

CDC – Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 9 June, 2020, CDC – Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - Milestones, accessed on: 21 August, 2020, available at:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

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