Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Demonstrates Enjoys being Parallel play with Constantly Alternates Names own and Shares toys, helps knowledge of around other peers demands between clinging others’ others, cooperates relationships and children adult’s and resistance to possessions in games; shows roles attention familiar adults empathetic concern Engages in doll Interacts with Imitation and Role plays family Shares toys, play, recreating new adults and turn taking routines. demonstrates nurturing of children increases with some prosocial parents peers behavior with peers Vocalizes to Knows where to Retrieves objects parents from a put away toys in from different distance home parts of the home 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months May be hesitant Beginning to form Silly boisterous Cooperative Monitors the Attempts to please or shy around friendships humor among dramatic play with emotional state peers, make friends new people; takes peers and peers of a group and time to warm up siblings children within the group Play may reflect Associative Frequent sibling Shows interest in Maintains Participates well in sibling or play rivalry and being part of a attention in groups; raises hand relationships among peers. arguments group and sits in group activities to talk, takes turns, (play together, facilitated group when interested listens to others but with different for 20 minutes goals) Aware of Dramatizes roles of community community helpers helpers, recognizes and identifies
Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Demonstrates knowledge of relationships and roles Enjoys being around other children Parallel play with peers Constantly demands adult’s attention Alternates between clinging and resistance to familiar adults Names own and others’ possessions Shares toys, helps others, cooperates in games; shows empathetic concern Engages in doll play, recreating nurturing of parents Interacts with new adults and children Imitation and turn taking increases with peers Role plays family routines. Shares toys, demonstrates some prosocial behavior with peers Vocalizes to parents from a distance Knows where to put away toys in home Retrieves objects from different parts of the home 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months May be hesitant or shy around new people; takes time to warm up Beginning to form friendships Silly boisterous humor among peers and siblings Cooperative dramatic play with peers Monitors the emotional state of a group and children within the group Attempts to please peers, make friends Play may reflect sibling or relationships Associative play among peers. (play together, but with different goals) Frequent sibling rivalry and arguments Shows interest in being part of a group and sits in facilitated group for 20 minutes Maintains attention in group activities when interested Participates well in groups; raises hand to talk, takes turns, listens to others Aware of community helpers, recognizes and identifies Dramatizes roles of community helpers