Toddlers

Ages 1-3
Maren Abbattista, Madison Bova, Bianca Chaser, Brock Grundy, Sarah Leonard, Aubrie
McClellan, Sammy McDonald, Alexis McLewis, Adam Rusnak, Andreanna Tocicki
Developmental Milestones for Toddlers
Cognitive
● Memory, language, thinking, reasoning
○ Following simple 2-3 step directions, imitate actions of others, express larger
range of emotions, sorting shapes and colors, hand-eye coordination

Gross Motor
● Walking, running, climbing, balancing

Fine Motor
● Feeding themselves, drawing, sorting (colors, shapes), stacking

Sensory
● Seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling

Language
● Saying single words, saying sentences (2-4 words), asking simple questions, counting

Social
● Parallel play, playing with others, taking turns, doing fantasy/imaginative play
Growth and Development Theories

● Erikson

○ Autonomy VS. Shame and Doubt

■ Early childhood ages 1-3

● Piaget

○ Sensorimotor (birth-24m)

○ Preoperational (2-7 years old)

 VTech Turn and Learn Driver
(6-36 months)
Aubrie

● Developmental Benefits:
○ Sensory Development
■ Sight, sound, touch
○ Imaginative play, imitating actions
■ Mimics driving
○ Fine motor skills
■ Reaching, grasping, pushing buttons, twisting
○ Language development
■ Sings songs
 VTech Care for Me Learning Carrier
(9-36 months)
Maddie

● Developmental Benefits
○ Role play (pet care)
○ Imaginative play
○ Discovery exploration
○ Language development (new phrases/words, songs)
○ Fine motor skills (sliding, spinning, pushing)
○ Colors and shapes
○ Imitating actions (adults caring for pets)
○ Strengthen gross motor skills (carrying and walking, throwing)
 Winique Wooden Shape
Sorter Activity Cube
(12-36 months)
Sam

● Developmental Benefits:
○ Color and Shape Recognition
○ Fine Motor Skills (pushing shapes through bands)
○ Problem Solving Skills
○ Imaginative play (shake for noise, stack shapes)
○ Hand-Eye Coordination
 Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Light-up
Learning Vacuum
(12-36 months)
Maren

● Developmental Benefits
○ Imitating actions (adults in the house vacuuming)
○ Fantasy/Imaginative play
○ Strengthen gross motor skills (walking, pushing and balancing)
○ Colors and shapes
○ Language (introduces new words/phrases/songs, counting)
○ Fine motor skills (switches, dials and pushing buttons)
○ Listening skills and following directions
○ Gives opportunity for independent play and sharing
 Pull String UFO
(12-36 months)
Bianca
● Developmental Benefits:
○ Promotes Tactile Enlightenment
■ Several different textures
○ Promotes Fine Motor Skills
■ Grasping and pulling the multi-textured ropes
■ Popping the bubbles/pop-its
■ Pushing/Sliding the button into different slots
○ Hand Eye Coordination
○ Exercises finger flexibility/strength
○ Grip Training
 Ouriky 8 in 1 Busy Cube
(12-36 months)
Alexis

● Developmental Benefits:
○ Promotes color and sound recognition
○ Promotes child’s cognition
○ Helps promote fine motor function
○ Encourages hand on pay
○ Promotes tactile development
 Coloring Book
(24-30 month old)
Adam

● Developmental Benefits:
○ Develops hand strength
○ Develops hand-eye coordination
○ Stimulates creativity
○ Helps develop focus
○ Encourages relaxation
○ Helps with concentration
 Toy Phone
(6-36 month old)
Brock
● Developmental Benefits
● Broadens their imagination
● Promotes auditory learning with sounds and rhythms
● Promotes tactile development and fine motor function
● Solitary play promoted
Wooden Sorting and Stacking Blocks
(12-36 Months)
Andreanna

Developmental Benefits:
● Helps to build shape, color, and size differentiation
● Promotes cognitive development by implementing hand-eye
coordination (Stacking and fitting the shapes)
● Promotes creativity
● Promotes fine motor function (sorting and stacking shapes)
● Strengthening their problem solving skills
● Gives opportunity for individual play as well as sharing
 Sensory Squish Cubes
(12-36 Months)
Sarah
Developmental Benefits
● Sensory skills
● Motor skills (fine and gross)
● Cognitive stimulation, improving focus
● Language development
● Social interaction
● Calming and comfort, alleviating stress and decreases anxiety
● Acts as a learning aid for kids who learn by feeling things
● Encourages learning through curiosity, problem solving, and creativity
 REVIEW OF GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT
● What are a few things a toddler should be able to do?

● What Erikson Stage would a toddler (1-3) be in?

● What kind of play does a toddler do?

● True or False

○ A toddler cannot feed themselves.

★ As your little ones become more active and curious, they may
encounter potential dangers along the way. It is important to remain
vigilant and watchful as these risky situations can arise unexpectedly.
To ensure your growing toddler’s safety, here are some helpful tips:
1.) Supervision is key
2.) Childproof your home
3.) Create a safe play area
4.) Teach boundary rules
5.) Secure windows and doors
6.) Be cautious with water
7.) Educate your child about safety
8.) Be prepared for emergencies
★ Through play, children
embark on a journey of
exploration, unraveling the
mysteries of the world
around them. It offers them
an opportunity to
understand the intricacies of
how things function and gain
insights to human thoughts,
emotions, and behaviors
amidst various scenarios.
Moreover, play serves as a
valuable platform for oning
language skills, storytelling
abilities, and critical thinking
capabilities.
 Parallel Play
★ 12-18 months: Increasingly, these children can walk without support. Simple toys that
encourage pretend play such as dress-up materials, dolls, stuffed animals, and small
vehicle toys, are appropriate.
★ 19-23 months: these children are more confident and stable at walking, and
exploring other skills such as balancing, jumping, and running. Toys with low to
moderate cause-and-effect features - such as those with push buttons or pull cords
that cause actions or sounds - are appealing to these children. Simple remote
controls are usable.
★ 2 years: Now that pretend play is established, 2-year-olds can perform social roles
like mommy, daddy, or baby. Toddlers have increasing control over basic gross- and
fine-motor skills. Interest in gross-motor activity increases with newly found strength
and basic coordination, and they especially enjoy balancing, climbing, running,
jumping, throwing, catching, playing with sand, or pushing and pulling wheeled
objects.
★ 3 years: these children are entering the time of peak pretend play, and like to use
replica objects as the actors in themes they sequence.
Ex: A doll might be prepared to attend a birthday party with her doll friends, and they drive
in a car, eat food, and play chase or dance at the party.