List of Skills by Age
1-2 Months
2-4 Months
4-6 Months
6-8 Months
8-10 Months
10-12 Months
12-15 Months
Matches block shapes to build a tower of 3-4 blocks
15-18 Months
18-21 Months
Puts together two pieces to form a whole geometric figure
21-24 Months
24-27 Months
Experiments with combining shapes in different configurations
27-30 Months
Prefers whole items, does not recognize pieces make a whole (gets upset if a cookie is broken)
30-33 Months
33-36 Months
Creates a picture using one shape (snowman from circles)
36-42 Months
42-48 Months
Combines two or more shapes to create a new shape or to represent an object in the environment
Creates a shape from toothpicks or similar items
48-54 Months
Constructs 2-D and 3-D constructions with symmetry
Builds, copies, and describes a shape
Breaks apart simple two-dimensional shapes that have obvious clues for breaking them apart
54-60 Months
 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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