- Creates lots of self-directed movement play in order to develop further understanding of the feel of their body – spinning, swaying, swooping, collapsing, stretching, bouncing, swinging, tumbling, hanging, tilting, sliding
- Sits up from lying down, stands up from sitting and squats with steadiness to rest or play with object on the ground, and rises to feet without using hands
- Runs safely on whole foot (not toes)
- Moves in response to music, or rhythms played on instruments such as drums or shakers
- Jumps up into the air with both feet leaving the floor and can jump forward a small distance
- Begins to walk, run and climb on different levels and surfaces (vestibular)
- Begins to understand and choose different ways of moving
- Kicks a stationary ball with either foot, throws a ball with increasing force and accuracy and starts to catch a large ball by using two hands and their chest to trap it
- Climbs up and down stairs by placing both feet on each step while holding a handrail for support
- Uses wheeled toys with increasing skill such as pedalling, balancing, holding handlebars and sitting astride (proprioceptive)
- May be beginning to show preference for dominant hand and/or leg/foot
- Turns pages in a book, sometimes several at once
- Shows increasing control in holding, using and manipulating a range of tools and objects such as tambourines, jugs, hammers, and mark making tools (proprioceptive)
- Holds mark-making tools with thumb and all fingers
- Shows accuracy and skill in more precise movements such as balancing, climbing through, over and between
