In our home, we had the following for the toddler years - approximately ages 12 months to 3 years.
- continue cutting with scissors on thin strips - by age 2, using most of the primary cutting exercises
- mounting toothpicks into a mound of playdough
- continue other infant work as long as needed (see June 7 post)
- cutting banana and other very soft items with a butter-spreader
- opening and closing boxes, latches, etc.
- twisting: caps on bottles, large nuts/bolts
- matching lids to pans (my son put this one together himself!)
- wiping up spills
- preliminary stages of getting self dressed
- how to wash hands
- walking on a wide line
- walking carrying items (such as porcelain statues)
- sweeping with a child-size broom
- safety rules (ie hold hands in parking lots)
- respect rules (ie do not touch visiting friend's keys on the table without asking)
- spooning grains (cereals in particular)
- pouring from small pitcher
- stringing large, then smaller beads
- using knobbed shape puzzles (large knobs, then smaller; all geometric shapes)
- using large eyedropper (a medicine dropper)
- matching shapes
- dressing frames as appropriate - dressing self as appropriate (shoes on)
- matching colors
- hanging loose items on a hanger
- completing work cycle of putting things away
- using spray bottles to clean windows and tables
- setting own place at the table (with an outlined place mat)
- putting away laundry and other household items
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