## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Health and Physical Development (HPD)

#### Subdomain: Motor Development

#### Goal: Children develop the large muscle control and abilities needed to move through and explore their environment.

#### Skill Progression: Supine/prone

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List of Skills by Age

1-2 Months

Supine (on back): Turns head to both sides

Prone (on stomach): Lifts head 45°

2-4 Months

Supine: Rolls from back to side and shortly after rolls to stomach

Prone: Lifts and maintains head 90°

Prone: May extend legs and raise hips

Prone: Rolls from stomach to side and shortly after rolls to back

Supine: Head held in midline and symmetrical

4-6 Months

Supine: May lift head and shoulders

Supine: Kicks feet

Prone: Increased head, hip and trunk control allows twisting and turning in all directions

Prone: Bears weight on extended arms, may push backward

Prone: When suspended in prone, lifts and maintains head vertically

Supine: May bring feet to mouth and suck on toes

6-8 Months

Prone: Uses arms and legs to pivot

Prone: Controlled reaching with weight on one arm

8-10 Months

Prone: Moves from hands and knees to sit

May use a modified hands-and-knees position, with one foot and one knee on the ground

Prone: Reaches from hands and knees position

10-12 Months

Prone: Crawls to explore environment

12-15 Months

Supine/Prone established

15-18 Months

Supine/Prone established

18-21 Months

Supine/Prone established

21-24 Months

Supine/Prone established

24-27 Months

Supine/Prone established

27-30 Months

Supine/Prone established

30-33 Months

Supine/Prone established

33-36 Months

Supine/Prone established

36-42 Months

Supine/Prone established

42-48 Months

Supine/Prone established

48-54 Months

Supine/Prone established

54-60 Months

Supine/Prone established

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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