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 * 2 months -** **Turns head to follow moving object**
 * 9 months -** **Sits alone for one minute; says "da-da"**
 * 1 year -** **Walks while holding onto something**
 * 1 year 3 months -** **Walks alone; says several words**
 * 1 year 6 months - Climbs stairs; says many words**
 * 2 years -** **Runs; uses simple word combinations**
 * 3 years** **- Puts on shoes**
 * 4 years - Laces shoes**
 * 5 years -** **Names penny, nickel, and dime**
 * 6 years -** **Describes the difference between a bird and a dog**
 * 7 years -** **Tells time to quarter-hour**
 * 8 years -** **Tells how a baseball and an orange or an airplane and a kite are all alike**

Which of the above skills are acquired by most/all children simply due to maturation vs. training? In other words, which skills need to be taught to children?

Do you notice any patterns in terms of what skills need to be taught?

Now that you have an idea of what skills kids are supposed to be able to do by age 8, make an intelligence test for children that are 5 years old. We will use some of the test items you create to test kindergarteners.

Intelligence: the ability to adjust to one's environment