Childhood Map

Discover the amazing things 5-year-olds are learning — from climbing and jumping to friendships, feelings, and first words on a page. Each skill comes with fun activities you can try together.

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by Robert Pankowecki
Self-Care & Adaptive Skills

Daily living skills that support independence, personal care, and taking responsibility for oneself and one's environment.

Sources (6)
  • Montessori (Practical Life)
  • OT Practice Framework (ADLs)
  • ASQ-3 (Personal-Social)
  • IEP Domains (Adaptive)
  • CDC/AAP Milestones
  • Waldorf/Steiner
7 Subdomains
Dressing › Feeding & Mealtime › Hygiene & Grooming › Toileting › Personal Responsibility & Routines › Safety Awareness › Care of Environment ›
Hygiene & Grooming

Maintaining personal cleanliness through washing, brushing, and grooming routines.

Examples & Achievements

  • Washes and dries hands thoroughly with soap
  • Brushes teeth with supervision (morning and evening)
  • Blows nose and disposes of tissue
  • Washes face independently
  • Begins to comb or brush own hair

How to Measure

  • Completes full handwashing sequence (wet, soap, scrub, rinse, dry) independently
  • Brushes teeth covering all areas with supervision only for checking
  • Blows nose effectively and disposes of tissue (observed)
  • Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Personal Hygiene items
Sources (4)
  • Montessori
  • OT Practice Framework
  • CDC/AAP
  • IEP

Childhood Map › Self-Care & Adaptive Skills

Hygiene & Grooming

Maintaining personal cleanliness through washing, brushing, and grooming routines.

Examples & Achievements

How to Measure

Sources