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.

Physical & Motor 8 › Sensory 8 › Executive 7 › Cognitive 6 › Language 5 › Communication 5 › Emotional 5 › Social 6 › Self-Care 7 › Literacy 4 › Math 5 › Creative & Artistic 5 › World & Science 5 ›
by Robert Pankowecki
Sensory Integration

The neurological process of organizing sensory input from the body and environment to produce appropriate motor, behavioral, and emotional responses.

Sources (4)
  • Ayres Sensory Integration Framework
  • Montessori (Sensorial Area)
  • Waldorf/Steiner (Nature & Senses)
  • OT Practice Framework (OTPF-4)
8 Subdomains
Vestibular Processing › Proprioceptive Processing › Tactile Processing › Visual Processing › Auditory Processing › Interoception › Sensory Modulation › Praxis & Motor Planning7 ›
Tactile Processing

Discriminating and tolerating touch sensations including texture, temperature, and pressure.

Examples & Achievements

  • Tolerates varied clothing textures without distress
  • Enjoys messy play (finger paint, sand, water, clay)
  • Can identify objects by touch alone (stereognosis)
  • Tolerates hairbrushing, nail cutting, and face washing

How to Measure

  • Identifies 3+ objects in a "mystery bag" by touch alone
  • Willingly participates in messy play activities
  • Sensory Profile 2 - Touch Processing section
  • Montessori Mystery Bag exercise
Sources (3)
  • Ayres SI
  • Montessori (Sensorial)
  • OT Practice Framework

Childhood Map › Sensory Integration

Tactile Processing

Discriminating and tolerating touch sensations including texture, temperature, and pressure.

Examples & Achievements

How to Measure

Sources