Below is a list of activities that most five to six year old child should be able to do. If you have any concerns, seek professional advice.
Physical
• runs lightly on toes
• walks on balance beam
• can cover 2 meters hopping
• skips on alternate feet
• jumps rope
• beginning to skate and swim
• kicks a rolling ball
Drawing & Cutting
• cuts out simple shapes
• copies triangle
• traces diamond
• copies first name
• colors within lines
• has adult grasp of pencil
• had handedness well established
• pastes and glues appropriately
Personal Care
• tying their own shoes and buttoning their own buttons before the age of 6
Speech
• Sentence length of 5-6 words
• vocabulary of about 2000 words
• can tell you what objects are made of
• uses all types of sentences
Sensory and Thinking Skills
• approaches problems from a single point of view
• knows right and left hand
Excerpts from Education.com
