23 thoughts on “Cognitive Development #4: Materials”
Pounding bench- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to see different colors pound the shapes in their right place
Dramatic play materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy as a way of imagination and imitation
Baby rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle to hear different sounds
Empty box- A child 0-18 months can play in the box put toys in the box
The cognitive skills these materials support is learning schemes and imitation
Kayla — Thanks for your descriptions of how babies could use that materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies 0-18 months old demonstrate when using the materials?
1. Pounding Bench- A 0-18 month child would use the mini play hammer to pound onto the colorful objects and possibly try to grab at the colorful objects and try pulling them out.
2. Dramatic Play Materials- A 0-18 month child can use this dramatic play material by using their imagination and imitate others during play, moving the objects around to pretend to cook, and clean.
3. Baby rattle- A 0-18 month can use this rattle by holding onto it, shake it, switch from hand to hand, use it to bang on other objects, and use to try putting in mouth.
4. Empty Box- A 0-18 month old child can use the box to play around with putting objects in and taking objects out, trying to eat the box, and depending on how big the box is can get inside and use their imagination on what the box could be for that child.
The cognitive skills used in these materials are imagination and imitation.
Tiana — Thanks for your descriptions of how babies could use that materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies 0-18 months old demonstrate when using the materials?
Pounding bench: child can use for banging and mouthing. Supports learning schemes.
Dramatic play materials: play with different parts of the kitchen, incorporate felt play food to act out eating. Promotes and supports pretending and symbolic play.
Baby rattle: child can use for banging and mouthing. Supports learning schemes.
Empty box: child can pull or push box. Supports space and spatial.
Deb — Thanks for post! You captured both how babies could use the materials and the cognitive skills and processes they would be demonstrating! Do you see creativity or problem solving demonstrated in any of the toys?
1). Pounding bench toy: A 0-18 months old baby can use this material by hammering pegs through their holes, flip the toy over and start again. This toy promotes development and stimulates and develops creativity, visual- spatial ability, fine motor and logic skills.
2). Dramatic play materials: A 0-18 months baby can use dramatic play to explore their own thoughts and feelings. Dramatic play is an important part of a child’s social emotional and cognitive development.
3). Baby Rattle: This material is used to help infants improve hand eye coordination by stimulating their senses. A baby rattle is produced for the amusement of an infant. By integrating rattles into daily playtime, you can promote and strengthen the child’s motor abilities and help him reach cognitive milestones, which involves his ability to think and reason.
4). Empty Box: This material is a great point for creative and imaginative play. A child uses the box and imagination to change the box into something they can use for pretend play, like a castle, shop cave and many more. Then children can use her imagination and problem- solving skills to turn their ideas into reality.
Edisa –Thanks for your post! You have many detailed ideas of how babies can use the materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies demonstrate when using the materials?
Pounding Bench: Babies 0-18 months old are able to touch and try to grab the wooden hammer and other objects. This type of toy helps encourage babies develop their gross and fine motor skills, as well as cognitive development.
Dramatic Play Materials: 0-18 month old babies are able to develop their cognitive, fine and gross motor skills as they interact with this type of toys. They can recreate situations from real life and start understanding concepts.
Baby Rattle: 0-18 month old babies are able to use it for banging and putting it in their mouths. This type of toy help babies develop their fine motor skills as they have to hold it with their hands using their fingers.
Empty Box: 0-18 month old babies are able to use it to play putting things and toys in and out. They would try to touch and sense the material of the box in all possible ways as touching it and putting their mouths on it.
Juli — Thanks for your post! You described how the babies could use the materials! I wonder, what cognitive skills and processes could babies demonstrate when using the materials?
Pounding bench: they can use this toy by banging or mouthing. they hammer the pieces on the hole.
Learning schemes: banging something is how they learn more information about the toy.
Dramatic play materials: Kids can use their imagination for this and imitating what they have seen for a example if they were to be playing a mom, they would cook and tell the kids what to do.
Symbolic play, memory, imitation, creativity: In order to know what to do during play, it would be in their memory to be doing what they want. they can role play and be whatever they want.
Baby rattle: a baby can play with this by shaking it, banging it, or putting it in their mouth.
Cause and effect, Learning schemes. when the baby shakes the rattle, they realize it makes a noise. they learn a lot about the toy when they play with it.
Empty box: Kids can get inside the box to play with it, pout their toys in their, use their imagination and pretend its a car.
Understanding space, creativity, using their imagination to do different things and they can try to make different things fit in the box.
Pounding bench: children can use this item to bang, this supports learning schemes and cause and effect
Dramatic play materials: Children can play with different parts of the kitchen and use their imagination to play as if they were cooking. This supports symbolic, pretend play and creativity.
Baby rattle: Children can use the rattle to shake bang and mouthing. This support learning schemes and use of tools.
Empty box: Children can open, close pull or push the box. They can also try to fit inside the box. This supports space and spatial and well as use of tools.
Pounding Bench- Kids 0-18months can use this toy for banging all the wile supporting learning schemes and cause and effect.
Dramatic Play Material- Kids can use their imagination when playing with this toy. They will be able to imitate the things that they may see in their everyday lives. For example, playing house and cooking. This supports symbolic play, pretend play and it shows a child’s creativity.
Baby Rattle- The baby rattle can be used the shake and make noise, supporting use of tools.
Empty Box- Children can pretend the box is a car or space ship, or anything they want it to be. The box can be pushed or pulled as well. This supports space and spatial as well as pretend play.
Pounding Bench- 0-18 months.Children can use this toy to bang which will be an response to cause an effect.
Dramatic Play Material 9-18 months. Babies can use their imagination for example they can act like they are cooking.
Baby Rattle- 4-12 months . Babies can use this toy for banging and also putting it in their mouths an can also play with it.
Empty Box- 11-18 months. Babies can use this empty box to pretend that this is a toy car or if its a girl the baby girl can use this as a doll house.
1. Pounding Bench: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for banging on the objects and skills this material support is learning schemes, the use of tools it helps the infant see that the hammer can be used to push the circles in. They can also try out the object in many ways like throwing it, breaking it apart, putting it in their mouth and such.
2. Dramatic Play Materials: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for pretend play and acting like it were a kitchen a home, most likely would imitate what their parent would do. Some skills would be symbolic play, memory to remember how their parents would cook and such, creativity because there is no limit to what the infant can do in pretend play.
3. Baby Rattle: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for making noises. Some skills would be learning schemes the infant would shake it, put it in their mouth, lick it, throw it and such, there would be some problem solving because the baby would want to figure out what the circle things on the rattle are.
4. Empty Box: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for pretend play or become creative and see how the box goes, bends. Some skills would pretend play they can imagine it is a car seat, it is their feeding chair and such. Creativity, can make the box their hiding spot, a car for their toys and can even imitate the carrying of a box as well.
Pounding bench- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to see different colors and to hit the shapes randomly
Dramatic play materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to help build their imagination and learn a little bit about independence
Baby rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle for movement and to hear different sounds.
Empty box- A child 0-18 months the child can put things in and out of the box. It also allows them to have a better imagination.
1. Pounding Bench- A 0-18 month child would use the mini play hammer to hit the shapes while supporting learning schemes and cause and effect.
2. Dramatic Play Materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy for their imagination. They can pretend they are in a broad scenario like a kitchen or imitating something their parents would be doing. A list of skills would be skills would be symbolic play, memory to remember their parents actions (how they would cook, etc.) as well as creativity because there is no limit when it comes to a child’s imagination.
3. Baby Rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle for movement , bang it, put it in their mouth, and throw it. A baby rattle is produced for the amusement of an infant. A little problem solving may be thrown into the mix if the baby is trying to figures out the shapes or patterns on the rattle.
4. Empty box- A child 0-18 months the child can put things into the box or take them out. Children can also use this item for imagination and pretend play. They may pretend it’s a rocket or space ship.
Pounding bench – Babies 0-18 months can use this toy to learn and think about different colors and shapes. They can also visually imagine how the toy feels and looks like which would help develop their learning schemes.
Dramatic play materials – Babies 0-18 months can use this toy to learn symbolic, pretend play. They would act as if they are handling the platform of a kitchen. They would use different appliances and tools and imitate as if they are cooking or handling dished. This toy would be both fun and creative as they would actually be thinking and wondering what the tools are used for.
Baby rattle – By this toy, babies would be learning schemes as they shake the toy and see how the ring moves from one end to another. They would learn about grasping objects and how the toy feels when they touch it.
Empty box – Babies 0-18 would use this empty box to jump in and sit. They also pretend it to make their house and cover themselves with it. The skills shown would be imitation, understanding space and object permanence. The babies would imitate to be inside their house (the box), they would learn where to keep their body and what limited space they have. They would also learn how had or soft the box is by sitting in it or feeling it with their hands or body.
Pounding bench- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to see different colors pound the shapes in their right place
Dramatic play materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy as a way of imagination and imitation
Baby rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle to hear different sounds
Empty box- A child 0-18 months can play in the box put toys in the box
The cognitive skills these materials support is learning schemes and imitation
Kayla — Thanks for your descriptions of how babies could use that materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies 0-18 months old demonstrate when using the materials?
1. Pounding Bench- A 0-18 month child would use the mini play hammer to pound onto the colorful objects and possibly try to grab at the colorful objects and try pulling them out.
2. Dramatic Play Materials- A 0-18 month child can use this dramatic play material by using their imagination and imitate others during play, moving the objects around to pretend to cook, and clean.
3. Baby rattle- A 0-18 month can use this rattle by holding onto it, shake it, switch from hand to hand, use it to bang on other objects, and use to try putting in mouth.
4. Empty Box- A 0-18 month old child can use the box to play around with putting objects in and taking objects out, trying to eat the box, and depending on how big the box is can get inside and use their imagination on what the box could be for that child.
The cognitive skills used in these materials are imagination and imitation.
Hey Tiana, I love you explained each material with a lot f details on how it is used. Good Job :).
Tiana — Thanks for your descriptions of how babies could use that materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies 0-18 months old demonstrate when using the materials?
Pounding bench: child can use for banging and mouthing. Supports learning schemes.
Dramatic play materials: play with different parts of the kitchen, incorporate felt play food to act out eating. Promotes and supports pretending and symbolic play.
Baby rattle: child can use for banging and mouthing. Supports learning schemes.
Empty box: child can pull or push box. Supports space and spatial.
Hey Deborah, I like how you kept it short and sweet. I like your responses. Good Job :).
Deb — Thanks for post! You captured both how babies could use the materials and the cognitive skills and processes they would be demonstrating! Do you see creativity or problem solving demonstrated in any of the toys?
1). Pounding bench toy: A 0-18 months old baby can use this material by hammering pegs through their holes, flip the toy over and start again. This toy promotes development and stimulates and develops creativity, visual- spatial ability, fine motor and logic skills.
2). Dramatic play materials: A 0-18 months baby can use dramatic play to explore their own thoughts and feelings. Dramatic play is an important part of a child’s social emotional and cognitive development.
3). Baby Rattle: This material is used to help infants improve hand eye coordination by stimulating their senses. A baby rattle is produced for the amusement of an infant. By integrating rattles into daily playtime, you can promote and strengthen the child’s motor abilities and help him reach cognitive milestones, which involves his ability to think and reason.
4). Empty Box: This material is a great point for creative and imaginative play. A child uses the box and imagination to change the box into something they can use for pretend play, like a castle, shop cave and many more. Then children can use her imagination and problem- solving skills to turn their ideas into reality.
Edisa –Thanks for your post! You have many detailed ideas of how babies can use the materials! I wonder, what other cognitive skills and processes would babies demonstrate when using the materials?
I like the details you added into your response
Pounding Bench: Babies 0-18 months old are able to touch and try to grab the wooden hammer and other objects. This type of toy helps encourage babies develop their gross and fine motor skills, as well as cognitive development.
Dramatic Play Materials: 0-18 month old babies are able to develop their cognitive, fine and gross motor skills as they interact with this type of toys. They can recreate situations from real life and start understanding concepts.
Baby Rattle: 0-18 month old babies are able to use it for banging and putting it in their mouths. This type of toy help babies develop their fine motor skills as they have to hold it with their hands using their fingers.
Empty Box: 0-18 month old babies are able to use it to play putting things and toys in and out. They would try to touch and sense the material of the box in all possible ways as touching it and putting their mouths on it.
Juli — Thanks for your post! You described how the babies could use the materials! I wonder, what cognitive skills and processes could babies demonstrate when using the materials?
You have some ideas that I didn’t even think about but I totally agree with.
Pounding bench: they can use this toy by banging or mouthing. they hammer the pieces on the hole.
Learning schemes: banging something is how they learn more information about the toy.
Dramatic play materials: Kids can use their imagination for this and imitating what they have seen for a example if they were to be playing a mom, they would cook and tell the kids what to do.
Symbolic play, memory, imitation, creativity: In order to know what to do during play, it would be in their memory to be doing what they want. they can role play and be whatever they want.
Baby rattle: a baby can play with this by shaking it, banging it, or putting it in their mouth.
Cause and effect, Learning schemes. when the baby shakes the rattle, they realize it makes a noise. they learn a lot about the toy when they play with it.
Empty box: Kids can get inside the box to play with it, pout their toys in their, use their imagination and pretend its a car.
Understanding space, creativity, using their imagination to do different things and they can try to make different things fit in the box.
Pounding bench: children can use this item to bang, this supports learning schemes and cause and effect
Dramatic play materials: Children can play with different parts of the kitchen and use their imagination to play as if they were cooking. This supports symbolic, pretend play and creativity.
Baby rattle: Children can use the rattle to shake bang and mouthing. This support learning schemes and use of tools.
Empty box: Children can open, close pull or push the box. They can also try to fit inside the box. This supports space and spatial and well as use of tools.
Pounding Bench- Kids 0-18months can use this toy for banging all the wile supporting learning schemes and cause and effect.
Dramatic Play Material- Kids can use their imagination when playing with this toy. They will be able to imitate the things that they may see in their everyday lives. For example, playing house and cooking. This supports symbolic play, pretend play and it shows a child’s creativity.
Baby Rattle- The baby rattle can be used the shake and make noise, supporting use of tools.
Empty Box- Children can pretend the box is a car or space ship, or anything they want it to be. The box can be pushed or pulled as well. This supports space and spatial as well as pretend play.
Pounding Bench- 0-18 months.Children can use this toy to bang which will be an response to cause an effect.
Dramatic Play Material 9-18 months. Babies can use their imagination for example they can act like they are cooking.
Baby Rattle- 4-12 months . Babies can use this toy for banging and also putting it in their mouths an can also play with it.
Empty Box- 11-18 months. Babies can use this empty box to pretend that this is a toy car or if its a girl the baby girl can use this as a doll house.
1. Pounding Bench: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for banging on the objects and skills this material support is learning schemes, the use of tools it helps the infant see that the hammer can be used to push the circles in. They can also try out the object in many ways like throwing it, breaking it apart, putting it in their mouth and such.
2. Dramatic Play Materials: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for pretend play and acting like it were a kitchen a home, most likely would imitate what their parent would do. Some skills would be symbolic play, memory to remember how their parents would cook and such, creativity because there is no limit to what the infant can do in pretend play.
3. Baby Rattle: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for making noises. Some skills would be learning schemes the infant would shake it, put it in their mouth, lick it, throw it and such, there would be some problem solving because the baby would want to figure out what the circle things on the rattle are.
4. Empty Box: A 0-18-month-old can use this material for pretend play or become creative and see how the box goes, bends. Some skills would pretend play they can imagine it is a car seat, it is their feeding chair and such. Creativity, can make the box their hiding spot, a car for their toys and can even imitate the carrying of a box as well.
Pounding bench- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to see different colors and to hit the shapes randomly
Dramatic play materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy to help build their imagination and learn a little bit about independence
Baby rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle for movement and to hear different sounds.
Empty box- A child 0-18 months the child can put things in and out of the box. It also allows them to have a better imagination.
1. Pounding Bench- A 0-18 month child would use the mini play hammer to hit the shapes while supporting learning schemes and cause and effect.
2. Dramatic Play Materials- A child 0-18 months can use this toy for their imagination. They can pretend they are in a broad scenario like a kitchen or imitating something their parents would be doing. A list of skills would be skills would be symbolic play, memory to remember their parents actions (how they would cook, etc.) as well as creativity because there is no limit when it comes to a child’s imagination.
3. Baby Rattle- A child 0-18 months can shake the rattle for movement , bang it, put it in their mouth, and throw it. A baby rattle is produced for the amusement of an infant. A little problem solving may be thrown into the mix if the baby is trying to figures out the shapes or patterns on the rattle.
4. Empty box- A child 0-18 months the child can put things into the box or take them out. Children can also use this item for imagination and pretend play. They may pretend it’s a rocket or space ship.
Pounding bench – Babies 0-18 months can use this toy to learn and think about different colors and shapes. They can also visually imagine how the toy feels and looks like which would help develop their learning schemes.
Dramatic play materials – Babies 0-18 months can use this toy to learn symbolic, pretend play. They would act as if they are handling the platform of a kitchen. They would use different appliances and tools and imitate as if they are cooking or handling dished. This toy would be both fun and creative as they would actually be thinking and wondering what the tools are used for.
Baby rattle – By this toy, babies would be learning schemes as they shake the toy and see how the ring moves from one end to another. They would learn about grasping objects and how the toy feels when they touch it.
Empty box – Babies 0-18 would use this empty box to jump in and sit. They also pretend it to make their house and cover themselves with it. The skills shown would be imitation, understanding space and object permanence. The babies would imitate to be inside their house (the box), they would learn where to keep their body and what limited space they have. They would also learn how had or soft the box is by sitting in it or feeling it with their hands or body.
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