The Little Monarch's Home Day Care: Friday Color Review

Today we are playing Alphabet Dino Bingo using colored dino's and each letter on the spinner is a different color.

In the Sensory bin today, I went around the room and picked out different colored objects for the children to organize into matching color groups.

I found a great site for Cognitive Developmental Milestones at

http://psychology.about.com/od/early-child-development/a/cognitive-developmental-milestones.htm

From 2 to 3 Years

At two years of age, children are becoming increasingly independent. Since they are now able to better explore the world, a great deal of learning during this stage is the result of their own experiences. Most two-year-olds are able to:

Sort objects by category (i.e., animals, flowers, trees, etc.)
Stack rings on a peg from largest to smallest
Imitate more complex adult actions (playing house, pretending to do laundry, etc.)
Identify their own reflection in the mirror by name
Respond to simple directions from parents and caregivers
Name objects in a picture book
Match objects with their uses

From 3 to 4 Years

Children become increasingly capable of analyzing the world around them in more complex ways. As they observe things, they begin to sort and categorize them into different categories, often referred to as schemas. Since children are becoming much more active in the learning process, they also begin to pose questions about the world around them. "Why?" becomes a very common question around this age. At the age of three, most kids are able to: