Cognitive Development Activities
Reasoning, thinking and understanding.
Cognitive development is important for knowledge growth, as it focuses on how children process their surroundings and solve problems. If you’re asking yourself how students can improve their cognitive skills, here are activities to incorporate into your daily routine to promote preschool cognitive development.
Domain
Age
Theme
Cognitive
Pipe Cleaner Constellations
Challenge your children to think outside the box with this fun activity with free printable constellation flashcards! This is a great activity to…
cognitive|Preschool
Pipe Cleaner Constellations
Challenge your children to think outside the box with this fun activity with free printable constellation flashcards! This is a great activity to…
cognitive|Preschool
Counting Stars Activity
Stars are such a fun theme to explore. If you’re lucky, you can find lots of different star shaped stickers at the dollar store or craft store. These…
cognitive|Toddlers
Counting Stars Activity
Stars are such a fun theme to explore. If you’re lucky, you can find lots of different star shaped stickers at the dollar store or craft store. These…
cognitive|Toddlers
Leaf Symmetry
As the leaves begin to change colors outside, it’s the perfect time to look at them up close! This activity is a great way to combine math and art…
cognitive|Preschool
Leaf Symmetry
As the leaves begin to change colors outside, it’s the perfect time to look at them up close! This activity is a great way to combine math and art…
cognitive|Preschool
Nature Numbers
Nature and being outside provides children with endless possibilities to use it in many different ways. Painting with leaves and sticks, throwing…
cognitive|Preschool
Nature Numbers
Nature and being outside provides children with endless possibilities to use it in many different ways. Painting with leaves and sticks, throwing…
cognitive|Preschool
Roll and Cover Raindrops Dice Game
Competition can be a good thing sometimes! This roll and cover raindrop game encourages quick number recognition and addition for older children…
cognitive|Preschool
Roll and Cover Raindrops Dice Game
Competition can be a good thing sometimes! This roll and cover raindrop game encourages quick number recognition and addition for older children…
cognitive|Preschool
Water on Wax Paper - Raindrop Race
On your marks, get set… rain! Which colored raindrop will win? This exciting science activity will have your children experimenting with physics while…
cognitive|Preschool
Water on Wax Paper - Raindrop Race
On your marks, get set… rain! Which colored raindrop will win? This exciting science activity will have your children experimenting with physics while…
cognitive|Preschool
Foil-Printed Moon Craft
A crater is a bowl-shaped indent or hollowed-out area made by the impact of a meteorite or explosion. Many craters can be found on earth and our moon…
cognitive|Preschool
Foil-Printed Moon Craft
A crater is a bowl-shaped indent or hollowed-out area made by the impact of a meteorite or explosion. Many craters can be found on earth and our moon…
cognitive|Preschool
How to Make Fizzy Moon Rocks
What’s that fizzy sound? Moon rocks, of course! These moon rocks are fun to make and even more fun to watch dissolve! Kids will love shaping the moon…
cognitive|Preschool
How to Make Fizzy Moon Rocks
What’s that fizzy sound? Moon rocks, of course! These moon rocks are fun to make and even more fun to watch dissolve! Kids will love shaping the moon…
cognitive|Preschool
Marbled Moon Activity
Have you ever looked at the texture of the moon? It can be quite beautiful with different shades of grey, white, and black with bumps, mountains, and…
cognitive|Toddlers
Marbled Moon Activity
Have you ever looked at the texture of the moon? It can be quite beautiful with different shades of grey, white, and black with bumps, mountains, and…
cognitive|Toddlers
Evaporation Station
Evaporating water can sometimes appear to vanish into thin air - like magic! This activity will help children think outside the box and use their…
cognitive|Preschool
Evaporation Station
Evaporating water can sometimes appear to vanish into thin air - like magic! This activity will help children think outside the box and use their…
cognitive|Preschool
What Melts in the Sun?
Is there a better place to spend a hot summer day than outside?! This activity is a great way to explore what will melt in the sun and why. The…
cognitive|Preschool
What Melts in the Sun?
Is there a better place to spend a hot summer day than outside?! This activity is a great way to explore what will melt in the sun and why. The…
cognitive|Preschool
Making a Paper Plate Sundial
The sun is so important to earth! It provides warmth, light, helps plants grow, and it can help tell the time! Making a paper plate sundial experiment…
cognitive|Preschool
Making a Paper Plate Sundial
The sun is so important to earth! It provides warmth, light, helps plants grow, and it can help tell the time! Making a paper plate sundial experiment…
cognitive|Preschool
Shadow Drawing for Kids
Shadow drawing is a great way to get children outside and to experiment with light. Plus, this is a great activity for older children and adults who…
cognitive|Preschool
Shadow Drawing for Kids
Shadow drawing is a great way to get children outside and to experiment with light. Plus, this is a great activity for older children and adults who…
cognitive|Preschool
Sunscreen Painting - Science Experiment
This science experiment is super easy to do and even young children will begin to understand how important it is to wear sunscreen!
cognitive|Preschool
Sunscreen Painting - Science Experiment
This science experiment is super easy to do and even young children will begin to understand how important it is to wear sunscreen!
cognitive|Preschool
Weather Chart Graph for Preschool
Weather can be fascinating to watch and can change at any moment. Use our free printable to discover the types of weather happening in your area! Kids…
cognitive|Preschool
Weather Chart Graph for Preschool
Weather can be fascinating to watch and can change at any moment. Use our free printable to discover the types of weather happening in your area! Kids…
cognitive|Preschool
Preschool Temperature Chart
This activity not only looks cool once completed, but children will have the opportunity to learn graphing skills, number recognition, and weather…
cognitive|Preschool
Preschool Temperature Chart
This activity not only looks cool once completed, but children will have the opportunity to learn graphing skills, number recognition, and weather…
cognitive|Preschool
Raindrop Suncatcher
This cloud-shaped sun catcher is sure to brighten up any gloomy day! This activity only requires a few supplies and the process of ripping tissue…
cognitive|Toddlers
Raindrop Suncatcher
This cloud-shaped sun catcher is sure to brighten up any gloomy day! This activity only requires a few supplies and the process of ripping tissue…
cognitive|Toddlers
Cloud Inkblot Activity
This activity will get your kiddos thinking outside the box and spark their creative side. They’ll be looking for shapes on their papers and in the…
cognitive|Preschool
Cloud Inkblot Activity
This activity will get your kiddos thinking outside the box and spark their creative side. They’ll be looking for shapes on their papers and in the…
cognitive|Preschool
Cloud Dough Recipe
Slimes, doughs and squish sacks are all the rage right now. This easy recipe for cloud dough is super fun to play with, smells good and it leaves your…
cognitive|Toddlers
Cloud Dough Recipe
Slimes, doughs and squish sacks are all the rage right now. This easy recipe for cloud dough is super fun to play with, smells good and it leaves your…
cognitive|Toddlers
Cloud Shapes for Preschool
Fill up fluffy clouds and explore shapes with this fun math activity! This is a great introduction to shapes for younger kiddos and older children…
cognitive|Toddlers
Cloud Shapes for Preschool
Fill up fluffy clouds and explore shapes with this fun math activity! This is a great introduction to shapes for younger kiddos and older children…
cognitive|Toddlers
Reasoning, thinking and understanding.
Preschoolers and toddlers are eager to learn how the world works, and the best way for them to learn at this age is through play. Kids are naturally curious, so it is really easy to get creative to engage them! The cognitive domain includes: cause-and-effect, spatial relationships, problem solving, imitation, memory, number sense, classification, and symbolic play.