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. Preschoolers are eager to learn how the world works, and the best way for them to learn at this age is through play. 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.

Box Town Craft

Use items around the house to create a town for children to explore with their imaginations and creativity!

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Cognitive Domain Activities

The cognitive domain includes: cause-and-effect, spatial relationships, problem solving, imitation, memory, number sense, classification, and symbolic play. Young children are naturally curious, so it is really easy to get creative to engage them!

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