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
Cloud 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 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 Blots
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 Blots
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
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
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
Shape Clouds
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
Shape Clouds
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
Ice Cream in a Bag - Science Experiment
Shake up some homemade ice cream on a hot day! This science experiment can be done with any age group. Younger kiddos will enjoy the sights and sounds…
cognitive|School-Age
Ice Cream in a Bag - Science Experiment
Shake up some homemade ice cream on a hot day! This science experiment can be done with any age group. Younger kiddos will enjoy the sights and sounds…
cognitive|School-Age
Ice Cream Scoop Counting
This brightly colored math activity involves manipulating playdough and counting, working the fine motor muscles and practicing counting skills in the…
cognitive|School-Age
Ice Cream Scoop Counting
This brightly colored math activity involves manipulating playdough and counting, working the fine motor muscles and practicing counting skills in the…
cognitive|School-Age
Ice Cream Cone Puffy Paint
Puffy paint is a great take on using different textures and mediums for kids to explore. This easy and quick recipe can be used over and over again to…
cognitive|Preschool
Ice Cream Cone Puffy Paint
Puffy paint is a great take on using different textures and mediums for kids to explore. This easy and quick recipe can be used over and over again to…
cognitive|Preschool
Multicolored Goldfish - Color Sorting Game
This color sorting game with multicolored goldfish will help kids practice sorting colors over and over again using the included free printable sheet!
cognitive|Toddlers
Multicolored Goldfish - Color Sorting Game
This color sorting game with multicolored goldfish will help kids practice sorting colors over and over again using the included free printable sheet!
cognitive|Toddlers
Salt Water Density Experiment
This super easy science experiment will help children understand the term “density” and why it’s so easy to float in the ocean compared to the river…
cognitive|School-Age
Salt Water Density Experiment
This super easy science experiment will help children understand the term “density” and why it’s so easy to float in the ocean compared to the river…
cognitive|School-Age
How to Make Moon Sand
Create this fun moon sand with just a few ingredients from your pantry. This sand will last a while and is sturdy enough to build tall sand castles…
cognitive|Toddlers
How to Make Moon Sand
Create this fun moon sand with just a few ingredients from your pantry. This sand will last a while and is sturdy enough to build tall sand castles…
cognitive|Toddlers
Sand Painting for Kids
Kids love to play with sand and love to paint- why not combine both with this fun and practically free art activity?!
cognitive|Toddlers
Sand Painting for Kids
Kids love to play with sand and love to paint- why not combine both with this fun and practically free art activity?!
cognitive|Toddlers
Layers of the Ocean - Activity for Kids
This fun science activity uses everyday household items to teach children all about layers of the ocean, density, liquid matter, and how sunlight…
cognitive|Preschool
Layers of the Ocean - Activity for Kids
This fun science activity uses everyday household items to teach children all about layers of the ocean, density, liquid matter, and how sunlight…
cognitive|Preschool
Floating Sharks - Oil and Water Experiment
Sharks — the mysterious creature of the deep sea...but do they float or sink? This fun activity will have your child learning more about buoyancy and…
cognitive|Toddlers
Floating Sharks - Oil and Water Experiment
Sharks — the mysterious creature of the deep sea...but do they float or sink? This fun activity will have your child learning more about buoyancy and…
cognitive|Toddlers
Squid Locomotion Activity
This fun science experiment uses a balloon, water, and the top of a dish soap container to teach children about propulsion and squids!
cognitive|Preschool
Squid Locomotion Activity
This fun science experiment uses a balloon, water, and the top of a dish soap container to teach children about propulsion and squids!
cognitive|Preschool
Body Color Sorting
This activity is a great lead-in to chatting with your child more about how people all across the world have different colors of skin and how this is…
cognitive|Toddlers
Body Color Sorting
This activity is a great lead-in to chatting with your child more about how people all across the world have different colors of skin and how this is…
cognitive|Toddlers
Hair Everywhere!
Take a trip around the globe as your child develops their language skills and learns about what makes each and every one of us special.This activity…
cognitive|Toddlers
Hair Everywhere!
Take a trip around the globe as your child develops their language skills and learns about what makes each and every one of us special.This activity…
cognitive|Toddlers
M&M Diversity Activity
This activity is an easy — and delicious! — way to explain difficult concepts in a way that children can understand. Using M&M candies, you’ll…
cognitive|Preschool
M&M Diversity Activity
This activity is an easy — and delicious! — way to explain difficult concepts in a way that children can understand. Using M&M candies, you’ll…
cognitive|Preschool
Detective Activity for Preschool
Help children practice their social distancing skills with their friends and classmates with this fun classic mystery game!
cognitive|Preschool
Detective Activity for Preschool
Help children practice their social distancing skills with their friends and classmates with this fun classic mystery game!
cognitive|Preschool
Pom Pom Hockey
This activity is quick, easy and packed with learning as your child uses their whole mind and body to sort and move pom poms with a broom. They’ll…
cognitive|Toddlers
Pom Pom Hockey
This activity is quick, easy and packed with learning as your child uses their whole mind and body to sort and move pom poms with a broom. They’ll…
cognitive|Toddlers
Basketball Addition Game
This is a fun and interactive activity to get your child learning some simple math. Every time they solve a math problem, they’ll get to practice…
cognitive|Preschool
Basketball Addition Game
This is a fun and interactive activity to get your child learning some simple math. Every time they solve a math problem, they’ll get to practice…
cognitive|Preschool
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.