Cognitive skills are the core skills that the brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. Toddlers (1 to 3 year old kids) develop the below mentioned cognitive skills:-
- Puts objects into the container
- Scribbles spontaneously with crayon or pencil.
- Points to at least one body part.
- Follows one-step directions without any gestures (sits when you say “sit”).
- Knows what common objects are for, such as a phone, brush or spoon.
- Points to get the attention of others.
- Shows interest in a stuffed animal or doll; plays pretend.
- Enjoys books, stories and songs.
- Turns pages of a book. Turns pages one at a time.
- Finds things even when hidden under two or more covers.
- Explores how things work by touching them and trying them out.
- Begins to sort shapes and colors.
- Follows two-step directions such as, “pick up your truck and put it on the shelf.”
- Plays simple pretend or make-believe games.
- Names items in a book such as a dog, cat, car or baby.
- Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar books.
- Does puzzles with three or four pieces.
- Draws or copies a circle with a crayon or pencil.
- Plays make-believe with dolls, animals and people.
- Uses imagination to create stories or play.
- Matches and sorts objects by shape and color.
- Works toys with buttons, levers and moving parts (for example, makes mechanical toys work).
- Knows what “two” means.
- Knows common colors.
- Screws and unscrews jar lids, and turns door handles.
