Cognition Flashcards
Responds to and imitates facial expressions of others
0-3 months
Recognizes bottle or breast
0-3 months
Briefly looks at objects
0-3 months
Explores with hands and mouth
4-6 months
Smiles/vocalizes to mirror image; reaches to mirror image
4-6 months
Experiments with cause-effects (e.g., shakes rattle)
4-6 months
Reaches for objects
4-6 months
Searches for partially hidden object
7-12 months
Struggles to get objects that are out of reach
7-12 months
Plays games like “peek-a-boo”
7-12 months
Imitates simple acts (e.g., clapping, nodding, gives, points, shows)
7-12 months
Pulls rings off of peg
7-12 months
Tries to accomplish simple goals (seeing and then crawling to a toy)
7-12 months
Looks for/finds objects that are out of sight (such as a spoon that falls under the table)
7-12 months
Stacks rings on peg
7-12 months
Begins awareness of in/out (objects/containers)
7-12 months
Explores objects in different ways (e.g., shaking, banging, throwing, dropping)
12-18 months (1-1.5)
Points to named pictures
12-18 months (1-1.5)
Begins to use objects correctly (e.g., drinking from cup, brushing hair, dialing phone, listening to receiver)
12-18 months (1-1.5)
Laughs at silly actions (e.g., as in wearing a bowl as a hat)
12-18 months (1-1.5)
Solves problems by trial and error (e.g., obtaining a toy using a stick-like object)
12-18 months (1-1.5)
Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers
18-24 months (2 years)
Likes to take things apart
18-24 months (2 years)
Stacks rings on peg in order of size; builds higher towers
18-24 months (2 years)
Turns pages of book one page at a time
18-24 months (2 years)
Activates mechanical toy
18-24 months (2 years)
Pretend plays about familiar situations
18-24 months (2 years)
Begins to sort by shapes and colors
2 to 2.5 years
Can name 1 color
2 to 2.5 years
Begins make-believe play
2 to 2.5 years
“Acts out” mother/father and baby scenario
2 to 2.5 years
Begins to understand functional concepts of familiar objects and part/whole concepts
2 to 2.5 years
Shares toys
2 to 2.5 years
Matches an object in hand or in the room to a picture in a book
2.5 to 3 years
Completes 5+ piece puzzles
2.5 to 3 years
Counts 2-3 objects
2.5 to 3 years
Knows more numbers (but not necessarily in correct order)
2.5 to 3 years
Remembers what happened yesterday
2.5 to 3 years
Substitutes one object for another in pretend play (e.g., pretending a block is a car) Symbolic Play
2.5 to 3 years
Laughs at silly ideas (e.g., milking a dog)
2.5 to 3 years
Avoids some dangers (e.g., hot stove)
2.5 to 3 years
Selects the object that is NOT the same from a set of objects (e.g., “Which object does not belong?”)
2.5 to 3 years
Pretends to be a caregiver (e.g., feeding baby doll, changing baby doll, etc.)
2.5 to 3 years
Holds fingers up to show their age
2.5 to 3 years
States first and last name
2.5 to 3 years
Identifies and names primary colors
3 to 4 years
Counts to 10
3 to 4 years
Begins to have a clearer sense of time (e.g., wants to know what happens next)
3 to 4 years
Engages in fantasy play
3 to 4 years
Distinguishes between the real and pretend worlds
3 to 4 years
Takes turns and can do so without always being reminded
3 to 4 years
Identifies situations that would lead to happiness, sadness, anger, etc.
3 to 4 years
Draws somewhat recognizable picture that is meaningful to the child if not to the adult; can name and briefly explain their picture
3 to 4 years
Distinguishes day activities (e.g., playing) from night activities (e.g., sleeping)
3 to 4 years
Traces/copies figures (squares) and drawn objects
3 to 4 years
Knows division of day - morning, afternoon, night
3 to 4 years
Matches object to occupation (e.g., fishing rod to fisherman, stethoscope to doctor, etc.)
3 to 4 years
Draws recognizable pictures
4 to 5 years
Copies more complex figures (triangle)
4 to 5 years
Likes cutting/pasting
4 to 5 years
Knows own street and town
4 to 5 years
Begins to relate clock time to daily schedule
4 to 5 years
Identifies a problem, lists possible solutions verbally and then chooses which one(s) are appropriate.
4 to 5 years
Tells color of unseen object (“What color is an apple?”)
4 to 5 years
Categorizes and names items without visual clues (e.g., animals, food, toys); Decides own criteria for categories
4 to 5 years
Predicts story based on book cover
4 to 5 years
Knows where things usually belong
2.5 to 3 years
