Area of Development: Cognitive

Emma

Emma, 4, and her friends spend hours in the sandbox at a neighborhood playground.

They dig, scoop and pour sand into their buckets and containers.

Sometimes they count how many scoops they put in a bucket or how many buckets they can fill.

How Your Child is Developing

Mathematical and Logical Thinking

• Number Concepts and Operations—Demonstrate increasing interest in and awareness of numbers and counting.
• Measurement—Recognize that objects can be measured by height, length, weight, and time.

Helping Your Child Grow

• Provide opportunities for children to explore math concepts using household materials and experiences.
• Provide opportunities for children to count, group, and order everyday objects and materials.

Source: The Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress