ual motor skills in eye-hand coordination. Buried Treasure: Toddler Activity (15 months to 3 years) Fill a large plastic tub with sand. Add shells, plastic eggs, wooden cubes, large plastic keys, and wooden animal figures. Provide a muffin tin to hold items after they are found. Let children take turns hunting through the sand to find the treasure and then place it in the muffin tin. Encourage children to put items that are the same in the same section of the muffin tin, e.g., same color, same shape, etc. This activity also helps children develop concept formation skills. Hide-and-seek Matching Game: Preschool Activity (3 to 5 year) Use index cards to make duplicate sets of cards with stickers, shapes, numerals, letters, or wallpaper designs. Ask children to hide their eyes while you place one set of the cards around the room. Cards should remain visible but in unusual places. Distribute the other set of cards to the children. Ask them to look around the room to find the card that matches their card. Encourage children to help each other. When all cards are found, hide them again and repeat the game as long as children are interested. Also let children hide the cards. This activity also helps children develop skills in concept formation and in social interaction and cooperation. These are just a few ideas that you could use to help you child and even his friends have fun and also learn, and develop cognitively with out even realizing they are learn while playing fun games.As I have tried to convey though out this paper cognitive development is a very important factor in a child's life. It is recommended that parents and teachers challenge the child's abilities, but do not present material or information that is too far beyond the child's level. As an infant's cognitive development grows he knows how to use things to his advantage. His new smiles help to hold mother's attention longer. He also learns that as mother moves slowly from one ...
