Toddler Cognitive Development

Toddlers learn better with hands-on play.
There is an introduction to pretend play.

Over the toddlers years they will develop longer attention spans and having the capability to sort object into simple categorize.

Representational Thought


The act of being able to think before acting. (used for simple tasks)

Developing an understanding of concepts and skills

• Learning names and common colors
• Understanding the concept of stories
• Take things in a literal context
• Can identify simple shapes