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Cognitive Development Through Puzzles

The document discusses theories of child development and describes a puzzle toy. It summarizes Piaget's theory that children use cognitive development to think by manipulating objects. Vygotsky believed that talking is necessary to clarify ideas and helps learning. The toy description notes that it contains cubes and pictures to attract 3-5 year olds. Children are encouraged to match pictures by combining cubes. Playing the puzzles develops flexible thinking, fine motor skills, communication by talking to match pictures, social skills through cooperative play, and creativity by imagining different animal combinations.

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Cognitive Development Through Puzzles

The document discusses theories of child development and describes a puzzle toy. It summarizes Piaget's theory that children use cognitive development to think by manipulating objects. Vygotsky believed that talking is necessary to clarify ideas and helps learning. The toy description notes that it contains cubes and pictures to attract 3-5 year olds. Children are encouraged to match pictures by combining cubes. Playing the puzzles develops flexible thinking, fine motor skills, communication by talking to match pictures, social skills through cooperative play, and creativity by imagining different animal combinations.

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Theories:

References:

The first theories is piaget,


he believe that children
use cognitive domain to
develop their mind to

Bruce, T. (2001). Learning through play:

Puzzles

Babies, Toddlers and the foundation


years.

think, by remove the cube


and put it in other cube

Moyer, J. M., & Sinclair, A. J. (2016). Stoking


the Dialogue on the Domains of
Transformative Learning Theory: Insights
From Research With Faith-Based

The second theories is


Vygotsky, he believed that

Organizations in Kenya. Adult Education

Quarterly: A Journal Of Research And


Theory, 66(1), 39-56

Talking is necessary to
clarify important points

Pound, L. (2005). How children learn

but also that talking with


Others helps us to learn
more about communication
Such as, when children

Writer, Contributing. "How To Classify Living


Organisms | Ehow". eHow. N.p., 2016. Web. 12
Oct. 2016.

helps other to combine the

Name: Meera Nasir

cubes.

Ms.Mona Alsuwaidi

ID: H00298116

12B10ED01

Toy Description:

The age appropriateness:

How to play the puzzles:

My toy it's simple and not heavy. It


made of cubes and pictures to attract
children. in each side there are 4 pictures in
the cubes and children have to combine.

Children from 3 to 5 years


old because they can think and
And understand each other.

First,there is a cubes and pictures


Then I will open the cubes for

the children to guess which

animals it is, next they will try

Domains

To combine the animals and


children should build it

Cognitive: its encourages flexible thinking so


It will help Child by use their mind to create the

Purpose:

puzzles. (Tina Bruce)

Type of play:

Physical: Children use their fine motor to use

Puzzles make children thinking a lot

their fingers to move the puzzles and build it.

and talk to each other.it develop

Cooperative play: Because children in this

Linguistic: They talk with others to know how

their relationship with other children

toy should play together in groups to

to build and match the pictures.

So they will know new things that they can

talk and help other to play puzzles.

Social/Emotional:

help them to solve the puzzles.

When they will play together

they will feel like they love other and will help
to find the right picture

Creativity and Imagination: They imagine to


to Change the head of animals to be a different
and be other animal.

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