1. 6.02-Piaget Stage Two PreoperationalPeriod Ages 2-7 yrs

2. 6.02-Piaget Assimilation and accommodation Children form concepts in their minds Concepts: general categories of objects and information

3. 6.02-Piaget All things in the air are birds. Then they learn the difference between birds and planes.

4. 6.02-Piaget These are all apples because they are red

5. 6.02-Piaget Basic mental operations start to replace sensorimotor activities as the primary way to learn.

6. 6.02-Piaget I “eated” my apple No, it’s “ate” Then I “ated” my apple Children learn mostly by language and mental images

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8. Make-believe play is used to create and express all kinds of mental images

9. 6.02-Piaget Everyone views the world like I do.

10. 6.02-Piaget Egocentrism The sun follows them from place to place and goes to bed when they do Problems with reversibility—can’t see the world from other's perspectives

11. 6.02-Piaget Children are prone to thinking errors Just as a walking toddler is prone to missteps

12. 6.02-Piaget I don’t want to go to sleep! I’m not tired! He hurt my feelings so I hit him! *use feeling to solve problems rather than logic

13. 6.02-Piaget Begin learning multiple classification– the ability to understand that an object may fit into more than one category

14. 6.02-Piaget Begin learning seriation—the ability to order groups of things by size, weight, or any common property IE: arranging beads from smallest to largest Preschool children cannot arrange themselves by height

15. 6.02-Piaget They think the same amount of liquid is more when poured into a tall thin glass. To them taller means more!

16. 6.02-Piaget Another example of conservation

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18. They use synergetic reasoning: A break in logic, changing set of criteria Example: Mother usually makes dinner before dad comes home so making dinner causes dad to come home.

19. 6.02-Piaget First, you put all of the white powder in a bowl. Then you pour milk into it. Stir and pour in metal cups that are hooked together. Now hurry and put in the oven because we are late for school.

20. 6.02-Piaget Intuitive reasoning— They guess!! Which line has more marbles?

21. 6.02-Piaget My birthday is before Christmas and after Halloween

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23. Children are not aware of what is real and what is make- believe

24. 6.02-Piaget In general Children learn: to master one skill before learning another in their own ways not as adults do!!

25. 6.02-Piaget Level of Cognitive development can be seen by looking at a child’s drawings.

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30. Is that a drawing of two caterpillars?

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