Question

1. Looking at Piaget's theory of cognitive development fill out the chart below. What did Piaget say that a child could do (accomplishment) but could not do (limitation) in each stage?

Age for Piaget	Name of stage	Accomplishments	Limitations
Birth - 2 years	?		?
2 - 6 years	?		?
6 - 11 years	?		?
12 and older	?		?

2. After you do that, describe (for each age group) an ideal toy or leisure activity. Describe why it would be a good toy/activity. You can describe this based on observations of children in your family (or on YouTube) or from looking at toys in stores.

Answer 1

Age for Piaget	Name of stage	Accomplishments	Limitations
Birth - 2 years	Sensory-Motor Stage	Child interacts with environments by manipulating objects	?
2 - 6 years	Pre-operational Stage	Thinking developed by perception, Child becomes more and more capable of symbolic function.	?
6 - 11 years	Concrete Operations	Logical reasoning cam only be applied to objects that are real or can be seen	?
12 and older	Formal Operations	Individual can think logically about potential events or abstract ideas	?