Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Cognitive Development (CD)
Subdomain: Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning
Goal: Children recall information and use it for new situations and problems
Skill Progression: Recalls and uses information for problem solving
Age: 54-60 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 54-60 Months.Gives detailed descriptions of past events, stories, movies, etc.
Talk about a favorite movie or TV show episode.
Tell the child the name of your favorite kid’s movie. Ask what the child’s favorite movie is. Say, “I haven’t seen that one. Tell me about it.” Ask questions about details if the child omits them.
The child relates details from the movie or story, including details of the scenes, actions, etc. They dramatize segments to show actions or feelings.
Encourage parents to talk about what children are reading and seeing on TV and in movies. This is an opportunity for parents to understand what impressed their child and how the child interpreted what the story meant. This provides an inroad for discussion of deeper meanings and messages that the child may have missed or misinterpreted. Such discussions also prepare children to be able to discuss other topics with parents when they are older. The discussion patterns that are established early on are important.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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