Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Cognitive Development (CD)
Subdomain: Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning
Goal: Children use their senses to construct knowledge about the world around them
Skill Progression: Constructs knowledge
Age: 18-21 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 18-21 Months.Uses real and pretend objects together functionally
Situations for Observation of Skill
Uses real and pretend objects together functionally
Elicitation Strategy
Provide real objects, such as a phone or plates and utensils along with pretend objects such as plastic food or pictures of food.
Behavior Observed
The adult may need to suggest a play scenario of cooking or planting flowers, etc.
Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)
The child can use the real objects (dishes, shovels) to pretend with the objects that look real but are not.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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