Session Project 2—Piaget and Play



Identify one toy that a 3-5 year old would play with. Answer the following questions about that toy.What is the toy? Describe it fully here.The toy is Doctor’s kit, it contains 10 pieces that includeStatoscope Fake GlassesScissors Tape ThermometerHammer TrayNote pad Pen Id cardThe kit is blue, yellow, and white, and red in color. On the box, what age is this toy recommended for?The recommended age for this kit is 3 years old and above. Write how a child in each of the following stages would play with the toy:Sensorimotor:The sensorimotor skills involved in this kit are as follows:Grasping: holding different toys that are included in the kit such as; pen, note pad, hammer, etc.Seeing: different shapes that include circle, oval, rectangle, and square.Sucking: involves putting the thermometer in the mouth, it is not exactly sucking but learning how to place it in mouth. Touching: and feeling different textures that include; paper and plastic.Preoperational:The preoperational stage occurs roughly between the ages two and seven. Through this kit the child can pretend becoming a doctor, because this kit Concrete Operational:In the concrete operational stage the child is able to make more logic, and through this it the child may be able to use each toy for the purpose it is made, for example the child will be able to use the statoscope in the right way by placing it in the ear and checking the heartbeat of the other partner by placing the other end of the statoscope on the heart of the partner, the child may also use the prescription pad to write medication for the partner. What cognitive processes from Piaget’s or Vygotsky’s theories are involved in the toys?The cognitive processes from Piaget theory that are involved in this toy/ kit are:Sensorimotor skillsConcrete operational stagePre operational stageSymbolic function What ways can this toy be improved to increase the effect of the toy on cognitive development?This toy may be improved by having sound effect in it, for example the statoscope when place on the heart of the partner the child should be able to listen to the heart beat, so there should be sound effect in the kit. Hearing would increase under cognitive development. ................
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