Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Cognitive Development domain, the strand Emergent Mathematical Thinking includes the foundation Spatial Thinking. Children from 4 through 11 months explore how their bodies, people, and objects move through space. They also explore the size and shape of objects.
Example 1
Text on screen: Explores how their body and objects move through space and the size and shape of objects
On screen: 8-month-old Matthew lies on his back on a play mat outdoors. Colorful sensory toys hang slightly out of reach from a mobile above him.
Caregiver 1: I hear airplanes.
On screen: Matthew notices of a toy hanging from the mobile. He swings his legs to roll onto his left side and reaches for the toy as his caregiver encourages him.
Caregiver 1: You want this one?
On screen: Matthew’s fingers graze the hanging toy, but he cannot fully grasp it.
Caregiver 1: Roll over. There you go. Get it!
On screen: Matthew feels another toy next to his body.
Caregiver 1: That one’s in your way.
On screen: He grasps the soft teething toy with his right hand, rolls back onto his back, and pulls the toy onto his belly. He brings a part of the toy to his mouth, chewing on it for a moment. He pulls the toy back down onto his tummy then kicks his legs and shakes the toy with one hand.
Caregiver 1: Oh, I hear Scarlett.
On screen: Matthew swings the toy up over his head then down and lets go of it.
Example 2
Text on screen: Explores the size and shape of objects, and how their body and objects move through space
On screen: 9-month-old Aaliyah is on her tummy on the floor. She holds a maraca in her left hand. She turns her upper body slightly and notices a ring-shaped rattle in front of her. She reaches out her right hand but cannot quite grasp the rattle.
Aaliyah pushes herself forward with her toes, moving closer to the rattle. She reaches out her right hand again, picks up the rattle, and brings it to her mouth. She chews on it for a moment then lets it go to transfer the maraca from her left hand to her right.
She shakes the maraca a few times, then looks at the rattle again. She places the top of the maraca into the center of the ring of the rattle. She pulls both items closer to her face and tries again to put the maraca inside the rattle before pulling it away.
Example 3
Text on screen: Explores how their body moves and explores the size of objects and spaces
On screen: 11-month-old Andrew and 10-month-old Greg sit with their caregiver. Andrew crawls between Greg and his caregiver toward a mirror-lined box shaped like a house.
Andrew: (vocalizes)
Caregiver 2: Whoa, Andrew.
On screen: Andrew crawls to the box. He looks down at the mirrored bottom, curious. He reaches his hand up and touches the mirrored sides. He continues to look in the mirrors with curiosity.
Greg, holding a colorful ball, begins to crawl towards Andrew, pushing the ball towards Andrew.
Caregiver 2: Greg, are you going to go play with Andrew?
On screen: Andrew turns around and crawls into the mirrored box. As he moves, he looks at his reflection in the mirror. Andrew pats the mirror a few times. Greg crawls up close behind him. Andrew places both hands on the mirror, helping him balance as he stands. As he straightens up, his head lightly bumps the top of the box. He carefully bends his knees to sit back down, keeping one hand on the mirrored floor and watching his reflection.