Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Cognitive Development domain, the strand Imitation and Symbolic Thinking includes the foundation Symbolic Thinking. Children from 11 through 23 months use one object to represent another object. They also engage in one or two simple actions of pretend play.
Example 1
Text on screen: Uses one object to represent another object. Engages in simple pretend play.
On screen: 22-month-old Gemma is playing in an outdoor patio area. She holds a flat rectangular plastic toy and pretends it is a phone. She taps several times on the surface of the toy like she is dialing a phone number. Then she holds it up to the side of her face and speaks into it.
Gemma: (inaudible) Gemma.
On screen: Gemma lowers the toy and taps it again, pretending to end a call. She walks to the other side of the patio and pretends to make another call.
Gemma: Hi Mommy. Grandpa, hi.
On screen: She stops talking into the toy and walks away.
Example 2
Text on screen: Engages in one or two simple actions of pretend play
On screen: 17-month-old Sophie stands in a carpeted area, playing with a toy vacuum. Behind her are more toy cleaning supplies. Sophie adjusts her grip on the vacuum handle and begins pushing it back and forth, pretending to vacuum the carpet. She pauses and looks down at the floor. She begins her pretend vacuuming again, as if she had missed a spot.
Example 3
Text on screen: Engages in one or two simple actions of pretend play
On screen: 21-month-old Ezra stands at a shelf covered in toys, mostly dinosaurs. Ezra picks up two dinosaurs. Holding one up them up and looking at it, he turns around and begins roaring.
Ezra: (roaring)
On screen: Ezra places the toy dinosaur back onto the shelf and picks up a different one. He holds it up to show a caregiver out of frame.
Caregiver 1: What is that? A brachiosaurus.
Ezra: (roaring)
Example 4
Text on screen: Engages in one or two simple actions of pretend play
On screen: 20-month-old Sage sits on a couch with her caregiver. Sage is holding an Elmo stuffie. As her caregiver narrates, Sage pretends to put Elmo down for a nap.
Caregiver 2: Is he sleepy?
On screen: Sage places Elmo on the couch and pat’s his belly. She then moves him around to several different places on the couch. Each time she sets him down, she pats his belly and makes soothing sounds.
Caregiver 2: Where are you taking Elmo? To the pillow? Nice cozy spot for him.
Sage: (soothing noises)
Caregiver 2: Good job, Sage. You take good care of your Elmo.
On screen: Sage smiles, picks up Elmo, and gives him a hug.
Caregiver 2: Helping him go sleep? Looking for Elmo. For Sage (inaudible). Does Elmo have a boo boo?
On screen: Sage briefly lays Elmo down again then picks him up for another hug.