At the age of 5-6 years, children are in the preoperational stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget's theory. They start to develop symbolic thought, allowing them to represent objects, people, and events in their mind that are not present. They also begin to understand the concept of numbers, time, and space, although their understanding is not as logical and organized as older children or adults.More specific case studies or classroom examples would strengthen the discussion. Submission on time, but could benefit from more explicit citations. Emphasize specific citations and examples for future assignments

During Piaget’s proposed ________ stage of development, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations. At the same time they lack the ability to think abstractly.Group of answer choicesconcrete operationalformal operationalpreoperationalsensorimotor

For children older than eleven, thinking becomes very abstract and they are able to think beyond the present.SensorimotorPreoperationalConcrete-OperationalFormal Operations

According to Piaget, children: Think as adults do Do not think as adults do Cannot acquire cognitive capacities until language has developed. Have innate cognitive capacities for mathematics and reasoning.

.Which of the following stage of development where children’s thinking is still very concrete and Literal, become much more adept at using logic, begin to think logically and organize about  concrete events and recognize ideas that are unique to them.*1 pointA. Sensorimotor Stage (Birth – 2 years old)B. Pre-operational Stage (2 – 7 years old)C. Concrete Operational Stage (7 – 11 years old)D. Formal Operational Stage (12 years old and up)

When supporting children’s play and learning, it is important to understand how children learn. Over the course of history, many researchers and experts in the field have proposed theories as to how children learn and process information, and many of these theories are still used by teachers and educators today.Describe the core principles of Piaget’s cognitive development theory and briefly outline each of the four (4) stages he identified.