Two piles, not one
⏱️ 10 min📦 things you have🏠 indoor🤲 sitting🧠 Cognitive
Starting to sort objects is the first time a toddler acts on a category rather than on a thing: all the trains here, all the cars there. Two groups that could not be confused is where that begins, and the difference has to be obvious enough to see across a room.
🧺 You need
- six of one thing and six of another, obviously different
🛡️ Everything in both piles stays bigger than a fist, with no small parts — a sorting game means handling every item repeatedly.
Source: ZeroToThree — From Baby to Big Kid: Month 18
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