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Cognitive Activities for a 5-Year-Old

Published Aug,23 2011 | By Karen Hollowell

Cognitive development involves the mental processes that enable children to learn. These processes include memory, concentration, perception and imagination. Children begin developing by responding to stimuli in their environment as infants.

Karen Hollowell has been teaching since 1994. She has taught English/literature and social studies in grades 7-12 and taught kindergarten for nine years. She currently teaches fourth grade reading/language and social studies. Hollowell earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Mississippi and her Master of Arts in elementary education from Alcorn State University.