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10 Cognitive Dimension This dimension is for the child to comprehend him/herself in the process of acquiring knowledge to understand the world that surrounds him/her so that he/she can achieve moral, social, and intellectual autonomy. Suggestions by Ages 1’s • Expose the child to the greatest amount possible of experiences, verbalizing those events • Permanently model the language for thought with other adults that are in the classroom or alone if necessary 2’s • Name the children’s thoughts (e.g. I see that you found a similarity...) • Model the language for thought • Give them the opportunity to choose between possible options of activities, 3’s documentations, work in teams, interests around the topic suggested. • Reinforce essential classroom agreements that go hand in hand with responsibility 4 & 5’s • Promote group work to contribute to the construction of collaborative learning