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Assimilation is when a child is making connections between existing knowledge and new information.

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The stage from around age 7 to age 11 during which a child can begin to think logically in regards to concrete objects, but still cannot fully understand abstract concepts.

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Equilibration is a sense of balance between existing knowledge and new information.

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Accommodation is when new information does not connect with one's existing knowledge and changes or replaces the existing knowledge.

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There are two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. One cup is poured into a slimmer glass, which causes the water level to be higher than the wider glass. The child understands that there is still the same amount in each glass.

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The stage that a child typically enters around age 12 and remains in through adulthood. This stage involves a child's ability to think abstractly and hypothetically and use logic in regards to abstract concepts.

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Being asked a hypothetical question, such as "If Sally is in line behind David, and David is first in line, who is second in line?" the child would be able to use reason to determine that Sally would be second in line.

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Teach the child to measure the amount of liquids or count the number of objects to help them understand that the amount will remain the same until something is added or taken away.

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The stage from about 2 years of age to 7 years of age during which a child learns to speak and can use symbols.

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Ask children intriguing, open-ended questions that require them to think hypothetically about something and use logic to come up with an appropriate response. EX: "Would you rather be deaf or blind?"

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A child learns how to play pretend such as using a toy cell phone and pretending to be having a conversation with someone.

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The time period from birth to around 2 years of age during which a child understands the world through only their senses and motor movements.

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Playing peek-a-boo with a child in the sensorimotor stage will cause them to think the person has disappeared, so when they return, the child will be surprised.

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Sit child in a child-safe chair in one room. Walk around the corner to where they can't see you, but they can still hear you. Talk to them from this place, and this will help them to understand that while they cannot see the person, the person still exists (object permanence).

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Engage in dialogue and pretend play with children in this stage to encourage them to utilize their imagination and foster their understanding that there is more going on in the world than what is right in front of them.