An infant learning to roll over by laying on his stomach and using physical strength to lean to one side. Another example is when an infant is learning to stand on his own, he uses an object to grab onto and lifts himself up.

Cognitive Development:

A cognitive development is when a toddler is pretending that wild plants are pretend food and “cooking” them on a piece on wood or outside play sets.

Social Development:

A toddler showing social development is engaging with other children doing activities sharing toys and talking to each other.

Emotional development:

A infant showing emotional development is, when the infant cries it could mean they are hungry or may need a diaper change. Doing this may help them learn that, that is the way to communicate until they are able to talk.

Language Development:

A toddler showing language development is when she wants something such as food she may sound it out as “apa” then learning to sound it out to “apaapa” (food)

Caryn

This toddler climbs on tables, chairs and slides.He attempts to jump, and hop while playing freeze dance.He runs and he can hold a spoon and pick up small objects.

Social development

In this toddler, social development is shown in his looking forward to see his friends at daycare. He responds to others’ feelings like smiling back ,allows turn taking ,and cares for others ;for example passing on shoes to his friend to wear them.He cooperates especially when building using blocks.

Emotional development

This toddler knows his name.He feels sorry for someone when they are crying. He can wait for his turn though not for long.He has made friends at the daycare and can play with them.

Cognitive development

This toddler solves some puzzle problems.He has memory of what he is taught and can mention words following a previously read picture book. He can classify kitchen toys, music toys ,and can name some of them.

Language development

This toddler uses some words to communicate.He can say “go out , eat apaapa, in wagon, go tuuta ,my turn” to express himself.He listens and follows when telling him a story and can pick some words from the story.

Margaret

This toddler knows how to walk,and now starting to climb tables he is learning buy the other children. He can play with toys and say little bit of words.

Social Development

This child knows how to share toys and take turns, they can tell is a child is sad or hurt and ask if they are ok. The child cares for others and is very helpful.

Emotional Development

This child can go to an educator and asks for a hug or comfort that child. The Child has favourite toys that he played with and he will share.

Language Development

This children know to communicate with the educators. They tell stories a d play this imaginary games. When j say clean up time they listen and then get chairs and sir at the table. They identify all the colours and know their numbers.

Cognitive Development

This child that can do puzzles and know the animals on that puzzle. Knows names of animals and toys. This child has a good sense of memory and knows where the toys belong.

This toddler walks, runs, and climbs confidently, including using slides safely.She sits properly at the table and uses utensils effectively during meals. She can pick up small objects, stack blocks , turn pages in books, and handle simple toys with increasing precision.

Cognitive Development

This child follows simple instructions, remembers familiar routines, and explores objects to understand how they work.She focuses on activities like stacking blocks, completing simple puzzles, and listening to short stories.She recognizes basic concepts such as colours,shapes, and sizes and engages in pretend play, demonstrating steady growth in memory, attention,and understanding of her environment.

Social Development

This child, during play free, she often plays alongside other children and is beginning to engage in cooperative activities, such as taking turns with toys or helping a friend stack blocks.She responds appropriately to social cues,such as smiling when greeted and offering comfort when she sees other children are upset.She expresses affection through hugs, waving,or gentle gestures.She also observes and imitates the actions of other children,which helps her to learn how to share,communicate,interact in group settings.During show and share she listens to instructions, and wait for her turn.

Emotional Development

This child expresses a range of emotions, including joy, frustration, and sadness.She seeks comfort from familiar adults when upset and responds well to praise.She feels proud when finishing tasks especially when you tell her “Good Job”. She notices how others feel and begins to show empathy.

Language Development

This child understands simple instructions and responds when her name is called.She uses words to ask for things and talk about what she wants, She puts 2-3 words together in short phrases like “more please” or “go outside”.She enjoys songs, rhymes , and picture books, and uses gestures like pointing to help communicate.She talks to adults and other children.

~Vanissa

Physical development

A toddler runs across the classroom to chase a rolling toy, stopping suddenly and bending down to pick it up with both hands. He dropped, then kick forward and smiles as it rolls away. This shows improved balance, muscle strength, and coordination as they control their body during active play.

Cognitive development

A child points to pictures in the book and names familiar objects like car, ball, amaama, and ikaluk. She also eagerly turns to the next page and predicts what comes or what happens next. These action demonstrate memory, attention and ability to connect words with images.

Social development

While building blocks, the toddler calls another child for help by stacking more pieces and both says the word ‘’up’’ as they build a pretend tower. They giggle together when the blocks tumble down, showing early teamwork and enjoyment of shared play.

Emotional development

When educator praises the child for putting away her plate and water bottle after apaapa time, she clap her hands and shows a big smile on her face. She clearly enjoys the positive attention and feels proud of her accomplishment which builds confidence and self-esteem.

Language development

During outdoor play, the child saw the airplane passing by and exclaims, airplane flying! She repeated the word few times and waited for the teacher’s response. This shows growing vocabulary and the desire to share her discoveries.

Freda

~ when placed on their stomach, infants tend to push up on their arms, lift and hold their head. They use their hands as support while sitting down. They also use their hands on something for support in order to practice standing.

Cognitive Development: Toddlers

~ To improve memory and problem solving skills, incorporate activities such as puzzles, blocks, shapes, colours, letters and numbers.

Social Development: Toddlers

~ Engaging with other children, communicating with peers or educators. Forming relationships with others nearby, showing affection through physical contact like hugging. Being comfortable around other people.

Emotional development: Infant

~ Infants develop a social smile, typically around two months old, in response to their caregivers recognizing their voices and faces. Being comfortable around them after getting to know them.

Language Development: Toddlers

~ Toddlers learn to talk and communicate in both Inuktitut and English, they also learn songs and sing them in both English and Inuktitut. They also learn so fast with shapes, colours, numbers in Inuktitut and English.

~ Amy

The toddler is drawing, walking, runs around and climbs. The toddler plays catch with friends, kick balls and play together, they are also starting to eat their meals on their own with utensils.

Social development

The toddler is able to play toys with friends, shares their dolls and pretend to play house. They know how to interact with other children.

Emotional development

The toddler can notice when other children are feeling sad, angry or feeling excitement. The toddler knows how to comfort. The toddler can come to you when they are hurt, feeling frustrated or help with anything. They are able to express their feelings.

Language development

The toddler is learning big words to communicate and to understand, they are starting to talk in sentience’s even if they aren’t able to pronounce a big word yet but they are trying and most times you are able to understand them.

Cognitive development

The toddler is able to remember and recognize little things like patterns, and starting to remember colours and 123s. They are starting to follow instructions you teach them. Remembers simple songs and follows along.

~Marlene

It includes growth in both gross motor skills (like walking, running, and jumping)and fine motor skills

(Like grasping objects, using utensils, drawing circles and building towers of blocks.They can coordinate both hands to perform tasks like swinging a bat.They also learn to use their hands to twist objects, take off their clothes, and turn pages in a book.

Cognitive Development

Involves acquiring skills in memory and problem solving ,allowing them to understand their world and express themselves.Toddler improve their ability to remember past events and can focus on activities for longer periods.They do learn about the cause and effect, such as knowing that throwing a ball makes it bounce.

Social Development

Progresses from parallel play and possessiveness towards more cooperation, interactive play, characterized by developing language skills, showing empathy, and learning to share and take turns.Toddlers also express growing independence, a range of emotions including anger and frustration, and begin to understand and imitate social norms like using polite words like “please” and “thank you”.

Emotional Development

Involves the emergence of strong feelings like frustration and anger, often leading to tantrums.When unable to to express their needs or manage their “big feelings”,toddlers may cry, scream, hit or throw themselves to the floor, which is their way of asking for help.They also begin to feel empathy, reacting to the emotions of others, such as becoming upset when they see someone is crying.

Language Development

Includes a shift from gestures and single words to two- and three word phrases, and development of simple conversations.They can ask and answer questions.They can also follow two - step instructions like “wash your hands and dry them”

-Mila

Infants they close their fingers if you place an object in their hands showing their motor skills.They turn towards movement and sounds showing their vision and hearing development.

Cognitive development-Toddler

When we were playing outside the child saw a raven and they started making the “cluck cluck”sound and moving their arms up and down pretending to be flying like it. This showed that the child recognized the animal and remembered the sound that it makes.

Social Development - Toddler

.during free play one of the kids was crying because they wanted the same toy. The toddler went to look for the similar toy and shared with the sad child and showed where to get it next time. They showed empathy, shared and helped a friend to solve problems by pointing out where to find the toy.

Emotional Development- Infant

When being dropped of at the daycare the infant clings to the parent showing their attachment and recognizing the primary caregiver and after some funny faces are made and “peak-a boo” game they finally smile and let go of their parent reaching out to the daycare person.

Language Development - toddler

When snack time was announced the toddler asked “wash hands” and after they asked “mine” ? They expressed their understanding of the routine by verbalizing the instructions and making sure they have the right meal.

Langa