Critical thinking

Observation
June 15th,2016
Male African American
Age 4.9months
 
Ajani and I were playing with his letter cubes .We were making words like : pan,car,sun,map,bed,man,and we wanted to make the word( pot) and we found P and O and we kept searching for T and we did not see a (t)  Ajani found a lower case( f) he said "NaNa we can just cut off the top and use it as a "t" ". I responded by saying" that is a great idea and we will pretend that it is a (T) because I am not able to cut the cube". We did make the word (pot) using the small f as a (t). This response encouraged his problem solving skills and  continue to  build his self-esteem ,his competency and his language skills.

The frontal lube in the brain is responsible for  executive  function ,this section of the brain is responsible for many things including problem solving skills. I was amazed at his ability to problem solve . He did not get frustrated  that 'sbecause he has learned how to self-regulate during the first three years.