Spatial Skills

Spatial reasoning connects math to the physical world and includes skills like reading maps, understanding symmetry and building 3D objects. Research indicates that spatial reasoning skills correlate to early achievement in mathematics and "strongly predict" who will pursue STEM careers later in life. At age two, your child is beginning to build spatial vocabulary with words like: "above," "below," "next to," "inside," "outside" and "through." Toddlers spend most of their time exploring the world, and as they do, they develop their spatial skills.