CogAT Kindergarten study plan

Identify the four quantitative task types used at the kindergarten level (quantity comparison, number series, relational reasoning, and simple story problems) and describe in one sentence what each one asks a child to do

Practice verbalizing quantity comparisons out loud using the phrases 'more than', 'less than', and 'the same as' across at least twenty concrete object pairs

Build a reusable set of ten everyday counting materials (buttons, blocks, spoons) and label each set with a card showing its count from 1 to 10

Time yourself sorting three mixed piles of objects by size and by count, and record how long each sort takes

Construct five number-series puzzles that increase by one, decrease by one, or skip by two, and solve each aloud while explaining the rule

Compare two groups of objects without counting them one by one by matching items one-to-one, and state which group has more

Translate three simple story problems into a drawing of objects, then into a number sentence

Drill relational vocabulary (first, last, before, after, between) using a line of five toys rearranged ten times

Classify a set of twenty picture cards into categories by shape, then re-sort the same cards by color, then by size, to practice flexible classification

Complete ten figure-analogy pairs (large circle to small circle as large square to what) and state the relationship rule each time

Practice paper-folding and hole-punch predictions with real paper for eight folds, drawing the unfolded result before checking

Describe the pattern in six repeating sequences of shapes and state what comes next

Define the four verbal task types (picture analogies, sentence completion, picture classification, and following directions) and give one worked example of each

Pair each verbal analogy with a matching nonverbal analogy so the same relationship logic is practiced in both formats

Practice following two-step and three-step oral directions using toys on a table, scoring accuracy out of ten trials

Compare your week 3 nonverbal accuracy with your first verbal attempts and list the two formats where you feel least confident

Build a vocabulary bank of forty relational and descriptive words (above, beneath, curved, hollow, crowded) and demonstrate each with a physical object or gesture

Complete fifteen picture-classification tasks by naming the shared attribute that groups three of four items and rejecting the odd one out

Practice sentence completion by supplying the missing word in twenty short spoken sentences and justifying each choice

Retell three short picture stories in sequence using the words first, next, and last

Run a ten-minute mixed drill alternating verbal and quantitative items to practice switching between question types

Convert five verbal comparison statements into number comparisons and five number comparisons back into words

Practice listening comprehension by having directions read once only, then repeating them back before answering

Review every missed item from weeks 1 through 5 and rewrite each as a corrected worked example

Simulate a full timed session covering all three domains in the kindergarten format, using one read-aloud pass per item

Record which items required a second reading and analyze whether the difficulty was vocabulary, working memory, or reasoning

Re-practice the three weakest task types identified in week 4 until accuracy reaches a personal target

Build a one-page quick-reference sheet of the reasoning rules for analogies, series, and classification

Run two final timed sessions and compare results against the week 7 baseline

Consolidate the quick-reference sheet into a single index card per domain

Rehearse calm test-day routines: one read-aloud pass, a pause before answering, and a stated reason for each answer

Confirm logistics for test day, including rest, timing, and materials, and write a short checklist