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Chapter 1

Physical Development

Once there was a sheep called 

Tom. Tom was born with a sense 

of adventure. He wanted to run 

through the field of flowers, 

but first he needed to learn how 

to walk. Tom practiced and 

practiced all morning.

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Eventually he bumped into a chick. Unlike Tom the little chick 

had already begun to talk. Tom wanted to speak with the little 

chick   but did not know how, all he could do was babble. 

After a while he began to understand what the little chick was 

telling him. Yet he still could not say what he wanted to 

because he did not know how to talk. He watched Chirp speak 

and tried to copy how he said each word. With much effort he 

introduced himself as well.

They talked and talked all day. They also played games like 

tag and hide and go seek. Tom is glad he practiced because he 

met his good friend Chirp who has taught him how to speak.

Chapter 2

Social Development

Tom loves his mother very much. He knows she 

protects him and loves him with all her heart. She 

has provided him with shelter and food since he was  

born.

Tom hasn't had a chance to really talk to any other 

ls sheep, at first he was curious but now he feels a 

little scared. He does not know the other lambs, 

and wonders if they are as nice as his mother.

Tom has what is called stranger anxiety. This 

means he becomes very confused and 

distressed when meeting new people and 

wishes to be close to a familiar face. Tom 

decides to talk to them either way because 

Cognitive Development:

Sensorimotor

Cognitive Development

Chapter 3

Cognitive Development:

The Preoperational   

Stage

Tom somehow imagined that his 

mother was a dragon he had to 

pass to get to the carrots.

When Tom got past the dragon, he realized 

he had been role-playing. His mother 

wasn't a dragon and the carrot wasn't 

treasure!

This is an example of the preoperational 

stage of cognitive development.

Cognitive Development:

Concrete Operational 

Stage

During this stage Tom is able 

to reverse the the order of 

relationships between mental 

categories. He was able to 

establish that his mother is an 

animal. 

Psychosocial Development:

Trust vs. Mistrust

Tom doesn't know if he should trust Chirp because 

the other sheep say he shouldn't.

But Tom knows Chirp is trustworthy because he's 

his best friend.

In this stage Tom is 

questioning his relationship 

with people and who he can 

trust and who he cannot. He 

ends with saying he can trust 

Chirp because he has known 

him for a very long time.

Psychosocial Development:

Autonomy vs. doubt

Tom loves his mother but he feels like he is  

relying on her too much and is always     

asking her for help.

So he decides that he will start gathering 

carrots by himself instead of asking his 

mother for help.

Tom begins to question if he 

can do things himself or is he 

reliant on the help of others. 

He knows his mother cannot 

always help him so he must 

learn to be independent.

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