Block 25

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (OO) An infant listens to the sounds of two farm animal puppets.

Option 2 (OO) An older infant listens to the sounds of four farm animal puppets, with opportunities to engage in pretend feeding of farm animals and making their sounds.

Cognitive

Option 1 (OO) A young infant watches and listens to a sound-making toy, with opportunities to touch and manipulate the toy.

Option 2 (OO) An older infant pushes on part of a toy and sees or hears an effect.

Option 3 (OO) An older infant helps build a block tower and push it over.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (OO) An infant watches a caregiver manipulate and hide a toy.

Option 2 (OO) An older infant hides a toy under a cup for a caregiver to find.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Young infants play with toys close to one another.

Option 2 (IG) Older infants play alongside each other using shared materials, with guided opportunities to notice what others are doing.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (OO) A young infant experiences gentle, guided movements of arms and legs.

Option 2 (OO) An infant scoots or crawls to a set of toys and grasps one of the toys.

Option 3 (IG) Older infants crawl while pretending to be an animal featured in a book.