Block 1

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared book reading focused on sounds made by different zoo animals.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared book reading and song about zoo animals.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared book reading about sounds made by different zoo animals, and in follow-up play with blocks that can be used to create a zoo or houses for animals.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers use their hands to manipulate dry and wet sand.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers manipulate wet sand with the use of small containers.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers manipulate dry sand with scoops and pails.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch a caregiver help a toy fish go swimming and stop to eat and sleep.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers help a toy fish go swimming and stop to eat and sleep with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers independently help a toy fish go swimming and stop to eat and sleep.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler engages in open-ended play with a caregiver focused on toys of interest to the toddler.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in open-ended play with a caregiver, using and singing about toy farm animals of interest to the toddler.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler participates in open-ended play with a caregiver focused on toy vehicles and blocks.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler moves parts of his/her body as part of a sung finger play.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers move parts of their bodies and pretend their hands are twinkling stars as part of a sung finger play.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers move parts of their body and pretend their fingers are a spider as part of a sung finger play.