Block 7

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing focused on a llama getting ready for bed.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing focused on bedtime routines, with a follow-up opportunity to identify items represented in the book.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing that includes opportunities to act out familiar bedtime routines described in the book.

Cognitive

Option 1 (OO) A toddler picks one toy for one teddy bear.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler picks one toy for each of four teddy bears.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers take turns selecting one toy for each of two teddy bears.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch a caregiver manipulate a toy frog that hops and stops hopping.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice manipulating a toy frog that hops and stops hopping with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice manipulating a toy frog that hops and stops hopping with minimal caregiver guidance.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in open-ended play with toy vehicles, with guided opportunities to pay attention to actions of peers.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in play with toy vehicles on a pretend road, with guided opportunities to imitate the actions of a peer(s).

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in play focused on helping toy vehicles roll down a “big hill,” with guided opportunities to imitate the actions of a peer(s).

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song that includes opportunities to clap and smile.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song with opportunities to clap their hands slowly and stomp their feet quickly.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song that includes opportunities to clap and kick from a sitting position.