Block 11

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on body parts.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing that includes opportunities to point to body parts and feel different textures provided in the book.

Cognitive

Option 1 (OO) A toddler puts together and takes apart nesting cups.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a guided stacking of nesting cups.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch how a caregiver calms down after a stimulating activity.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices calming down with caregiver support after an exciting activity.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers clap when they hear their name as part of a song.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers together say the names of peers as part of passing a ball around a small gathering.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers make marks on paper with paintbrushes dipped in water.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers make marks on paper with dot markers.

Option 3 (OO) Toddlers use crayons on easel paper.