Block 22

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on pictures of children engaged in everyday activities in different parts of the world.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers talk about their experiences with activities shown in pictures of children from different parts of the world.

Cognitive

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in discussion of how to get things clean while washing toys.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers talk about uses of kitchen items in the housekeeping area.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler engages in guided play with toy building tools.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (OO) A toddler watches a caregiver find identical pairs of toy farm animals.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices finding identical pairs of toy farm animals with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler practices finding identical pairs of toy farm animals with minimal caregiver guidance.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on ways to calm down when feeling upset.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice some ways to calm down when feeling upset.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (OO) A toddler practices using a riding toy.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices using a four-wheel riding-toy car.