Block 24

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on saying goodnight.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a shared book reading with an opportunity to join a caregiver in saying a key word repeated in the story.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler participates in a shared book reading with an opportunity to point to and say the name of familiar items in pictures.

Cognitive

Option 1 (OO) A toddler practices putting a ball in a ball-drop toy and watching the ball fall.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice together in putting balls in ball-drop toys and watching them fall.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (OO) A toddler watches how a caregiver matches identical pictures.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler identifies matching pictures with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler practices identifying matching pictures with minimal caregiver guidance.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (OO) A toddler participates with a caregiver in open-ended play that includes informal demonstrations of positive social interactions.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers engage in open-ended play with novel materials, with guided opportunities to notice positive social interactions.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers practice walking, bending, and carrying a small item as part of open-ended play with animal figures in a sensory table.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices walking with, and putting items in, a push cart.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice running as part of guided pretend play.