Block 23

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about the adventures of an egg, with an opportunity to pretend a baby bird visits their room.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about the adventures of a hen and a big egg.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers pretend they are a baby animal that pushes out of an egg and explores your room.

Cognitive

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers put together basic parts of a Potato Head toy.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers put together basic and accessory parts of a Potato Head toy.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers help a caregiver identify picture cards that show the same image or same color.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice paying attention to whether picture cards show the same image or the same color as part of a matching game played with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice paying attention to whether picture cards show the same image or the same color as part of a matching game played with minimal caregiver guidance.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about good things we do with our hands.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers use their hands to create a gift of art for someone of their choosing.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers explore ways to change a ball of play dough with finger and hand actions.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers make a creation of their own design with dough and several open-ended tools.