Block 10

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about rain that includes opportunities to notice word sounds.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about rain and a follow-up activity of making “rain” and rain sounds with items in the water table.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on creative illustrations of clouds and a follow-up opportunity to make clouds with play dough.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers put together and pull apart snap beads.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers put together star builders with an opportunity to also pull apart the builders in their creation.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler pulls apart and/or puts together blocks that connect.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers observe how to determine whether two vehicle picture cards match.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers determine whether pairs of vehicle picture cards are the same or different as part of a caregiver-guided game of matching.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers independently determine whether pairs of vehicle picture cards are the same or different as part of a game of matching.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing that emphasizes how children may look different but do the same things.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on activities children like to do, with a follow-up opportunity to make a list of favorite activities in our room.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers describe how they played with another peer(s) in the room as part of making a book of brief text and photos of children engaged in play.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared book reading focused on jumping, and practice jumping in a follow-up activity.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice jumping off a low-level step platform with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers strengthen their ability to jump.