Block 11

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about body parts, especially head, shoulders, knees, and toes.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing about moving parts of our bodies in specific ways.

Cognitive

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers explore building simple structures for toy turtles.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers use blocks to build houses for toy animals of different sizes.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers use blocks to build a house for an animal they are pretending to be.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch a caregiver (or an older child) engage in a frog pose (yoga).

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice moving into a frog pose (yoga).

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice holding a frog pose (yoga) while breathing slowly and deeply.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers look at and talk about pictures of peers engaged in activities in their room.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers identify their own name and say the names of peers.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song that involves clapping.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song that involves different hand and arm movements.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a song that involves hand actions and signals to stop.