Block 17

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on bedtime illustrations of construction trucks with human-like characteristics.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers explore toy trucks as part of a book sharing focused on different types of trucks.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers explore pictures of two cats in different locations.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler puts a teddy bear in different locations suggested by a caregiver after a book sharing on location words.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch a caregiver calm down after getting excited playing a xylophone.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices calming down, with caregiver support, after making music with a xylophone.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers make happy and sad faces as part of a review of a story about feeling happy and sad.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers are encouraged to use different ways to communicate feeling happy or sad in response to a pretend event described by a caregiver.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler explores the size and texture of different types of balls with caregiver guidance.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler carries 1–2 balls at a time from one basket to another basket with opportunities to pay attention to characteristics of the ball.