Block 2

Option 1 (OO) A toddler makes loud and quiet versions of demonstrated sounds made by some zoo animals featured in a book.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice demonstrated sounds of animals as part of a shared book reading.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice making demonstrated sounds of zoo animals as part of a shared book reading with props.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers figure out how to make a chain of snap beads get shorter.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers figure out how to make a chain of snap beads get longer.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers explore how to pull apart connected star builders.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch how to breathe slowly and deeply as a way to calm their minds and bodies.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice breathing deeply and slowly (with the help of a prop) for the purpose of calming their minds and bodies.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice breathing deeply and slowly (without a prop) for the purpose of calming their minds and bodies.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers take turns pretending to be an animal of their choice walking across a pretend bridge.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice taking turns with a peer(s) using a desired item (marker of a chosen color) while creating art.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared book reading and puppet-led description of how to share a desired item with a peer.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers practice stepping up and down using a stepper as a pretend bridge in a dramatic play activity.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers pay attention to stepping up and/or stepping down as part of regular gross motor activity.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers step up and down on a stepper as part of walking through a simple indoor obstacle course.