Block 21

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing about finding a puppy that is hiding.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler tells the story of trying to find a puppy that is hiding.

 

Cognitive

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in guided play with fit-together toy fish, including requesting one or two more fish from a pretend fish store.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers select one farm animal toy for each dot on a set of cards that includes one or two dots each.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch a caregiver play a memory game with a toy rabbit.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler plays a game of watching and remembering where a toy rabbit is hiding.

Option 3 (IG) Two toddlers take turns watching and remembering the location of a toy rabbit as part of a memory game, with caregiver support.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on ways to calm down when feeling upset.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice some ways to calm down when feeling upset.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers engage in different physical movements, including crossing their midline, as part of a Simon Says game.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler crosses the midline with his/her arm while collecting small balls in a water table.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers move their bodies, including crossing the midline, while acting out a pretend story.