Block 3

Option 1 (OO) A toddler contributes to a shared book reading session by holding and managing the book.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice holding and managing books they select and look at as part of planning and preparing for a pretend party.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice using books they select and look at as part of play with toy trucks and cars.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler anticipates what person or animal he/she may see in a book on peekaboo.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers guess what animals are hiding behind the flap of a peekaboo book.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a shared reading of a peekaboo book and then use clues about an animal featured in the book to guess what toy animal is hidden in a paper bag.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers observe a simple memory game.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a simple memory game.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate together in a simple memory game.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers watch and imitate actions of staff and peers with play dough.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers watch and imitate actions of peers as part of food-related play with play dough.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers engage in pretend grocery store play.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers use their hands and fingers to feel and manipulate sand and shells.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers use scoops, cups, and their hands to manipulate a dry material, such as sand, in pretend play.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers use their hands to manipulate objects and pour water from a bottle to a cup and from a cup to a bottle.