Block 7

Option 1 (OO) A young infant participates in a book sharing that emphasizes listening to the caregiver’s voice and communicating about pictures of baby faces.

Option 2 (OO) An infant participates in a book sharing with opportunities to help turn the book’s pages and communicate about pictures of baby faces.

Option 3 (OO) An older infant participates in a book sharing with opportunities to hold and turn the pages of a book and communicate about pictures of baby faces.

Option 1 (OO) An infant explores two similar toys with opportunities to notice differences between the toys.

Option 2 (OO) An infant plays with toys that differ in size.

Option 3 (IG) Infants explore different types of rings and balls, including ways to arrange the objects.

Option 1 (OO) A young infant watches the movements of a puppet manipulated by a caregiver.

Option 2 (OO) An older infant watches and manipulates a puppet with a caregiver.

Option 1 (OO) A young infant participates in responsive interactions with a caregiver using a toy car.

Option 2 (OO) An infant participates in open-ended toy car play with a caregiver, with opportunities to imitate each other’s actions with the toys.

Option 3 (IG) Older infants participate together in open-ended play with toy cars, with opportunities to notice and imitate the actions of others.

Option 1 (OO) An infant visually explores the room from a secure sitting position in a caregiver’s lap.

Option 2 (IG) Infants who can sit independently practice balancing their bodies in a sitting position while extending their arms to pretend to feed a hungry puppet.