Block 8

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing that emphasizes words, pictures, and the sequence of story events.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers use toys to enact key actions of characters in a story.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers use their bodies to enact key actions of characters in a story.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers make groups of the same type of shape cutout and then create a collage with the shape cutouts.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers identify picture cards that are the same.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler independently identifies pairs of identical picture cards.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers observe a caregiver (or older child) engage in a tree pose (yoga).

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers practice moving into a tree pose (yoga).

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers practice holding a tree pose (yoga) while breathing slowly and deeply.

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers pretend they are taking a bus trip that involves stops at destinations they determine.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers wash toy vehicles together at a sensory table.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers engage in pretend play focused on a bus, with opportunities to assume roles of characters introduced in a prior shared book reading.

Option 1 (OO) A toddler participates in a brief book sharing and plays alongside a caregiver to put felt clothing items on a teddy bear cutout on a flannel board.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers put a shirt and hat on a baby doll and participate in a discussion of head, arms, and why we wear a hat.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in pretend play that emphasizes putting clothes on toy dolls.