Block 9

Options to Promote Learning

Communication / Language

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on wind.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing that includes a follow-up opportunity to draw something blowing in the wind.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing that includes a follow-up opportunity to make pretend rain in a water table activity.

Cognitive

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers practice naming pictured items of familiar clothing and talk about where and when different types of clothing are worn.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler practices naming actual items of familiar clothing, with opportunities to talk about where and when clothing items are worn.

Option 3 (OO) A toddler helps a caregiver put clothing items on a toy doll or teddy bear and talks with a caregiver about the names of clothes and parts of a body they go on.

Self-Regulation

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers observe a game of freeze.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers participate in a game of freeze with caregiver guidance.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers participate in a game of freeze with minimal caregiver guidance.

Social-Emotional

Option 1 (IG) Toddlers participate in a book sharing focused on how children around the world are alike in many ways.

Option 2 (OO) A toddler participates in a book sharing, with a follow-up opportunity to use a handheld mirror to explore facial features and expressions.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers draw a picture of self.

Physical / Health

Option 1 (OO) A toddler shakes a sound-making object, with guided practice in starting and stopping shaking movements.

Option 2 (IG) Toddlers move shakers during a song, including opportunities to stop movement of the shaker when the song ends.

Option 3 (IG) Toddlers start and stop shaking a shaker while listening to different songs.