TODDLER/TWO YEAR OLD EXPERIENCES

Create 5 different experiences for either 1 or 2 year olds. One activity for each of the 5 areas.
You do not need to do the activity with toddlers, just plan one. Each experience plan is worth 10
points.
Possible 50 points
Use this form for all 5 experiences.
Highlight the appropriate area:
Sensory
Highlight the appropriate age group:

1 year old 2 years old

Objective: (what you want children to learn) (one only) 2 points

Child will learn different materials feel differently when tugged or pulled.
Materials:
1. Cardboard box
2. Varying types and lengths of ribbon, strips, felt or pipe cleaners
3. Sticky tape
4. Pencil
5. Paint (optional)

Scaffolding: (child's prior knowledge this activity is building on) 3 points

Before doing this activity, the child will be able to touch the ribbon, felt, pipe cleaners, etc as
well as the box to learn how they feel in their hands, in their mouths, etc. Also before the activity,
give the child a tissue box so that they will give the natural response of pulling out the tissues.

Facilitation: (in detail how caregiver will support toddlers in this experience)
points

After creating the tugging box for the child, the caregiver will give the box over to the child
and let them explore it. Perhaps pull on one of the objects that is sticking out of the box to get the
child started.
DAP support: (page and short quote) 3 points
Once babies can reach and grasp, caregivers provide play objects carefully chosen to be
responsive to the childs actions and perhaps allowing different types of manipulation (e.g.,
turning, squeezing, inserting). Page 83

Highlight the appropriate area:

Motor

Highlight the appropriate age group:

1 year old 2 years old

Objective: (what you want children to learn) (one only) 2 points

Child will develop their hand/eye coordination.

Materials:
Quack-a-long ducks
Ribbon

Scaffolding: (child's prior knowledge this activity is building on) 3 points

Show the child first about rolling things, such as cars, paper towel rolls, etc.

Facilitation: (in detail how caregiver will support toddlers in this experience)
points

Tie the ribbon (not long enough for child to choke on) and pull the ducks along the floor (better
if ducks dance/quack as they are pulled. Hand the ribbon over to the child. Observe if the child
will copy or do something different but never interfere.

DAP support: (page and short quote) 3 points

Any play objects that make noise are made so the infant can see and understand where the noise
comes from. Page 83

Highlight the appropriate area:

Language

Highlight the appropriate age group:

1 year old 2 years old

Objective: (what you want children to learn) (one only) 2 points

The child will learn how to say they want more and when something is gone, how to
communicate it.

Materials:
1. Food
2. Bowl/cup

Scaffolding: (child's prior knowledge this activity is building on) 3 points

When a childs bowl is empty, sometimes we say Do you want more?, so they know can sort of
associate more with food .

Facilitation: (in detail how caregiver will support toddlers in this experience)
points

Give the child less food than you would normally give them. When they ask for more, say more
and encourage them to repeat it back to you. Teach them signs for more and for all gone.
Fingers tapped together for more and arms outstretched for all gone. When child shows these
signs or says the words, give them more food.

DAP support: (page and short quote) 3 points

Caregivers spend most of the day in one-on-one interactions with toddlers. The tone of the
interactions is warm and caring; caregivers use pleasant, calm voices as well as simple language
and nonverbal cues. Page 91

Highlight the appropriate area:

Health/nutrition

Highlight the appropriate age group:

1 year old 2 years old

Objective: (what you want children to learn) (one only) 2 points

Learn healthy food from unhealthy food by sight.

Materials:
1. Pictures of foods on them
2. Open space

Scaffolding: (child's prior knowledge this activity is building on) 3 points

Show the child beforehand which foods are healthy and which ones are junk food that should be
eaten rarely.

Facilitation: (in detail how caregiver will support toddlers in this experience)
points

The caregiver will put the cards on the ground face up and tell the child to give you only the
healthy foods on the picture. The caregiver can help the child by pointing out what makes
something healthy and something unhealthy.
DAP support: (page and short quote) 3 points
Caregivers understand that toddlers learn about the world through exploration and give them
daily opportunities for exploratory activity at childrens developmental level. Page 98

Highlight the appropriate area:

Social/emotional

Highlight the appropriate age group:

1 year old 2 years old

Objective: (what you want children to learn) (one only) 2 points

Child will learn to associate the caregiver with positive and trustworthy feelings.

Materials:
1. Caregiver
2. Child

Scaffolding: (child's prior knowledge this activity is building on) 3 points

Teach the child hand games before playing, clapping, slapping, etc.

Facilitation: (in detail how caregiver will support toddlers in this experience)
points

Caregiver will play pat-a-cake or peek-a-boo with the child and smile whenever they get a
reaction from the child.

DAP support: (page and short quote) 3 points

Appropriate games, such as peek-a-boo, are played with interested infants, the adult being
careful not to intrude on how the infant wants to play or interrupt the infants concentration.
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