Nikira Nunez

ECE 252

Toddler/ 2’s Experiences

1. Sensory- Washing Clothes

Highlight the appropriate age group: 1 year old 2 year old

Objective: The child will demonstrate how to identify different textures while helping the teacher

and peers.

Materials: Small tub, Doll clothes, socks, pieces of materials, clothesline, clothespins, liquid

soap, smocks, and a towel.

Scaffolding: Why do we wash clothes, and how do we wash clothes.

Facilitation: Caregiver will guide children how to run the activity and also giving the children

fun facts about clothes washing. Encourage the children to wash each article of clothing on their

own. Help them hang and dry their clothing.

DAP support: “Toddlers are surrounded by sensory objects for their play activities”. Pg. 96

2. Motor- Balls on the Wall

Highlight the appropriate age group: 1 year old 2 year old

Objective: The child will demonstrate learning in a physical development by playing with a ball

Materials: soft balls and soft blocks.

Scaffolding: How to throw a ball

Facilitation: demonstrate how to build a wall out of the soft blocks and ask the children if the ball

can knock down the wall. Then, show how to knock down the wall. The teacher will then

encourage the children to do it together.

DAP support: “Adults teach children the pleasure and importance of physical activity, as well as

body and spatial awareness and key movement skills.” pg. 163

3. Language- Daddy and Me

Highlight the appropriate age group: 1 year old 2 year old

Objective: The child will demonstrate learning new vocabulary by following along to the story

Daddy and Me by Karen Katz.

Materials: Daddy and Me by Karen Katz, Cloth tool set, and workman’s tool belt

Scaffolding: Child must have an idea of what tools are or what they do

Facilitation: The teacher will put on a tool belt to spark the interest of the children to become

curious of what it is. Explain what the tool belt is and what it is used for. The teacher will then

read the story to the class and have the children repeat the names of each tool.

DAP support: “An adult can support a toddler’s need to repeat the same story over and over

again, encourage her to do more of the story telling each time, and help her to extend or elaborate

on her story”. pg.67

4. Health/Nutrition- Homemade Butter

Highlight the appropriate age group: 1 year old 2 year old

Objective: The children will use their motor skills to create butter and use their five senses.

Materials: Heavy cream, plastic containers with lid, crackers, plastic knives.

Scaffolding: What is butter?

Facilitation: Pour the heavy cream into a container and seal it tight. Tell the children to use two

hands to shake their container and when they're tired to pass it to their next friend. Encourage the

children to share the shaking process. Once the cream has turned to butter, have the children go

wash their hands so they can enjoy their crackers with the butter they made.

DAP support: “Caregivers follow health and safety procedures, including proper hand washing

methods and universal precautions to limit the spread of infectious disease.” pg. 105

5. Social/Emotional- Mail Delivery

Highlight the appropriate age group: 1 year old 2 year old

Objective: The child will demonstrate learning in social development by delivering mail to their

peers.

Materials: Teacher made letters, boxes, career puppets, mailman dress up.

Scaffolding: What does a mailman do

Facilitation: The caregiver will help the children dress up in their mail delivery clothes and

encourage them to deliver mail to their classmates around the class.

DAP support: “They actively seek out their friends and especially enjoy imitating each other’s

behavior and engaging in group activities such as a simple game of follow the leader.” pg.67