UNH Child Study and Development Center Infant Program Curriculum Toddler Room Light has been a primary focus for the toddlers since they were infants. Children continue to explore objects such as prisms, translucent items, and pictures of themselves copied onto transparencies at the light table. We are offering opportunities for the children to extend their learning by sorting these objects, mixing colors to create new colors, and paint at the light table with a variety of mediums. The Toddlers are also expanding their skills in the area of dramatic play.
Children pretend to feed and care for their baby dolls.
They cook a pretend meal in the kitchen and devour it just seconds later. Going on bear hunts has been one of the more collective dramatic play experiences. After reading the Going on a Bear Hunt book by Michael Rosen, children became motivated to re-enact the story in various ways. As the dramatics became more intense, we added more props. Children squelched and squerched their feet through some brown paint, pretending it was mud, to paint a life size bear for our classroom.