10

1

3 `

toys to be used with blocks in block play (people, vehicles, and animals)

To count as an example, diverse materials must be this

legos, bristle blocks, and lincoln logs are types of this fine motor material

crayons, watercolor markers, brushes, finger paints, play dough, collage materials

10

a clearly defined play area intended for a particular kind of play.

The number of accessible, age-appropriate dramatic play toys are required at the 3 level, including dolls and soft animals.

grasping toys, busy boxes, nested cups, containers to fill and dump, textured toys, and cradle gyms

Not Applicable

Recorded Music, blocks with bells, push toys that pop, rattles.

a space where play materials are provided for children to use.

This age group requires simple dress-up clothes, child sized house furniture, cooking/eating equipment, dolls, doll furniture.

easy and hard puzzles, larger and smaller interlocking blocks, larger and smaller bead toys

glitter, edible materials, pom poms,

drums, xylophone, triangles, maracas, wrist bells, cymbals.

This age group should have plentiful blocks to build independent structures according to their abilities with no competition or frustration observed due to shortage of blocks.

Materials listed by age group, are plentiful, easily observed, and represent all but two of the examples listed in the materials list.

Staff comment on what children are doing with materials or on the materials themselves.

During the observation children can reach and use the materials.

impromptu singing while playing with children, when feeding, washing hands, or while rocking to sleep,

made of lightweight materials, such as cardboard or plastic, (homemade or store bough sets)

tripping if clothing is to long, purse or tote straps to long and could choke child, necklaces, and scarves