Creative Curriculum Making it your own - Preschool

1 1 Creative CurriculumMaking it your ownLaura TaddeiK2C2 Learning ObjectiveszParticipants will discuss the creativecurriculum and how it can be an effectivecurriculum to use with young will explore ways they canimplement the program to meet the needsof the children in their will create lesson plans andanalyze their is Creative Curriculum ?zHow many people have used thiscurriculum in the past?zHow did it work?zPlease describe what a classroom lookslike using Creative Creative CurriculumzVideo by Diane Trister Dodge, Author ofCreative Curriculum for PreschoolerszWatch video and fill out handoutGoals for our childrenzWe want the children in our care to.

2 {Develop positive social skills{Develop thinking skills and becomeinvestigative{Be confident{W ant to learn and love to learnVideo - Learning EnvironmentzWatch video of Learning Environment participants will complete handout whilewatching EnvironmentzMaterials should be set up and labeled properly take photos of each area and label and postzThere should be controls so that students knowhow many children can be at one interest can you do this?zInclude materials that meet the needs of all thelearners in your should know what happensduring the day what to expectzSchedule posted with pictures and wordsto help studentszSimple classroom routines that childrenlearn and complete each day {Attendance ChartActivity Creating StructurezParticipants will create an attendancechart and also a schedule chart that canbe used in their classroom or at a Classroom CommunityzCreate an environment where children feelsafe.}}}}}

3 Welcome and valuedzWe want to teach the children to havepositive learning behaviors, make goodchoices, use materials properly, and feelconfidentzRespect one anotherHow can we create a classroomcommunity?zParticipants will list ways they havecreated a classroom community or waysthat they can we create an environment wherechildren get along and treat each otherkind?zDiscuss as a s RolezCentral to student s successzWhat can teachers do to help:{Coach{Extend their children s learning{Demonstrate{Give information{Plan the environment according to individualand group needs{Meet the needs of all the students in your classby observing them5 Intentional TeachingzPurposeful guided by standardszFoster children s knowledge and skills inliteracy, math, science, social studies, arts,technologyzAll while supporting overall growth anddevelopment of childrenzMake learning meaningfulActivity: Unexpected Lessons.}}}}}}

4 ZParticipants will work in groups of 3 or 4and review various scenarios and decidehow they can make the situation into anunexpected lessonzGroups will share their ideasWeekly PlanningzTeachers will be filling out weekly planningforms to incorporate Creative Curriculumin chunks of timezThemes will be given to the teachers atthe beginning of the school interest area should incorporate thetheme of the week as well as earlylearning each weekly planning form shouldalso be an observation form attached to form can be used by all teachers inthe form should document the initials ofthe students and whether or not they havemet the Lesson Plans and ObservationszParticipants will work in small groups tocreate a weekly lesson plan by choosing atheme and using the early learningstandards.

5 Each area of creativecurriculum should have an activity thatrelates to the discussion on their weekly lessonplans, and CommentszDiscussion to include any questions orcomments regarding the Creative directors and administration will beavailable on a daily basis to assist and supportteachers as they incorporate the CreativeCurriculum in their should assist one another and shareideas and CurriculumThe Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten incorporates years of researchand theory into an easy-to-understand approach to working with young children andfamilies.

6 Many years of research has been done on theories of child development and howchildren learn. This Curriculum understands how children learn best and what they need togrow in all areas of development social, emotional, physical, and cognitive. Thecurriculum also understands the importance of the family s role in the child s s Child promotes an integrated and effective developmental approach to Creative Curriculum is an effective way to focus on the child s whole development. Thechildren will be exposed to learning through several interest areas:xBlocksxDramatic PlayxToys and GamesxArtxLibraryxDiscoveryxSand and WaterxMusic and MovementxCookingxComputersHandout #1 Creative CurriculumWhat is Creative CurriculumActivityPlease answer the questions below and return with completed packet:What is the goal of the Creative Curriculum ?

7 List below skills/attitudes we want to help develop in the children that we are some things that should be included as part of the learning environment?What is the teacher s role?The Learning EnvironmentHandout 2 Creating a Learning EnvironmentActivityPlease fill out chart below:Interest AreasExample of materialspresent and how childrencan learn in this areaMaterials that you canrotate in and out of this areato expand on learningopportunitiesDramaticPlayArtLibr aryBlocksToys and GamesDiscoverySand and WaterMusic andMovementCookingComputersOutdoorsLunch Circle TimeHandout #3 Creative CurriculumUnexpected LessonsActivityPlease review the following scenarios and come up with a way that you canmake this into an unexpected lesson.

8 A child stomps on a caterpillar during a walk in the child makes a hurtful racial remark during free child teases another child and says, You don t have a daddy. A child laughs at another child for talking funny because they are from anothercountryHandout #3 Creative Curriculum