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What is
the Creative Curriculum®?
The Creative Curriculum® is a
comprehensive curriculum with a clear
organizational structure and a particular
focus on interest areas.
The Curriculum
Framework presents the five components:
- How
Children Develop and Learn
- The
Learning Environment
- What
Children Learn
- The
Teacher's Role
- The
Family's Role
On the basis
of scientific research and state and
professional standards, The Creative
Curriculum® identifies the knowledge,
skills, and concepts important for
children to acquire in each content
area: literacy, math, science, social
studies, the arts, and technology.
We describe the key components of
these content areas:
- Literacy:
vocabulary and language, phonological
awareness, letters, words, print,
comprehension, books and other
texts, and sources of enjoyment
- Mathematics:
numbers; patterns and relationships;
geometry and spatial awareness;
measurement; and data collection,
organization, and representation
- Science:
physical science, life science,
and earth and the environment
- Social
Studies: spaces and geography,
people and how they live, people
and the environment, and people
and the past
- The
Arts:
dance, music, drama, and the visual
arts
- Technology:
awareness of technology, basic operations
and concepts, technological tools,
and people and technology
Home and school
are a young child's two most important
worlds. Children must bridge these
two worlds every day. If home and
school are connected in positive and
respectful ways, children feel secure.
However, children suffer when the
two worlds are at odds because of
apathy, lack of understanding, or
an inability to work together. Teachers
can build a true partnership when
they truly value the family's role
in a child's education and recognize
how much they can accomplish by working
with families.
Interest
Areas:
- Blocks
- Dramatic
play
- Toys
and games
- Art
- Library
- Discovery
- Sand
and water
- Music
and movement
- Cooking
- Computers
- Outdoors
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