PRE-SCHOOL CREATIVE

CURRICULUM

A GOOD IDEA?

What is Creative Curriculum

Play Based Curriculum

is:•Learning takes place through Play.

•Children are given a choice of what they want to play.

Creative Curriculumis:

Play based Curriculum. It is child centered.

Child Centered is

•The Child leads the learning through discovery.

Activity CentersActivity CentersThere must be eleven (11)

activity centers for the children to chose from.

The children are allowed to go wherever they chose to go.

They are allowed to stay as long as they want at that activity.

Teachers can encourage students to change to a different activity, but they can not tell them to go.

Examples of

Activity Activity CentersCenters

Writing Center

Paper (without lines), pencils, crayons, markers, colored

pencils, rulers

Kitchen Center

Sink, refrigerator, stove, table and chairs,

dishes, play food

Computer Center

Computers, computer games,

printer, touch screen or mouse.

Small Group Activity

This is the only teacher directed activity.It can only last 15 to 20 minutes.The activity is usually Circle time

calendar, story, or music.

DISCIPLINE

• The only discipline which can be used is POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT.

• There is no formal discipline.

ASSESSMENTSASSESSMENTS

•The only assessment is TEACHER OBSERVATION of the students as they play.

But!!!But!!!

What happens when What happens when the preschoolers go in the preschoolers go in

to kindergarten?to kindergarten?

structure

disciplineFollowingdirections

Regular curriculum

ALPHABETSALPHABETS• 17% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

KNEW THEIR ALPHABETS.

• 23% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS KNEW SOME OF THE ALPHABETS.

• 60% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY KNEW ONE OR TWO ALPHABETS.

RHYMING WORDSRHYMING WORDS• 37% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

UNDERSTOOD RHYMING WORDS.

• 63% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

DID NOT UNDERSTAND RHYMING WORDS.

NUMBERS NUMBERS • 11% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

RECOGNIZED NUMBERS 1 TO 20• 22% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

RECOGNIZED THE NUMBERS 1 TO 10 .• 66% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

ONLY RECOGNIZED SOME OF THE NUMBERS TO 10.

• 16% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS COULD COUNT TO 100.

CREATIVE CURRICULUMCREATIVE CURRICULUMCREATIVE CURRICULUMCREATIVE CURRICULUM

A GOOD IDEA???A GOOD IDEA???

I THINK NOT!!!!

A GOOD IDEA???A GOOD IDEA???

I THINK NOT!!!!