PRE-SCHOOL CREATIVE

CURRICULUM

A GOOD IDEA?

What is Creative Curriculum

Creative Curriculumis:

Play based Curriculum. It is child centered.

Play Based Curriculum

is:• Learning takes place through Play.• Children are given a choice of what they want to play.

Child Centered is

• The Child leads the learning through discovery.

Activity CentersActivity Centers• There 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.

ExamplesExamples of 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?

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!!!!