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Early Childhood Curiculum
God makes three requests of his children:
Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now.”
-- African-American Proverb
- Extend learning through curiosity, engagement and persistence
- Extend learning through use of invention and imagination
- Extend learning by using cognitive skills as a tool for acquire knowledge and skills
Standards:
Show evidence of developmentally appropriate abilities in:
- discovering and trying new things
- extending learning through attempting, repeating, experimenting, refining, and elaborating on an activity
- persistence in working on an activity
- trying new things and taking risks
- problem-solving using a variety of strategies
- using complex scenarios in pretend play
- exploring movement, music and a variety of artistic media
Learning Approaches Early Childhood Top of Page Core Concepts:
- Curiosity about the world
- Openness to new tasks and challenges
- Initiative
- Task persistence
- Attentiveness
- Interpretation
- Imagination
- Invention
- Cognitive skills
- Reflection
General Knowledge Early Childhood Top of Page Instructional Activity Suggestions:
- Table hop
- Individualized learning
- Cognitive
- Thematic unites
- Centers
- Holistic
- Sensory
- Art center
- 1 on 1
- Small group
- Tactile
- Creativity
- Brain-based
General Knowledge Early Childhood Top of Page Recommended Points of Assessment:
- Participates in music activities
- Participates in art activities
- Sings and dances to musical activities
General Knowledge Early Childhood Top of Page Possible Resources:
- Hayes School Publishing Progress Report, www.teachersparadise.com
- The Mailbox Magazine Teachers Helper Magazine
- The Creative Curriculum Checklist
- http://www.teachingstrategies.com/page/CA_ImplementationChecklist.cfm
- Getting Your Child Ready for School, by Kristen J. Amundson Developmental Milestones, http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/stages.cfm Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14, by Chip Wood
- Core Knowledge, http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/index.htm Every Day in Every Way, by Cynthia Holley and Faraday Burditt Carson Dellosa, www.carsondellosa.com
- Harrison and Company, Preschool Progress Reports