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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 Curriculum
        is:

Play based Curriculum.
 It is child centered.
Child Centered
          is

The Child leads the learning
through discovery.
Activity 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.
Examples
     of
Activity Centers
Writing Center




  Paper (without lines), pencils,
crayons, markers, colored pencils,
             rulers
Kitchen Center




Sink, refrigerator, sto ve,
table and chairs, dishes,
        play food
Computer Center




Computers, computer games,
printer, touch screen or mouse .
Small Group Activit y




This is the only teacher direct ed
   activity.
It can only last 15 to 20 minut es.
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.
ASSESSMENTS
The only assessment is TEACHER
OBSERVATION of the students as
they play.
But!!!
What happens when the
  preschoolers go in to
     kindergarten?
                    Regular
structure           curriculum


Following
                    discipline
directions
ALPHABETS
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 WORDS
37% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
UNDERSTOOD RHYMING WORDS.

63% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
DID NOT UNDERSTAND RHYMING WORDS.
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 CURRICULUM


 A GOOD IDEA???

I THINK NOT!!!!

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