1. PRE-SCHOOL
CREATIVE CURRICULUM
A GOOD
IDEA?

2. What is
Creative Curriculum

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

4. Creative Curriculum
is:
Play based Curriculum.
It is child centered.

5. Child Centered
is
The Child leads the learning
through discovery.

6. 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.

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

8. Examples
of
Activity Centers

9. Writing Center
Paper (without lines), pencils,
crayons, markers, colored pencils,
rulers

10. Kitchen Center
Sink, refrigerator, sto ve,
table and chairs, dishes,
play food

11. Computer Center
Computers, computer games,
printer, touch screen or mouse .

12. 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.

13. DISCIPLINE
The only discipline which can be
used is POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT.
There is no formal discipline.

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

15. But!!!

16. What happens when the
preschoolers go in to
kindergarten?
Regular
structure curriculum
Following
discipline
directions

17. 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.

18. RHYMING WORDS
37% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
UNDERSTOOD RHYMING WORDS.
63% OF THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
DID NOT UNDERSTAND RHYMING WORDS.

19. 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.

20. CREATIVE CURRICULUM
A GOOD IDEA???
I THINK NOT!!!!