Enhance the Curriculum with Materials Chapter 3

Materials are: Bones of the curriculum Foundation of teaching and learning process Convey a great deal to everyone who walks in the classroom Sets the tone for the classroom

Select materials Using an Enhanced View of Children Natural materials versus plastics?? Look at photos on page 56 And 57

Draw on Aesthetic Qualities of Materials

Chose Materials that can be Transformed

Provide Real Tools and Quality Materials

Supply Materials to Extend Children’s Interests What is of highest importance in the next photo???

Layer Materials to Offer Complexity

Create Orderly Beautiful Arrangements

Provide a Background for the Materials

Store diverse Items in Matching Containers

Group Together Similar Materials with Different Attributes

Offer Collections of Materials to Highlight a Learning Domain

Give Attention to Size, Scale and Levels

Arrange Materials to Suggest how they might be used

Reposition Materials to Spark a New Interest

Display Books and Other Visual Presentations with the Materials