2. Creative Curriculum

3. Creative Curriculum Chart When reading this chart you will find the different areas in which creative curriculum works. Creative curriculum in the classroom environment: Teachers pay special attention to community- building and social problem solving during play. Creative Curriculum is teacher directed in classroom planning, with child’s interests in mind, plan daily activities, and areas of learning.

4. High Scope Curriculum High scope allows children to develop their own daily schedule and learning interests with the teacher as the facilitator to guide the process. High Scope teachers design the are at promote the process it is called “active learning”

5. Benefits of High Scope and Creative Curriculum Research-based assessment tools that track the student’s growth and development as an individual which gives the teacher the ability to see each students progress so that they can see the areas in which each student needs attention. They both are designed for important skill development in language, literacy, social studies, math, science, and art. High Scope and Creative Curriculum both clearly have defined areas of interest that are designed to require different sets of skills like art, dramatic play, science, math and block areas.

6. Montessori Curriculum The Montessori focuses on four areas: 1) Practical Life 2) Sensory 3) Math 4) Language Montessori believes that children that work in a well prepared classroom and given the opportunity can lead their own learning.

7. Montessori Classroom Structure They develop a variety of materials for the children to engage the five senses. Example: The letters of the alphabet made out of sandpaper which give them the opportunity to trace and feel it at the same time. Example: In math they use beads and blocks which gives children the opportunity to discover numbers through organized play.

8. Benefits of Montessori Education Each child is given an individualized plan for their education. Children are given choices in their own education They learn to pursue their own interests. They learn at their own pace. Children are placed in a wide age span like 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Lessons learned are discovered more than they are taught like: academic subjects, keeping things in order, respect each other and a opportunity to learn from and teach each other.