1. CDA II: Curriculum, Schedules & Room Arrangements

2. Curriculum An organized framework that:
An organized framework that:
Identifies content that children are to learn,
Activities that will assist children in learning and exploring content
Explains what teachers can do to assist children
Gives the how, where, and with what children will explore content

3. Remember: CARE
Activities
Curriculum
Environment
Relationships

4. Problem-Solving Your Rooms
Divide into groups
Read the handout aloud
Write down 3 problems you have with your room arrangements
Go around the group and share ideas for solving the problems. Share one idea at a time. If there is more time go around again and share.

5. Learning Centers Organize your work with children
Assure that you provide a variety of activities in all developmental levels
Provide more guidance and structure for children
Are fun for children!

6. Why Plan Your Time
We plan for haircuts, doctor appointments, TV shows, going to a movie, why not our activities with children?
Saves Time
Saves money (you can buy ahead in bulk).
Helps you provide different activities for different areas of development
Creates a more secure atmosphere and fewer discipline problems.

7. When you schedule your day
Use large blocks of time: arrival, sleeping, eating, etc. or by each activity
Allow for flexibility
Post your daily schedule
Schedule and balance time for active and quiet play, small and large motor activities, indoor and outdoor, individual and group activities
Develop routines and procedures and follow them
Handout

8. Lesson Planning the Easy Way
Identify interests
Brainstorm (What do you wonder or What would you like to know about)
Choose key questions
Develop Activities and Put into lesson plan
Locate materials
Conduct activities
Evaluate unit
Keep the Ideas and materials that worked!

11. PumpkinWeb Cooking pumpkin sizes foods smell Jack-O-Lanterns Pumpkin
How they grow
PumpkinWeb
Cooking pumpkin
sizes
foods
smell
Jack-O-Lanterns
Pumpkin
Dogs
Seeds
Color of Pumpkin

12. Planning Health, Safety, and Nutrition Curricula
Using books to identify activities
Using the internet
Using curricula books