The Creative Curriculum for
Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle

Blend a whole-child, play-based approach with explicit instruction that incorporates both teacher-led and child-directed experiences to promote language and literacy development for all learners, including multilingual learners and children with special needs.

Deliver explicit language and literacy instruction and foster a love of reading and writing with a whole-child, play-based, comprehensive curriculum that appeals to children’s interests and prepares them for success in kindergarten.

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Leverage best practices in structured literacy to intentionally build skills in phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and early writing through short, daily, play-based lessons using one-of-a-kind resources.

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How Our TK Bundle Meets
All Five Evaluation Criteria

Explore how our solution meets the submission requirements
for the California Department of Education adoption.

1
ELA and ELD Content/Alignment to Standards

Ensure mastery of CA PTKLF in FLD and LLD, align with essential ELA/ELD themes, and engage children with materials and read-alouds designed for four-year-olds.

2
Program Organization

Deliver 180 days of project-based instruction, a CA PTKLF–aligned scope and sequence, and spiraled skill development across whole-group, small-group, and independent discovery.

3
Assessment

Easily track student growth over time with built-in assessment, embedded teacher support for in-the-moment differentiation, and picture-based self-reflection tools for children.

4
Access and Equity

Adapt to the needs of all children, including children with disabilities and multilingual learners with flexible, in-the-moment guidance and an easy to follow, color-banded continuum of learning progressions from birth–grade three.

5
Instructional Planning and Teacher Support

Provide teacher-friendly tools, including a Curriculum Guide, easy-to-follow lesson plans, ELD instruction with home language support, guidance for read-alouds, and family resources to extend learning at home.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle aligned to the CA PTKLF and the ELA/Literacy and ELD Framework?

Yes. The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle is aligned to the CA PTKLF and ELA/Literacy and ELD Framework.

Does The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle address the Five Evaluation Criteria for Basic ELA/ELD Transitional Kindergarten in CA?

Yes. The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle meets the five criteria of categories 1-5 (ELA and ELD Content/Alignment to Standards, Program Organization, Assessment, Access and Equity, and Instructional Planning and Teacher Support).

I'm a member of the public in California, and I would like to view the child-facing curriculum components required to be publicly viewable by the CDE as a part of the adoption process. How do I access those?

Please click on this link to access a flyer with a username and password that you can use to view our TK child-facing materials, including children’s books.