The Creative Curriculum for
Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle
Promote language and literacy development for all learners, including multilingual learners and children with special needs, with evidence-based TK curricula based on the science of reading.
Prepare children for success in school and in life with a whole-child, play-based, comprehensive curriculum that includes daily language and literacy instruction and fosters a love of reading and writing.
Build skills in phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and early writing through short, daily, play-based lessons that leverage best practices in early literacy.
Hear from CA Leaders and Teachers
Take a peek into how programs in CA are implementing The Creative Curriculum and Kickstart Literacy to create confident, kindergarten-ready learners.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
See how The Creative Curriculum and Kickstart Literacy are creating joy-filled, child-centered experiences that promote deep cognitive engagement.
San Diego Unified School District
See how this school district is helping its youngest learners build vocabulary and reading skills before elementary school.
When talking about the end of the year, one of my TK children told me she doesn’t want to go — she wants to stay in TK. I feel like I did my job and Teaching Strategies helped me foster a love for school.
Terri Josten, TK Teacher
Poway Unified School District
How Our TK Bundle Meets
All Five Evaluation Criteria
Explore how our solution meets the submission requirements
for the California Department of Education adoption.
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.
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.
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.
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–third grade.
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
Yes. The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten ELA Bundle is aligned to the CA PTKLF and ELA/Literacy and ELD Framework.
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).
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