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BlogThe Joys of Reading: Six Ways to Make Read-Aloud Time Effective and Meaningful
...area, The Creative Curriculum offers many strategies to help make literacy activities and learning experiences enjoyable for young children. Here are six strategies to get you started: Establish regular times...
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BlogLet’s Play: 6 Benefits of Play in Child Development
...what we want for every child! In every classroom using The Creative Curriculum , play is valued, encouraged, and intentionally provided. And I am so happy to say that we...
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Blog10 Ways to Support Children and Families with Hellos and Goodbyes
...there are strategies we can use to support the transition, acknowledge their feelings, and ease the pain. Here are some ideas from The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos...
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BlogWhy I Don’t Have a “Letter of the Week” Anymore
...to consult The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Volume 1: The Foundation and Volume 3: Literacy. The information in these research-based volumes opened my eyes to the disservice I was doing...
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BlogStudies vs. Themes: 5 Ways They Differ
...for studies lend themselves to experiences designed to drive deeper learning—or as Mr. Bradbury would say, to help children figure out what works. A core element of The Creative Curriculum...
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BlogBuilding Strong Vocabulary Through Studies
...that the opportunities for meaningful use are plentiful and ongoing, and that the learner is able to hear other people use them correctly in context. Studies in The Creative Curriculum...
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BlogAssessment Data and the Learning Environment: Choosing Classroom Materials
...I turn to The Creative Curriculum foundation volumes for ideas on ways to incorporate that content throughout the classroom environment. For our example about promoting math skills, I would turn...
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BlogResponsive Planning as the Key to Successful Lesson Plans for Toddlers
...your schedule flows more smoothly for the next day. Coordinating play-based activities doesn’t have to stop with responsive planning. With The Creative Curriculum for Toddlers, you’ll have access to research-based...
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BlogWhy It Matters: The Morning Meeting
...in a classroom that uses The Creative Curriculum? Large-group time. What Is Large-Group Time? Teaching Strategies typically recommends two large-group times a day: one at the beginning of the...
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BlogGetting Started with Social-Emotional Development
...Start programs are racing to find a social–emotional curriculum for teachers to begin implementing in the new school year. Supporting Educators’ Social–Emotional Development However, it is not enough to purchase...