The Creative Curriculum Classroom
Teachers using the Creative Curriculum organize their classrooms and materials in ten interest areas, using suggestions and recommendations for materials and how to arrange them. The Creative Curriculum now offers manipulatives and other learning materials that complement the goals of the program and provide teachers with ideas about the kinds of materials considered appropriate for hands-on activity. It also offers kits that accompany study units on trees, buildings, clothes, and recycling; these include materials for groups of children. The ten classroom areas are:
- Blocks
- Dramatic play
- Toys and games
- Art
- Sand and water
- Library
- Discovery
- Music and movement
- Cooking
- Outdoors
Teacher Resources
Resources include detailed examples and ideas for daily, weekly, and long-term planning in each activity area to support the learning objectives. The curriculum offers ideas and guidance for individualizing instruction, observing children, and supporting dual-language learners and children with special needs. The aim of these resources is to give teachers ways to integrate the “what, why, and how” consistently across the curriculum (Teaching Strategies, 2010).