What Does Curriculum Include?
In practice, curriculum is much more than a structured framework (National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2003). Especially in early childhood education, curriculum is understood to include (Figure 1.1):
- The physical classroom space, or environment
- All the materials the teachers use to instruct students
- All the materials that children use
- The methods and strategies teachers use to implement and assess the effectiveness of activities and lessons
- Everything the children learn, intended or not (see Feature Box 1.1 on Hidden Curriculum)
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