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The Creative Curriculum ® for Preschool, 6th Edition * Implementing the Expanded Daily Resources requires resources from The Creative Curriculum ® for Preschool. More Knowledge. More Resources. More Opportunities for Learning. In its latest edition, The Creative Curriculum ® for Preschool is still everything that teachers love: a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning. The Foundation helps teachers create a high-quality learning environment and build a thorough understanding of best practices. And the Daily Resources help teachers plan and manage every moment of their day. Through studies, which are hands-on, project-based investigations, The Creative Curriculum ® for Preschool helps teachers build children’s confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills and promote positive outcomes. What’s New in the Sixth Edition We updated The Foundation to keep pace with new research and the evolving needs of early childhood educators. A brand-new volume, Science and Technology, Social Studies & the Arts, helps teachers encourage children to make and test hypotheses, develop skills for using technology, explore their world and the people in it, and engage their critical thinking skills. We also expanded the Objectives for Development & Learning volume, enabling teachers to see children’s development and learning across the full range of the early childhood years. Expanded Daily Resources* Our Expanded Daily Resources give teachers even more options for engaging children in project-based investigations. They include five brand-new studies on fascinating and familiar topics, with new daily plans that offer guidance for every part of the day. Teachers will also find a rich collection of additional instructional tools, including 50 new Intentional Teaching Cards , 100 More Mighty Minutes ® , brand-new children’s books and Book Discussion Cards , and new support for literacy learning with Highlights High Five Bilingüe and the accompanying Book Conversation Cards . Objectives for Development and Learning From Birth Through Third Grade The 38 objectives for development and learning now span the whole of the early childhood years. They include predictors of school success and are aligned with the Common Core State Standards, the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, and state early learning standards. Support for Every Moment of the Day Resources help educators individualize instruction to meet the needs of every learner and ensure that all the important areas of learning are addressed throughout every part of every day. Support for English- and Dual-Language Learners The curriculum offers complete support for working with English- and dual- language learners, including detailed guidance that helps build teachers’ knowledge about best practices. Digital Resources Programs also have the option to subscribe to digital curriculum resources to support a teacher’s ability to plan and teach intentionally, including weekly and monthly planning calendars that auto-populate with content from the curriculum, Intentional Teaching experiences, and more.

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The Creative Curriculum®

for Preschool, 6th Edition

* Implementing the Expanded Daily Resources requires resources from The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool.

More Knowledge. More Resources. More Opportunities for Learning.In its latest edition, The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is still everything that teachers love: a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning. The Foundation helps teachers create a high-quality learning environment and build a thorough understanding of best practices. And the Daily Resources help teachers plan and manage every moment of their day. Through studies, which are hands-on, project-based investigations, The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool helps teachers build children’s confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills and promote positive outcomes.

What’s New in the Sixth Edition We updated The Foundation to keep pace with new research and the evolving needs of early childhood educators. A brand-new volume, Science and Technology, Social Studies & the Arts, helps teachers encourage children to make and test hypotheses, develop skills for using technology, explore their world and the people in it, and engage their critical thinking skills. We also expanded the Objectives for Development & Learning volume, enabling teachers to see children’s development and learning across the full range of the early childhood years.

Expanded Daily Resources*Our Expanded Daily Resources give teachers even more options for engaging children in project-based investigations. They include five brand-new studies on fascinating and familiar topics, with new daily plans that offer guidance for every part of the day. Teachers will also find a rich collection of additional instructional tools, including 50 new Intentional Teaching Cards™, 100 More Mighty Minutes®, brand-new children’s books and Book Discussion Cards™, and new support for literacy learning with Highlights High Five Bilingüe™ and the accompanying Book Conversation Cards™.

Objectives for Development and Learning From Birth Through Third Grade

The 38 objectives for development and learning now span the whole of the early childhood years. They include predictors of school success and are aligned with the Common Core State Standards, the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, and state early learning standards.

Support for Every Moment of the Day

Resources help educators individualize instruction to meet the needs of every learner and ensure that all the important areas of learning are addressed throughout every part of every day.

Support for English- and Dual-Language Learners

The curriculum offers complete support for working with English- and dual- language learners, including detailed guidance that helps build teachers’ knowledge about best practices.

Digital Resources

Programs also have the option to subscribe to digital curriculum resources to support a teacher’s ability to plan and teach intentionally, including weekly and monthly planning calendars that auto-populate with content from the curriculum, Intentional Teaching experiences, and more.

Copyright © 2019 by Teaching Strategies, LLC. All rights reserved. Teaching Strategies, The Creative Curriculum, Mighty Minutes, and the open book/open door logo are registered trademarks of Teaching Strategies, LLC, Bethesda, MD. Highlights High Five Bilingüe™ copyright © 2015 Highlights for Children, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. All rights reserved. Cover image used by permission. The Gigantic Turnip copyright © Barefoot Books, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Don’t Say a Word, Mama © Cinco Puntos Press. Used by permission.

Partnering With YouImplementing curriculum requires commitment. A commitment to learn and understand a new approach and a willingness to let the curriculum to intentionally guide your day-to-day actions. It may take some trial and error and sometimes some personal reflection on your own teaching practice.

We are excited to partner with you to support your implementation of The Creative Curriculum®, whether you are a first-time user or a long-time customer! Our new support resources offer step-by-step guidance and best practices to inform you on how to implement the curriculum to fidelity. Please take the time to explore these new resources on The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool Implementation Resources page, including model implementation plans and ideas to support your faculty and families as you adopt The Creative Curriculum®.

For questions about purchasing The Creative Curriculum®, please contact:

Kelly Bouthillette Private Child Care Partnerships [email protected]

For questions about implementing The Creative Curriculum®, please contact:

Teresa Brown Customer Success Manager [email protected]

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