1. Chapter 18 The Curriculum

2. Program Goals  Broad Statements of Purpose To develop a positive self-concept To develop independence To develop ___________ To develop fine motor coordination page 264

3. The Curriculum  Reggio Emilia  Montessori  Creative Curriculum  Un-schooling  High Scope  Waldorf  Content and Process-Centered Approach

4. Content and Process-Centered Approach Most Popular Hands-On Materials & Equipment are matched to the children’s ________, cultural background, and __________________ Teacher chooses and structures basic learning materials Environment: designed for learning.

5. Learning Experiences  Direct Learning Experiences: _______ with a specific goal in mind  Teachers’ lesson plans  Room set up  Indirect Learning Experiences: Occur on the __________________  Watching other children

6. Learning Styles FField-Sensitive Like to work __________ Like to help the teacher _______to try something new FField-Independent Like to work ________ Like to try new activities

7. Learning Styles  Visual Learners Learn best by _____________ Visual cues First to notice changes in the classroom  Auditory Learners Learn best by _____________ Enjoy music, story telling, and poems

8. Learning Characteristics SSlow Workers Example: FFast Workers Example: LLong Attention Spans EEasily bored Example: QQuick Decision Makers (impulsive) SSlow Decision Makers (cautious)

9. Learning Styles  Fish Bone Diagram Field Sensitive Field Independent Visual Learners Auditory Learners Impulsive  Fast Workers, Short attention spans Cautious  Slow Workers, Longer attention spans

10. Theme  Main Topic or _____ around which the classroom activities are planned. Allows children to build upon previous learning  Age Appropriate Themes Spiral Curriculum  Examples?

11. Theme Examples  2 and 3year olds Page 455  3 and 4 year olds Page 455  4 and 5 year olds Page 456

12. Lesson Planning  Flowchart Outlines major _____ related to a theme  Block Plans Outlines the general plans  Lesson Plans More detailed than block plans Gives _____________directions Includes 8 parts

13. Lesson Planning 1. Developmental Goals Why? What? Similar to Program Goals but more specific  To practice ……  To identify the parts of a …..  To observe …..  To experience …

14. Learning Objective 2. Describes the expected outcome of the activity Given…….. The children will…. Conditions of Performance: Given a set of blocks Behavior: the child will stack The level of performance: at least 4 blocks high

15. 3. Materials: 4. Motivation: 5. Procedures:

16. 6. Closure/Transition 7. Evaluation(page 461) Be Objective!