1. Enhance the Curriculum with Materials Chapter 3

2. Materials are: Bones of the curriculum Foundation of teaching and learning process Convey a great deal to everyone who walks in the classroom Sets the tone for the classroom

3. Select materials Using an Enhanced View of Children Natural materials versus plastics?? Look at photos on page 56 And 57

4. Draw on Aesthetic Qualities of Materials

5. Chose Materials that can be Transformed

6. Provide Real Tools and Quality Materials

7. Supply Materials to Extend Children’s Interests What is of highest importance in the next photo???

8. Layer Materials to Offer Complexity

9. Create Orderly Beautiful Arrangements

10. Provide a Background for the Materials

11. Store diverse Items in Matching Containers

12. Group Together Similar Materials with Different Attributes

13. Offer Collections of Materials to Highlight a Learning Domain

14. Give Attention to Size, Scale and Levels

15. Arrange Materials to Suggest how they might be used

16. Reposition Materials to Spark a New Interest

17. Display Books and Other Visual Presentations with the Materials