1. PLANNING CURRICULUM… “What do children really need to know?”

2. Curriculum planning starts with these questions: Is the information worth knowing? What information will the children need in just a few years? Teachers use state and national standards to answer these questions.

3. Good Curriculum… Has a balance of structured and unstructured learning activities –Structured activities include blocks, sand box, dramatic play area, etc. –Unstructured activities include crafts, stories, group time

4. Good Curriculum… Has a balance of quiet and active learning activities –What are some examples?

5. Good Curriculum… Provides indoor and outdoor activities –What are some examples?

6. Good Curriculum Considers different learning styles Most children learn best in one or more of these ways: –Field-sensitive: likes to work with others; want models to follow; observe others before starting on their own –Field-independent: like to work on their own; like new activities are the first to try them –Visual: learn best through words and pictures –Auditory: learn best through hearing –Kinesthetic: learn best by touching and doing

7. Good Curriculum.. 1.Is the result of good planning 2.Requires a knowledge of child development 3.Gives children a variety of activities to help them learn