Transcript Creative Curriculum

Creative Curriculum Interest Area
Adapted from Creative Curriculum, 2010
Creating an Environment for
Discovery, Sand/Water
 Location
 Near natural light
 Furnishings
 Table to hold displays and collections
 Shelf to store discovery materials
 Bin under table for props
 Materials
 Sand, rice, beans, natural items (seeds, rocks, leaves), magnets, water,
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cotton balls, ice, etc.
Tools (e.g., magnifying lenses, eyedroppers, tweezers, and tongs,
shovels, scoops)
Books, magazines, and posters related to displays
Containers for sorting, classifying, mixing, measuring, and planting
Paper and writing tools
Seeds, plants, and soil
What children learn in the
Discovery, Sand/Water Area
 Social-Emotional
 Cooperation
 Sharing
 Turn-taking
 Physical
 Hand-eye coordination
 Fine motor skills
 Language/Literacy
 Label, explain, describe, compare, contrast
 Cognitive
 Sorting, matching, counting, patterning, classifying
What children learn in the
Discovery, Sand/Water Area
 Literacy – vocabulary, writing
 Mathematics – numbers, measuring, weighing
 Science – characteristics, growing
 Social Studies – origin of items, how used
 The Arts – painting, sculpting, taking pictures
 Technology - research
What teachers can do to expand learning
opportunities in Discovery/Sand & Water
Focus on:
 how children learn (process skills)
 what they learn (content skills)
 Observe
 Reflect
 Respond
What teachers can do to expand learning
opportunities in Discovery/Sand & Water
 Use open-ended questions to encourage
problem solving:
 What will happen if…?
 I wonder why…
 Why did that happen…?
 Tell me about…
 How are ____ and ____ alike?
Ask yourself . . . .
 What can you do to help each child progress?