CLASS
Teaching Pyramid
Creative Curriculum
Recipes
100

The teacher links words directly to children’s current actions or experiences, "sports casting".

What is parallel talk?

100

When a child has done something impressive, instead of saying, “Good job."

What is a PDA?

100

11

What is the number of interest areas in the Creative Curriculum?  (Bonus:  Name them)

100

Flour, salt, water, cream of tar-tar, Kool-aide.

What is a recipe for play-dough?  (Bonus:  Name the measurements)

200

The children are safe and comfortable. 

What is Teacher Sensitivity?

200

A systematic framework that promotes social and emotional development, provides support for children"s appropriate behavior, prevents challenging behavior, and addresses problematic behavior.

What is Teaching Pyramid?

200

Selecting materials, creating materials, and creating a maker space.

What is creating an environment for a discovery?

200

Coming in late, not being prepared, and staff not getting along.

What is the recipe for disaster?

300

Ideas gathered during brainstorming and involving students in planning.

What is Creating?

300

Should always have a beginning, middle and end.

What are transitions?

300

Are used to individualize for children.

What are Intentional Teaching Cards.

300

Borax, glue, food coloring.

What is the recipe for slime?

400

In response to a question a child may have.

What is Quality of Feedback?

400

Teachers continually work on this level of the pyramid.

What is the bottom of the Pyramid, Nurturing Responsive Relationships? 

400

These books are the Curriculum.

What are the Volumes?

400

Planning, zoning, scanning, checking gates, ratios.

What is the recipe for Active Supervision?

500

Opportunities to involve students in a meaningful, formative way.

What is Regard for Student Perspective?

500

The balance of activities, the tempo or pace of activities, young children’s attention span, when children are most alert, the number of adults available, other things happening in the classroom

What are things to consider when planning a schedule?

500

Used to guide you during literacy and story time.

What are Book Discussion Cards?

500

During this time all teachers need to be present.

What is the recipe for successful, safe transitions?