The Creative Curriculum
When was the first publication of The Creative Curriculum released?
A. 1978
B. 1992
C. 2010
D. 2020
What is a transition?
When children switch from one activity to the next.
What are the 5 pillars of literacy?
1. Phonemic Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Vocabulary
5. Comprehension
Nurturing, stable relationships with caring adults are CENTRAL to every child's development. True or False?
True
As you welcome children and families into the program at the beginning of the year, your first priority is what?
Is to ensure that families recognize themselves as important and valued members of the classroom community.
What is the starting point for implementation of the creative curriculum in your learning environment
Start with your physical environment
What transition strategy is used when ringing a bell, playing an xylophone, hand clapping patterns, or turning the lights off?
Nonverbal signal
Word games, rhymes, and tongue twisters can help children identify individual sounds is part of what pillar?
Phonemic Awareness
Social-Emotional skills, including kindness, caring, and empathy, also strengthen children's learning and development. True or False
True
How do you convey positive messages in your classroom?
"This is a good place to be"
" You belong here"
"This is a place you can trust"
"There are places where you can be yourself when you want to be alone"
"You can do many things on your own here"
"This is a safe place to explore and try your ideas"
How does the creative curriculum work?
By providing detailed daily plans that help you get started and manage each day, the teaching guides help you introduce content in a cohesive, sequential manner.
Which transition strategy includes not making children feel rushed?
Allow sufficient time
Kids matching sounds to letters or letter groups falls under which pillar?
Phonics
What is the name of the well known psychologist that theorized that the child's first psychological task is to develop trust. He also developed the psychosocial theory called the "Eight Stages of Man"
Erik Erickson
Why is it important to limit the number of materials available at each interest area?
To avoid overwhelming children. (Less is More)
What is the color-coded teaching sequence that helps you to individualize and scaffold children's learning?
Intentional Teaching Experience
Which transition strategy doesn't belong?
A. Give children specific tasks
B. Be clear and consistent
C. Allow children to read a book while waiting
D. Have all children transition together as a group
Which pillar/pillars do sight words fall under?
A. Vocabulary
B. Vocabulary & Phonics
C. Vocabulary & Fluency
D. All 5 Pillars
How can you model the behaviors that you expect from all members of the classroom community?
Provide the language for identifying emotions.
Share your awareness of your own feelings. Use self-talk to walk through your reactions and self-regulation processes.
Demonstrate compassion and understanding - responding consistently to children's feelings. Validate children's feelings.
A consistent (Blank) helps children learn about, understand, and subsequently predict the sequence of daily events. What is this?
Classroom Schedule/Daily Schedule
These cards provide short activities with songs, chants, rhymes, and games. They are called?
Mighty Minutes
How can we use transitions as opportunities to teach?
Think of how to move children from one activity to the next in ways that teach and reinforce skills. Use Mighty Minutes cards.
the ability to read accurately and quickly
Fluency
Why is social emotional development considered the foundation for all learning? (No wrong answers)
Developing trusting and positive relationships with your students will allow them to be receptive to your learning environment and the concepts being implemented.
Gathering of information about individual children that directly informs how you tailor your instruction to meet the unique developmental needs of each child in your class. This is know as?
Ongoing Observation-Based Assessment