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Teaching Guides
The six Teaching Guides in The Creative Curriculum® for Kindergarten provide daily support
for the entire school year. They help teachers create a positive classroom community and
fill every period of each day with meaningful learning experiences. Each Teaching Guide
recognizes that kindergarten children are curious, active learners who are capable of deep
cognitive engagement with topics relevant to their lives.
The Teaching Guides feature
comprehensive, detailed plans that span
several weeks and offer moment-bymoment guidance for every day. They
also offer teachers plenty of opportunities
to incorporate their own creativity and
expertise, giving them the flexibility
to follow children’s interests while
ensuring they’re continuing to address
all the important areas of learning and
development.
Throughout the Teaching Guides, there
are references to particular sections of
The Foundation that provide more indepth information. This is one of the ways
the Daily Resources and The Foundation
work together as a cohesive curriculum
that supports teachers every step of the
way through the year.
The first guide, Beginning the Year,
addresses the first six weeks of school,
which are devoted to building a strong
classroom community, developing
meaningful relationships with students
and their families, and helping students
become familiar with the skills needed to
conduct investigations. The remaining five
guides feature studies, which are divided
into a series of investigation questions.
Each investigation lasts three to five days.
3-Step Instruction Cards
The 3-Step Instruction Cards were designed to give students the opportunity to work independently
at the learning stations in the classroom. Throughout the Teaching Guides, there is guidance for
using the 3-Step Instruction Cards with students during different parts of the day.
Each card provides three simple steps
for students to follow, with both visual
and textual explanations that help guide
their participation in an age-appropriate
activity, building upon cognitive, social–
emotional, language, literacy,
and mathematical skills.
How Studies Are Organized
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Getting Started
Beginning the Study
Investigating the Topic
Celebrating Learning
Resources
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