This is the complete basic hands-on curriculum for 9 months, from September through May,
PLUS 75 fun games and activities to teach letters and their sounds (also sold separately)
PLUS 70 creative art techniques that can be used for any theme (also sold separately)
PLUS a collection of over 400 songs and rhymes (all the words!!) to keep on hand. (also sold separately)
This is a comprehensive collection of daily lesson plans, art ideas, songs and literacy activities. It is ideal for a preschool teacher or a daycare provider who wants planned daily lessons, and also wants lots of ideas to substitute for the planned activities in order to fit the needs of the children.
Over 200 pages in Adobe .PDF format. This is a downloadable product. If you would like it recorded on a CD and mailed to you, please email.
If you are a teacher designing your own program, this collection is indispensable for sparking ideas.
The basic KidSparkz! Curriculum is a series of 140 simply integrated daily sequences of activities, each based on a topic or theme. Each sequence contains suggestions for Creative Art; Discovery and Exploration; Music; Group Discussion; Games; Stories; and a specific Spark! activity designed to focus curiosity and interest. There are over 1000 different activities in the basic curriculum, and tons more in the additional files.
Preschool teachers, home daycare owners, and parents of preschoolers have found that the daily program is:
EASY to understand, follow and use,
SUCCESSFUL -- the children really enjoy the activities and games, and while they are having fun, they are learning
INEXPENSIVE and simple to prepare the daily activities, since the program makes use of items normally found in a home or a school, and the list of extra supplies needed(included in the curriculum) is very short.
FLEXIBLE, because although each daily integrated sequence of activities is self contained, and CAN be completed within 3 hours, it can be creatively extended for days, as long as interest in the topic lasts
IDEAL for all levels of experience. For those just beginning, the activity ideas can be followed exactly to provide lots of fun and learning experiences for the children. For those with more experience, the ideas provide a springboard to spread the wings of creativity, and a reminder of songs, stories and activities they may have used successfully in the past.
AUTHENTIC, because it is based on proven and lonstanding educational theory and practice (Vygotsky, Piaget), and complementing the latest findings in early education (Project Approach, Theme-based )
The children play; they have fun; they learn and love it; they develop a strong curiosity and sense of discovery and creativity that will lead them into Kindergarten, as well as into the rest of their lives.
