What is the Creative Curriculum model?
Creative Curriculum is a teaching style for children younger than eight and focusing on the years between three and five. It is centered around the book “Creative Curriculum for Preschool.” The book is published by Teaching Strategies, Inc, which also publishes other books focusing on specific teaching points and strategies that make up the Creative Curriculum model.The Beginnings of Creative CurriculumDiane Trister Dodge founded Teaching Strategies in 1988. Originally the core curriculum was based on “Creative Curriculum for Preschool,” but has since grown.What It Has BecomeThe core curriculum has grown to include “The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos.” It has a strong support network on the Internet.Philosophy of Creative CurriculumThe Creative Curriculum model stresses the idea that children learn by doing. Teaching a child how to learn is more important than teaching him what to learn.Government ReportsTwo studies have been sponsored by the United States Department
