What Is the Spark Creative Arts Curriculum?
The SPARK Creative Arts Curriculum is a literacy-based, culturally sensitive classroom curriculum that provides opportunities for preschool children to achieve developmental and school readiness skills by actively attending to stories and by participating in activities based on the arts: music, art, and make-believe. SPARK is a child-centered curriculum in which children learn by using open-ended materials as they engage in hands on creative arts activities. SPARK has two major educational focuses: (1) it introduces general early childhood concepts and skills through multi-sensory activities, and (2) it enables teachers to address children’s individual goals. The curriculum may be used in inclusive classrooms to meet the learning needs of children who are functioning at a variety of levels. The premise upon which SPARK is based is that children learn when they are actively engaged in activities that hold their interest. Children also benefit from direct attention of adults who are focu
