Creative Curriculum is our OUSD board-approved, research-based curriculum for early childhood. It supports whole-child development through play, exploration, and hands-on learning. The curriculum is flexible, project-based, and aligned to children's interests, with a strong focus on social-emotional, cognitive, physical, and language growth.
A pacing calendar is a tool that educators can use to pace their instruction and plan how long to spend on each study. Here you will find our Creative Curriculum Pacing Calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.
Keep in mind that this pacing guide is flexible. Teachers are encouraged to adapt it according to the unique experiences and interests of their students. Feel free to make adjustments as needed.
Here is a sample TK schedule:
A TK schedule should include key components that support children's development throughout the day, such as Breakfast, Morning Meeting, Intentional Play, Outdoor Recess, Read-Alouds, Enrichment or Science, Lunch, Rest Time, and an Afternoon Meeting. While the order of activities may vary by elementary school, it is important to follow the allocated time for each part of the day, limit whole group transitions, keep group time under 15 minutes, and provide ample time for intentional play. Whenever possible, longer outdoor play periods are encouraged to support active learning and exploration.
Learn more in The Creative Curriculum for The First 6 Weeks: Building Your Classroom Community.
For a Dual Language TK Classroom Schedule sample click here
The Creative Curriculum studies cover various topics. Each study is designed to engage children in hands-on, meaningful experiences that promote social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Here you will find resources (such as activity ideas, vocabulary cards, pictures, etc.) shared by other ECE teachers.
Upon teachers' request, we have created a list of additional books and chants that you can use with each Creative Curriculum study! Special thanks to Bernadette Zermeño and Maria Flores for co-creating this amazing resource.
TK Benchmark Assessment, IGDI/Fast and ProMoT
Science resources for transitional kindergarten - FOSS/GEMS
Supplemental math resources, lesson plans and Common Core Math Assessments for transitional kindergarten
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